Merci, Mr. Speaker. First off, I want to thank the mover, the Member for Deh Cho, and the seconder, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, for bringing forward this important public policy matter before the House and before the public. Really, it's about the future of men's healing programs in the Northwest Territories. That's what this is really about.

I recognize that the A New Day program was a pilot, but it's a pilot project that actually works. I think we will all welcome the evaluation report as it's likely to improve whatever the programming is and this program in particular, so that's something I think we all look forward to.

I visited with the A New Day program last night, like some of my colleagues here, and I understand that it's based on best practices and so on. To me, this works. What I'm most concerned about, Mr. Speaker, is there are no plans for filling the gap in service here. We've got an evaluation. We've got a Minister who says: I'm waiting for the report. But there are no plans for what happens after December 31st, no plans whatsoever. There is going to be a loss of momentum, a loss of capacity, and a loss of continuity, as some of my colleagues have said. So this lack of planning is causing extreme uncertainty for the staff -- I want to recognize the important work that they do -- but it's causing uncertainty for men in the Northwest Territories, as well. I don't think that's a good thing, and I don't think it's fair.

It's important that the public also understand that this motion is not binding. It's going to send a very strong signal to the other side that the Regular MLAs want this kind of a program to continue and want this program to continue, but it's not binding on the other side, so it's important that the public understand that.

I am going to be supporting this because it's simply the right thing to do, and I want to go on record as supporting this program. So, with those words, Mr. Speaker, I will be supporting the motion. Mahsi.