Mr. Speaker, June 15th to the 21st has been designated as National Public Service Week. As the Minister of the public service in the Northwest Territories it is my honour and pleasure to stand in the House today to recognize and celebrate the significant contributions made by Government of the Northwest Territories public service employees. It is the public service employees who make it possible for the Government of the Northwest Territories to deliver services to the Northwest Territories public. These services range from wildlife conservation to healthcare to policy development to maintaining highways to educating our children.
As you can appreciate, delivering these services requires a great variety of skills on the part of our public service employees. Public service employees continue to show the desire to refine and improve their skills and continue to provide superior levels of service. We have a public service that exhibits a high degree of professionalism and commitment while doing their work.
Mr. Speaker, it is important that we recognize the work of the public service and that we say thank you. Please join me today in expressing our appreciation for the hard work and dedication of the public service and in celebrating National Public Service Week. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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