Mr. Speaker, I congratulate you again on your election as Speaker. As I mentioned yesterday, I believe that your election sends a strong message of our commitment to Aboriginal culture and languages, and I do hope you will use your language in this Assembly. I think all of us should do that, and I urge all Members to learn and use the many languages of the Northwest Territories.
I wish to congratulate, also, our Premier-elect, Mr. Bob McLeod. I am looking forward to working with him and all of you in this 18th Assembly.
We set out a very ambitious set of priorities, but I believe that working together through consensus government we can achieve those lofty goals.
Finally, I would like to thank the members of Thebacha. I see members who have travelled all the way from Fort Smith today and I am pleased to see them in the audience in the gallery.
I would like to thank my wife, Anne, and my grandson, Mason Heron, who put up with me during the election and have had to put up with my absence the last few weeks. So, thank you to all.