Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I thought I'd put on my rubber boots and wade into the Novel debate.

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You know, we've heard the argument from all angles; concerns that the government's being used as a lobby group, to the Members saying that these homes are needed in their communities. They all have legitimate arguments and they'd just like some concrete answers and some action from the government. But today, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to speak on the training aspect of the project.

Ideally, we'd like to see the northern manufactured products being used; but if not possible, then we want to see all northern labour used. If they plan on using northern people and not just use them for cheap labour or to fill a quota, then I can support the concept. We have to know that at the end of the day, our workforce will benefit from the training and come out of it as qualified tradesmen.