Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You've heard a lot of good comments here in the House today. As elected officials, people put us in this position. A lot of us have talked to our constituents and, actually, two of the groups that I represent back home in the Beaufort-Delta region and in Inuvik have signed off as signatories to the Devolution Agreement. We also have to respect all the hard work of the people that we elected to the Executive Council that have been doing a lot of negotiating with the federal government as well as the Aboriginal organizations and governments to get them on board and consult with them and work with them.
In terms of consultation, I think it has been done. What happened earlier this week in the House with the signing on Monday, with that signing I know government is going to go out and do a good job in consulting with all the communities and Aboriginal groups and with those who haven't signed on yet as well. We have to respect the hard work that's been put into this file, both from our government, our staff, and our Aboriginal organizations. It's about building relationships, building relationships with the federal government and the Aboriginal groups.
With that said and with the other elected officials in my region that are supporting this, I will be voting against the motion today.