Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said earlier today in my Member's statement, since 1988, our cost of living, according to the Canada Statistics, has risen 147 percent. Mr. Speaker, that means if you could have bought a can of Coke in 1988 for a dollar, it would almost cost you $1.50 for that same can of Coke, Mr. Speaker. That is a shave for the cost of living. Mr. Speaker, this motion is about getting real money into the pockets of our residents, so we shouldn't be laughing or scoffing on any side of this House on this matter, Mr. Speaker. Everyone should be lending a helping hand regardless of Cabinet, if they want to sit there, make fun or joke about this issue while we are trying to raise...This side of the House is trying to lift this issue forward and say we need to do real solutions. This is a real effort here to get real money into every taxpayer's pocket who has to pay for oil, rent and everything. This affects every family.

Mr. Speaker, Yellowknife used to be known as one of the most expensive cities in Canada, but it has been quickly replaced in the most recent years by Fort McMurray. Mr. Speaker, the cost of living in Yellowknife is horrendous. Yes, we are blessed with some nice rates when it comes to pay but, Mr. Speaker, it is just deplorable the way it costs to buy a home in this town. We need ways to help offset those costs. This demonstrates, Mr. Speaker, that we are doing something. This demonstrates today that we are not sitting on our hands and watching the cost of living skyrocket with just sitting in silence. So, Mr. Speaker, I will be supporting this motion; a real motion that hopefully will make real differences to the residents of our Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.