Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First of all I’d like to thank my colleagues for their support, particularly Mr. Hawkins for calling me a champion. Thank you very much.

I’d like to just take note of two things in this motion. One is that it asks for the development of this strategy to be inclusive and to involve more than just the government. It needs to have a cross-section of society, and that was mentioned by my other colleagues. The other thing is that it asks for clear cross-departmental mechanisms for coordination and integration of actions. I think that’s one thing that if we are going to be successful, we absolutely have to be coordinated across the whole government.

I really do look forward to seeing a draft strategy, flawed as it may be since it may only be an internal document, but I do appreciate the commitment of the Premier to develop a strategy. I would like to say that I appreciate that we are giving direction to the government, and I appreciate that we have a Cabinet protocol which says that they don’t vote when Regular Members give them direction, but the Premier has indicated that this strategy is already in development. The government is already doing what we’re asking them to do. So I would urge my colleagues across the floor to show their election commitment and vote for this motion.

Lastly, speaking to all Regular Members, I would like to urge you to support this motion. I feel that we have support and I thank you very much. I would like to ask for a recorded vote.