Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, stand in support of this motion and I appreciate everyone in this House giving this motion the attention it deserves and the respect it deserves by paying close attention to the words that are being spoken on this side. Mr. Speaker, I'm living testament to the devastation that alcohol can cause on a family. I've lost two aunts, two uncles, my grandfather, cousins, friends to alcohol and the abuse of alcohol. All these people, and many more across the Northwest Territories, Mr. Speaker, would be still with us today had it not been for alcohol. It's sad to see, like I said in my Member's statement, growing up in the '70s it was normal, it was normal to get alcohol and it was just something that you did because it was normal. Today, I see a lot of people that I knew when I was growing up have decided, and they've made a commitment, to quit their drinking. I've seen them where their homes were busted and broken and families split apart, but I see them today and how they're living today. Those are role models that we should look up to.
We were at a meeting in Fort McPherson and there was a young girl there who stood in front of her community, in front of our committee, and said our leaders have to be sober, our leaders have to be role models.