Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as we all know, this is International Women's Week. I would also like to congratulate Flory Dacanay and the other recipients of the 2003 Wise Women Awards. As well, I would like to recognize all of the women who have received this award in past years. In particular I want to acknowledge those from Weledeh who have been nominated over the years and especially those who received the award in past years. These include Florence Erasmus in 1996; Arlene Hache in 1998; and, Ingrid Kritsch in the year 2000. As well as a way of respecting the tremendous work done by the nominees and the award recipients, the awards serve the important purpose of reminding everyone of the role we each can play in promoting the rights of all women, in fact all people of the Northwest Territories. I am proud to have had a part as an MLA in the adoption of the Human Rights Act and the commitments made in developing family violence legislation. Without the support of the NWT Status of Women Council and numerous other groups and individuals, this would have been impossible. We must all continue to cooperate on these real important initiatives that do make real differences to people's lives in every community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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