Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Welcome back, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, this past April 10, 2019, the Sahtu Secretariat incorporated and the Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure signed a milestone MoU in Norman Wells to engage collaboratively for the Mackenzie Valley Highway environmental assessment, a commemorative day for the quest to an all-weather road connection.
This partnership presents yet another unique opportunity, an opportunity for the Tulita youth community to appoint a representative to actively witness and experience the NWT regulatory system on a megaproject such as the application to connect Fort Wrigley to Norman Wells, a corridor of 330 kilometres.
Mr. Speaker, it is not often an opportunity of this experience presents itself on public engagement process to experience the early stages of superior projects such as the Mackenzie Valley Highway and the public involvement.
Should our government support this initiative, engagement sessions in the impacted right-of-way communities during the process would certainly allow our public to better understand the true meaning of engagement supported by this government by the attendance of the youth representative.
The experiences captured by the youth during this process would be outstanding. Imagine carrying on the Mackenzie Valley Highway from the initial days of John Diefenbaker in today's regulatory and land-claim systems.
Mr. Speaker, later, I will have questions to the appropriate Minister. Mahsi.