Please be seated. Good afternoon, colleagues. Welcome back to the House. I would like to draw your attention to the sea of green in the gallery today. I asked the Sergeant-at-Arms to beef up security in here and I think he might have overdone it a bit.

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I would like to draw your attention to the commander of Joint Task Force North Colonel Chris Whitecross.

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And Captain Tom Tulloch, director of joint command and task programs for Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

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And the future senior leadership of the Canadian Forces. They are here from across Canada and around the world. They are here on an Arctic field study exercise which is part of a 10-month Canadian Forces training course. Please join me in welcoming them to our Assembly.

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Thank you, Members. Ministers' statements. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. McLeod.