Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, thank you very much for the comments from the Members. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to conclude, saying that when you look at this motion Mr. Premier is right; it is a strong recommendation to his government to look at working with the aboriginal governments, working with business, working with other strong leaders is the North to bring home a deal that would benefit all of us in the Northwest Territories. So we're not quite home yet in our own home here, so I'd ask the Premier to really seriously consider our recommendation from this motion.
I will ask that all the leaders in the North, and urge the leaders in the North, and ask the people in the North to talk to their leaders in the Sahtu, the Inuvialuit, the Gwich'in, Dehcho, Akaitcho, Tlicho, the Metis, the municipal councils. Really talk to your leaders and encourage them to get in touch with the Premier's people, the Cabinet, and say we've got to sit down on this one here.
We have, and has been said, an opportunity to get something done for our people. It's a blessing in disguise. We have the resources, we have the means. Our northern people may be small in numbers, but we're strong in our strength and for the land that we value so much. So I urge again that the leaders ask their people to come forward and stand together, united by a common bond of resources, development, oil and gas, mining, resources in terms of our environment, our land and water because our water is going to be a really valuable commodity in the future. People are not going to want our
oil and gas anymore, they're going to want our water. It's going to come; it's been prophesized by our elders.
Mr. Speaker, I say this so we can release the grip of the iron hand of the federal government on the Northwest Territories people.