Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's good to be back here and I think we're experiencing a flying start as a pack of roosters on this side and I really, really look forward to crowing really loudly about the issues that are important to our constituents over the coming months.
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Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice and it's with regard to parts of my Member's statement about what's been happening to our canine residents in the Territories. Mr. Speaker, I had the occasion to attend the Power-Up Young Women's Conference last Monday and I had the occasion to talk to lots of young people and they all could not understand what was being reported in the media at the time about this story, and that was that the RCMP chose not to investigate what was happening with these six dogs. Lots of people were surprised that we don't actually have very strong legislation that protects these animals in the way that they are treated. We understand that animals are an important part of our livelihood. We hunt, we support all that, but I don't think anybody supports cruelty and inhumane treatment of animals. So I'm glad to hear, Mr. Speaker, that the RCMP has restarted the investigation and I would like to know from the Minister of Justice what he can report to the House about what the RCMP has found so far. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.