Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to thank the mover and seconder for bringing this motion forward, although I will not be supporting it on the basis that two of the signatories that signed on to devolution are within my riding. As anybody who is familiar with negotiations, those are binding agreements. This is before the federal government at the moment and it hasn’t passed yet, but I realize that this is one of the deal breakers. Anyone who is familiar with negotiations knows that there are deal breakers in any agreement, and this is one of them.

As we move closer to devolution, we have just over 40 days to go, I’m not sure if that is one of the tactics of this motion before this House. There’s a good chance that our Devolution Agreement will not go forward if this motion is passed here today.

As I said, two of the signatories to the Devolution Agreement have signed on, and for that reason I will not be supporting the motion. Thank you.