Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the courageous and difficult work of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be a benchmark in Canada's relationship with our First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people, but the news every day tells us that, rather than being more united, the world is becoming more fractured. Instead of more caring and love, political dialogue articulates more hate. That is why it will take serious, deliberate, and brave actions to try to unify people in communities, and the TRC's calls to action should offer a road map to heal the wounds of the past and move toward a fair, more just society by providing the basis for an honest, open conversation.

It concerns me, Mr. Speaker, that I don't know if our government is doing enough to respond to those calls to action. Have our dedicated public servants had the opportunities for the learning and growth that the TRC recommended? Are our senior managers and directors receiving training and orientation as the calls to action describe? How are we overcoming the gaps in education and health? Are we fully committed to restorative justice and significantly lessening Indigenous incarceration rates in the NWT?

I was inspired recently, Mr. Speaker, by some reading about the approach taken by the City of Edmonton. Edmonton established an Indigenous Relations Office. Last summer, they held Reconciliation Week to mark the anniversary of the TRC, and later they held an event called "We Are All Treaty People." It was designed to engage the public in a discussion about culture and history, educate them about the treaties, and to celebrate the historic contribution of our country's First Nations.

Mr. Speaker, I don't suggest that the GNWT should be acting like a municipal government, and I am aware of our positive collaborations with our Indigenous governments, but similar events in the North, especially here, in Yellowknife, where many other non-Indigenous people live, would go a long way in educating all of us on the important work we have as a society toward finding truth and reconciliation. Mr. Speaker, truth and reconciliation is about changing attitudes, and we must lead the way and make the calls to action a high priority for this government. At the appropriate time, I will have questions for the Premier. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.