Thank you, Mr. Clerk. As we adjourn for an extended period, I would like to note that this does not mean that we are all on vacation.

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Ministers, Members and committees and your Speaker of this House still have a very busy schedule ahead in the next few weeks prior to the holiday season. I wish you Godspeed in your travels and good judgment in your deliberations as you go about this work.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Her Honour the Commissioner for the reception she held last Wednesday on the occasion of the opening of her new office, and for her kind words here today.

As well, congratulations are extended to our former Clerk, Mr. David Hamilton, on his recent appointment as a member of the National Energy Board. Mr. Hamilton has resigned as the Northwest Territories Chief Electoral Officer. I am pleased to announce that Mr. Glen McLean will perform the duties of Chief Electoral Officer for the upcoming Inuvik Twin Lakes by-election.

I would also like to acknowledge our Pages and their contribution during this sitting. These students from Range Lake North School and St. Joseph School in Yellowknife, and Diamond Jenness School in Hay River, carry out a very important role in the operation of this Assembly and we greatly appreciate their efforts.

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Lastly, I want to convey to each and every one of you, your families and your constituents, a heartfelt wish for a safe and joyous holiday season. I would like to remind Members that it is very easy to get all wrapped up in our very busy jobs, but that it is very important to take some leisurely time to spend with friends and family and I encourage you to do that.

I would ask Members that we always be mindful of those less fortunate than ourselves. God bless you all until we meet again in the New Year. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

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The House adjourned at 1:30 p.m.