Please be seated. Members, ladies and gentlemen, before we begin today, I would like to draw your attention to some important visitors in the gallery. I would like to welcome the Premier of the Northwest Territories and former Member of Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Floyd Roland.
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I’d also like to draw your attention to a former Member of the Legislative Assembly for the ridings of North Slave and Monfwi, Mr. Henry Zoe.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to draw your attention to two officers of the Legislative Assembly with us here today: Ms. Sarah Jerome, the NWT Languages Commissioner…
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…and Mr. David Brock, the Chief Electoral Officer for the Northwest Territories.
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It is my duty at this time to inform the House that the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories is not prepared to deliver an opening address until such time as you have appointed a Speaker. I will now open the floor to a motion for the appointment of a Speaker. Mrs. Groenewegen.