Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I speak and will be voting in favour of the motion simply because, as MLAs, we are the front and centre of dealing with our constituents’ concerns and also, at the same time, concerns that sometimes we don’t clearly have a recourse in trying to help people at least have their validation of concerns acknowledged.
It’s part of the due process. In some respects, this government is a new government. It is an evolved government. One principle that we uphold very clearly is the principle of consensus that we are inclusive in the decision-making process. We try to involve everyone in terms of trying to work out issues, at the same time come up with solutions and try to work in unity. In some respects, perhaps the individual rights of people in communities need to be clearly listened to and this mechanism will ensure that people’s concerns and issues that they bring forth will be addressed. Mahsi.