Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I value everybody's decisions and comments here today and throughout the Mid-Term Review developments, terms are referenced to develop the guidance, and the whole issue of the Mid-Term Review. I said I supported that process as an instrument similar to that of the EDI. I have said a time again prudent management could be viewed in different ways. In this way, it would be the Mid-Term Review to show the outcome of the review so that your remaining term is more efficient than the first half, but we need to engage opinions from others that give us best value for guidance, and what better opinion than to develop a system of engagement from other surrounding co-workers.
I have arrived at the conclusion that choice is as we all said: choices are very hard. Choices are very hard and in particular in this form and in this organization and in this institution. In the private sector, it is similar, but it is handled much differently, but at the end of the day you must make a decision.
I will be voting against this motion for a number of reasons. I would respect my colleagues from either side of the House to respect my decision on how to give new definitions for the remaining term on efficiencies. A number of times, I have highlighted to the strategies, the action plans, the direction, where we are going. Our senior society said it best in the House last year, "In order to find where you're going, you must find out where you were". I think we can comfortably say that when we look back at the last two years. In the principles of efficiencies, best value for benefits to the people who have put us in this seat, I think they deserve our utmost efforts to try to make a difference.
Some of my colleagues mentioned, I also, too, come from a small community. Born and raised in a small community, I faced many challenges, and it is most notably the high cost of living and limitations. Limitations are due to a lot of things in my particular riding. We do not have access to a year-round road, and the enjoyable side of the year-round road could be viewed in a number of ways. Just taking your children and family out for berry picking would be a sense of family stability and unitedness in an environment that the family really enjoys, quality time out on the land. We do not have that privilege.
When I encounter during my community visits, I hear a lot of concerns raised in the five communities that I represent, and they all are common. They do not have access. Going back to limitations brings depression. Depression could be drawn from the form of isolation. With isolation comes high cost of living. It is very saddening to see when you go to the Bay store. In most cases, the Northern Store has the Canada Post office, so you are sort of better to meet people in that centre to have engagements of discussions on the concerns they are faced with, and it is always, always, the high cost of living and isolation, depression, limitations. Opportunity, in some cases, in most cases, it is only a seasonal word. I think I have contributed enough, and I think we all should respectfully look to our colleagues, respect our decision, and I am looking forward to the remaining term and moving on to be more productive, constructive, and working altogether. Thank you.