Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to thank my colleagues here today in support of this motion who spoke. I’d like to take a moment to thank the Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro, for coordinating a concerted effort with our students out there at N.J. Macpherson, and I appreciate her doing so. I’d also like to thank the seconder of this motion, my esteemed colleague from the Sahtu. As a new Member, I’m getting to know and learn his genre of music. We’ve gone from country to R and B and now to hard rock. We are not going to take this anymore. I’m looking forward to what he is going to choose for rap soon.

Ideally, what we’ve brought forward here is, really, the framework for measures for a proper campaign. As I mentioned, it is to preserve our culture. I think this is a clear message that we want to denounce bullying everywhere, and I think it’s time that this government needs to put that best foot forward.

In time we’re hoping that this will cause legislative behaviour changes. With that, we can do a lot more investigation in terms of some of the root causes of bullying out there, as mentioned by some of the other Members as well. I think those are critical factors. Both of those, between finding the root causes and finding legislative behaviour, are two ships that have to sail on the same ocean. We’ve got to make sure we don’t lose fact and focus of that fight.

We’ve heard from the Minister across the floor, they may be abstaining from voting, but I’m hoping that 120 days from now, if we don’t hear anything forward, I can tell you, and I assure you, that it doesn’t matter which Member from this side of the House, there will be a private member’s bill coming forward. I can assure you of that, whether it’s me or one of them.

To summarize, I’m hoping a change of heart. I’m hoping for all Members within this Assembly to vote with your heart and to vote for the victims of bullying out there, because they are there and they’re looking towards us for our guidance and our wisdom. Thank you.