I'm wide awake here, Mr. Speaker, and I apologize.

Mr. Speaker, WHEREAS the four-year term of the 15th Legislative Assembly expires on December 8, 2007;

AND WHEREAS it would be desirable to hold the general election prior to the end of the current term of the Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS, under section 9(3) of the Northwest Territories Act, the Governor-in-Council, after consultation, may dissolve the Legislative Assembly thus causing a new Legislature to be elected;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Frame Lake, that this Legislative Assembly requests the Governor-in-Council of the Government of Canada to dissolve the 15th Legislative Assembly on August 31, 2007, to permit a general election for the 16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories to be held on October 1, 2007.

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