Colleagues, I would like to direct your attention to the presence in the visitors’ gallery of our Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. David Brock; Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Nicole Latour-Theede; and the returning officers for each of the electoral districts in the Northwest Territories: Phoebe Parent, Deh Cho; Shauna Morgan, Frame Lake; Tessie Gonzales, Hay River North, and a constituent of mine; Heather Coakwell, Hay River South; Arlene Hansen, Inuvik Boot Lake; Juanita Bourque, Inuvik Twin Lakes; Mary Beauchamp, Kam Lake; Daryn Erigaktuak, Mackenzie Delta; Harriet Koyina, Monfwi; Deborah Stipdonk; Nahendeh, Molly Nogasak, Nunakput; Marjolaine Larocque, Range Lake; Margrit Minder, Sahtu; Margo Harney, Thebacha; Tony Lafferty, Tu Nedhe; Pam Dunbar, Weledeh; Gazira Chan, Yellowknife Centre; and Pat Thagard, Yellowknife South.

I hope I got those names right or didn’t do too badly on the spellings. Welcome to the Assembly.

I would also like to recognize in the Assembly today the Speaker from the Ontario Legislature, Mr. Steve Peters, and his executive assistant, Maggie Head. Welcome to the Assembly.

The honourable Member for Monfwi, Mr. Lafferty.