Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to, first of all, as did Mr. Moses, recognize the actions of Mr. Leef to bring his private member’s bill

to the Parliament of Canada. It’s a bill that will assist Northerners right across the whole of the North.

I’d like to thank my colleagues who have spoken in favour of the bill and I’d like to thank the seconder of the motion, Mr. Moses, for doing that job for me. I’m pleased to hear that there’s recognition of the need to address the problem of FASD by Members and by Cabinet alike. I really appreciate that.

There’s no direction to government in this motion. I’m pleased to hear that the government will be voting in favour and I think unanimous support will send a very strong message to Mr. Leef, to our Member of Parliament and to other Members of Parliament in Ottawa that this is an important bill and an important amendment to be made. I do ask for a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.