Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you here today to speak about some of the things that happened since we were sitting this past June. First off, I need to apologize to the Minister of Transportation and his senior staff. During the business plans, I said I did not receive a letter regarding positions within the public service. In reality, the Minister did send a letter to the standing committee with this information. Unfortunately, I didn't get a copy until later on. Therefore, I again would like to apologize.
Mr. Speaker, right after session or the sitting, I headed to Ottawa and helped out with Northern Youth Abroad Program with the orientation for the next phase. Mr. Speaker, it was refreshing to see these young adults work hard and achieve everything set out in front of them. These 16 helped me be grounded and reconfirmed the one reason we are here today or one of the reasons we are here today: the youth, our future.
Mr. Speaker, upon return to Yellowknife, I met with the Rules and Procedures Committee as we worked on a number of projects that were assigned to the group. I have to say it was a lot of hard work, and I have to thank everybody involved. Mr. Speaker, upon my return home, I had the opportunity to attend a Dene assembly in Fort Simpson. It was great to hear about the challenges each community faces as well as getting the opportunity to speak to a number of constituents about their issues, wishes, and wants. A number of these issues have been addressed, and a number will be brought to the floor during this session or sitting later this month.
Later that month, I had the opportunity to give my youngest daughter away to a nice young man from Fort Simpson. The wedding was held outside of Edmonton. This is the first time in a number of years I had all my children under one roof. It was a great wedding and a great reunion. In August, I returned to Ottawa, where I had the opportunity to connect to reorientation with the next in the Canadian phase during Northern Youth Abroad. It was amazing to see how they had grown over the past months, and I'm very thankful to see what our future looks like.
After leaving Ottawa, I had the opportunity to visit my daughter, the City of Fort McMurray and the arrival of my sixth grandchild, Adelee Anne Lindberger who arrived just before I returned home. Mr. Speaker, in late August we had Caucus retreat in Fort Providence. I'd like to thank the community, their leadership, Mr. Nadli, and his staff for a great meeting and awesome community reception.
In September it was back to Yellowknife where we worked on the 2017-2018 capital plan and development business plans. It was interesting as we worked together for the people of the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask unanimous consent to conclude my statement.
---Unanimous consent granted