Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I say thank you to all my colleagues. Mr. Speaker, out there we have NGOs dealing with mounds of paperwork when they should be dealing with social issues they are signed onto. They should be doing program delivery, which they are supposed to do.
Mr. Speaker, long-term multiyear funding would provide stability for these organizations rather than getting them to deal with the stress that is created fighting for year-to-year funding. Mr. Speaker, this is not good for these organizations.
Mr. Speaker, in closing, I will say where is the hallmark of this Assembly? Long after the oil and gas is gone, who is going to be the backbone of the Northwest Territories? Social programs, social NGOs, that help our communities day to day? Where is our leadership? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.