Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was going to speak about the naturopathic doctors and the new legislation that’s going to be coming to the Northwest Territories, but, Mr. Speaker, I will save my questions for the Minister in question period.

I want to talk about two elderly gentlemen from my region: Mr. Edward Gardebois and Mr. Tony Grandjambe, that recently passed away over the weekend.

I was very saddened to hear over the weekend that these two members from Fort Good Hope have left us. I want to say, what can you say with a two and a half minute statement of these two men here. I do want to say that Mr. Gardebois was an older gentleman in Good Hope, well known for his drumming, well known for his comical approach to situations, a very traditional man and one that never stopped learning. A couple years ago his wife was unable to scrape moose hides and do moose hides. He needed the money -- the family -- so he learned how to do moose hides. He said my wife sat there and taught me how to do the moose hides and so that’s how we make money, he says. I learned to do that. He said she’s a really good boss, so she tells me right on how to do them.

Edward was that kind of a man. He was very good. He knew what he had to do to make a living for his family, but he also looked at the good side of life.

I want to also say to the family of Tony Grandjambe that Tony was one of the original people that was involved with the Grollier Hall sexual abuse trial that happened in Inuvik in the early ‘90s. Tony was one

of them that came forward as a survivor and said this is what happened at Grollier Hall. He was one of the leaders that put together a national program with his help. Tony was a very proud man. Even though he went through this difficulty, he looked up and said I’m going to keep on going.

These two people that Fort Good Hope has lost and the Sahtu has lost, again, I want to say our prayers are with the families; our prayers are with the friends of Tony Grandjambe and Edward Gardebois. I want to say how lucky I’ve got to know them over the last couple of years. Thank you.