Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we meet here today to vote on the Devolution Agreement with this motion, I believe that we have all found a common interest within our negotiations, which is very important in any negotiations.

This is a great long-term investment for the people of the Northwest Territories. When we first met here at the 17th Legislative Assembly, our vision was for

strong individuals, families and communities sharing the benefits and the responsibilities of a unified, environmentally sustainable and prosperous Northwest Territories. Another one of our main priorities was building a strong and sustainable future for our territory by strengthening our relationships with Aboriginal and other northern governments, and also negotiating and implementing our Devolution Final Agreement. I believe we have reached that goal and I will be supporting the motion today.

Also, I’d like to thank the Inuvialuit and the Gwich’in who have signed on as stakeholders with this AIP and also the other signatories that have also signed on. I look forward to the future when other Aboriginal groups also sign on. Thank you.