Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I, too, wish to speak to this House about our pre-budget consultation process that we began in August and September of this year. I was very happy to be part of a process that allows more input from our people into how we plan and spend our budget as a government, and also on how we can improve the delivery of our programs and services.
What I heard, Mr. Speaker, in each community that I travelled to, was accessibility and affordability of our living costs that reoccur over and over. I was also very pleased that the community of Wrigley took the time and effort to drive to Fort Simpson to make a presentation and have their say in how they would like their government to be spending their money.
My most memorable time, Mr. Speaker, was in Trout Lake, when Mr. Joe Punch went out of his way to ensure that we were taken care of.
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This is all he and our people ever ask of us, is that we take care of them and their needs. I look forward to ensure that this happens, Mr. Speaker. I want to make sure that the needs of our community and our people will be heard at each and every stage of our budget and capital planning process. Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker.
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