Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In a similar vein, I want to stress, like Mr. Menicoche did, I think we still have a lot of work to do, which is to hear from people in a broad sense. Right now a number of us have heard from certain groups that they’re worried about their particular areas. For example, as mentioned, Mr. Abernethy had pointed out the NWT mining had made contact, and I certainly received an e-mail from them. I think their concerns are valid in the sense that they need to be looked at and examined and see how it’s weighed. I’ve been contacted by the tourism industry concerned about their particular issues. I think that there are a lot of people who have different perspectives on this particular bill coming forward and I think we need to take the particular time to ensure that we weigh and measure them all fairly.

I’ve heard from my colleagues that a lot of the community governments are supporting these types of measures that are coming forward, and I would like to reach out and certainly hear from their perspective, as well, to make sure that this bill does come forward. As we all know, it’s taken almost a lifetime to build and, hopefully, this is the initiative that will kick it off in the right manner. I wouldn’t want to see us prejudicing this by coming out and saying it’s flawed or whatnot. Let’s give it a chance and let the people guide us. On that particular note,

Mr. Speaker, I’ve even offered my own self to go on the road if committee needs extra participation to ensure that they have as many people out for public hearings. I certainly look forward to any feedback people provide to me on their perspectives on the Wildlife Act.

I just want to mention as a closing point, the chance for us to turn this into a divisive act is quite easy and we must find ways to transcend that resistance and rise above this. Because, I mean, we have to look well beyond emotion at this stage and ask ourselves what is best for the people of the Territories over the long haul. Certainly, time will tell as we pick it apart and I encourage the public as well as Members to pick every clause apart, and we ensure it is done right and every clause is justified and it makes sense. We would ask that on any particular bill presented to this House and not just this particular one because it’s the Wildlife Act or not this particular one because it’s presented by Minister Miltenberger, but the fact is it’s such an important dynamic and a lot of work has gone into this. I would encourage people to invest the time, learn about what they’re criticizing about and maybe get some sense and understanding as to why things were written in a particular manner as they were. Only with that, Mr. Speaker, will we truly understand why it was constructed in a way and certainly get the sense from the people as to what they truly need.

Mr. Speaker, it’s quite an occasion to see so many people speak to the second reading of a particular bill, but with that noted, though, this is a very emotional bill but it’s also a significant milestone being passed by this government. Thank you.