Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, want to offer my congratulations.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy of 1944, the Department of Transportation in partnership with the Royal Canadian Legion Alberta/Northwest Territories Command have introduced a special Veteran's licence plate in honour of Canada's veterans living in the Northwest Territories.

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Mr. Speaker, the veteran's licence plate is trimmed in poppy red with the letters V E T followed by three numerals. It will be available to residents of the Northwest Territories who served in wartime as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces or an allied force, or in the Merchant Navy or Ferry Command. People who have served at least three years or are still serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, a U.N. peacekeeping force or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are also eligible for the plate.

The veteran's licence plate is available at no charge to veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War who live in the Northwest Territories. For other eligible veterans, the plate is available at a cost of $10.

In conjunction with the registrar of motor vehicles, the Royal Canadian Legion Alberta/Northwest Territories Command and all NWT Legions will administer the program as of June 30, 2004.

Mr. Speaker, during our break this afternoon. The Members may wish to join me when I will have the honour of presenting some veterans of the Second World War with the new veteran's licence plates. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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