Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, friends. At this time, I would like to send condolences to the Nazon family in Tsiigehtchic on the passing of Joanne Nazon, who was a well-respected elder who was well into her 90s and would have been 91 next week. Joanne left behind a large family. Regards to the Ross family and the Nazon family. At this time, I would like to send condolences to Richard, Peter, Ross and family, Margaret Nazon, the McDonald family, and Louise Lennie and family.

More importantly, I would like to send condolences out to the people of Tsiigehtchic. This is a great loss to the people of the Mackenzie Delta. Joanne was well respected to everybody who knew her. She had a smile on her face every time you met her. She lit up a room every time she came to a meeting or a feast or just to visit the different communities. People like Joanne are one of a kind. It is most important that we cherish the lives of those people who go on to a better place. More importantly, we celebrate the lives of these people who have lived well into their 90s who raised not only one family, but in this case she raised two families. Her family, her children, her grandchildren and all her great-grandchildren can look back to their grandmother knowing that she did her job. She lived a long life. She shared with everyone around her and also for everyone who knew her.

More importantly, she had left us all with something that we can cherish for the rest of our lives by just knowing her. With that, I would like to send condolences to the family, the people of Tsiigehtchic, and more importantly to the people of Mackenzie Delta. I would like to take this time to celebrate the life of Joanne Nazon. The funeral is later today, at 3:00. Again, I would like to send my condolences to the family and, more importantly, to the community of Tsiigehtchic. Thank you.

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