Mahsi, Madam Chair. I just want to highlight a couple of things. First and foremost, we’re talking about the motion brought forward on 18, 19 and 21. Of course, I agree with 21.

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I just want to speak to the whole instruction. I am very puzzled. It says “Considerations” language and culture will be taken into consideration, public input will be taken into consideration, and so on, as well as land claims and treaty land entitlement agreement, self-government.

What it boils down to is that again reiterating that they’ve listened to the people of my riding, Behchoko. So they came up with option 21 due to that fact. I’m glad they did, but at the same time if we were to consider option 18, for example, we would have two Members. We only have three fluent Aboriginal speakers in the House and two of them would be competing for one seat. Only one winner will come out, so we are going to be losing

one of the languages, whether it is South Slavey or Chipewyan.

Those are key factors. It says here they are taking language and culture into consideration. I clearly do not see that with these two positions that will be competing, two people competing for one seat, current Members. Going to 19, again amalgamating two different nations. There is Tlicho, Chipewyan, Cree, three different languages. I just want to reiterate that, because it says they are taking into consideration language and culture. I clearly don’t see that with two of the options being considered.

I just want to make it clear to this House that a process is in play, but at the same time it’s not being considered. I just want that on the record. Mahsi.