Thanks, Mr. Chair. I support much of what my colleague, the MLA for Kam Lake, said. He served as chair of the committee. Not a lot of us actually have a copy of the report in front of us. I just want to quote from one paragraph, Mr. Chair. This was to try to capture the views of NWT citizens on this issue.
"In each of the smaller communities to which the committee travelled, committee heard support for the inclusion of genetic characteristics as a prohibited ground of discrimination under the act. Mr. Mike Keizer, a Parks Canada employee from Fort Smith, expressed his support for prohibiting discrimination on the basis of genetic characteristics. So did Ms. Lauraine Armstrong, also of Fort Smith, who noted that the fear of being discriminated against might serve as a deterrent to some people getting genetic testing that could help improve their lives. Mr. Richard Nerysoo, of Fort McPherson, told the committee that prohibiting discrimination on the basis of genetic characteristics 'is a good thing to pursue,' but offered the view that prohibiting discrimination on the basis of an unrelated criminal charge or conviction could be more challenging to implement."
That is the paragraph, Mr. Chair, that I wanted to read. This is not the committee making this stuff up. This is what they heard from our citizens. I think that people have a choice here. Do we want to side with our citizens, or do we want to side with the insurance industry? Thank you, Mr. Chair.