Thank you Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I feel it is incumbent on the Minister and the Department of Justice to ensure that the needs of the residents of the nine communities south of the lake are taken into consideration when determining a replacement for resident Chief Judge Halifax.

Mr. Speaker, I urge the Minister to do the right thing and to ensure that a resident judge is placed in Hay River. Mr. Speaker, I think the Premier may have missed one person in the Northwest Territories. I would like all my colleagues in the House to recognize the 26 years of service Chief Judge Halifax gave to the North. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

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