Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a proverb says: "He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed." I feel today like I am walking amongst the wise. As I said before, this was not an easy motion to bring forward and I do accept and appreciate the Premier's comments and his apology. I do accept it. It was not our intent, Mr. Speaker, in bringing this motion forward to open old wounds. It was not our intent.
People for years have been going through healing processes. We have to feel for them. They are trying to heal and when you have comments that come out like this, it does open old wounds. I hope that they accept the Premier's apology and they will continue to carry on with their healing. The ones I have met, Mr. Speaker, are very, very strong people to live with what they live with every day. It's a healing process and I don't think it's something that just heals overnight. They go through the healing process.
That was one of the things I struggled with deeply, Mr. Speaker, was the fact that people are trying to go through a healing process and then they hear comments and it just opens old wounds again and the stress that it must cause them.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for their support to the motion. I appreciate their words. This is a sensitive subject in the Northwest Territories. I think you have all spoken well to the motion. I appreciate that.
Finally, Mr. Speaker, I do want to send a message to all the survivors out there. As some of my colleagues have said, this was not about us. We felt that we had to stand and show support and I pray that your journey into healing is a good one and I just want you to know that we have taken steps that we believe, amongst each other, to hold the Premier accountable for his remarks and hopefully that puts some closure to this discussion in this Chamber and hopefully it will put closure to what a lot of survivors have gone through. Hopefully, this is part of the healing process and it helps them. Our prayers are with you and we wish you nothing but the best of luck. Thank you again, colleagues.
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