Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, lots of thank yous going around, and I too want to recognize the work of the Members who volunteered to serve on this committee. This was not something that people had to sign up for. People volunteered their time, and this was time away from their families, time away from their communities to take this work on the road, hear what people had to say. There was a lot of hard work that went into this, and I really appreciate the time of the MLAs who volunteered to do this, as I said.

The other thing that I think is unusual about this committee is that it's one of these rare creatures where Regular MLAs actually sit together with Cabinet Ministers. I think that is a good thing, not all the time maybe, but certainly in this situation I think it was great to have people from the Cabinet side and the Regular MLAs who worked together on these issues.

It's certainly a well-researched report. I had the privilege of sitting in on the public hearing that was held in Yellowknife to hear people's passion on the issues and on some of the internal committee proceedings, so I can certainly attest to the vigour of some of the debates and discussion, but I think it's a well-thought-out report with some sound recommendations.

The interim report really dealt with what we might call the low-hanging fruit and making some of the easier policy changes that we can do right now to make this a more family-friendly place and encourage policies and procedures that better meet the needs of women and young families where one of the parents might serve as an MLA. Those were all accepted. I agreed with them. This report is a little bit more forward-thinking in terms of how to bring more systemic change forward. Unfortunately, not much is going to happen in terms of the next election, but I think, if all the work that has been put into this issue by some of our colleagues in this House and others outside of the House does not lead to the kind of change that we all want to see happen, there are some specific measures recommended in here that I think will lead to the change that we need.

Once again, Mr. Chair, I want to thank all of the people who volunteered to serve on this and our staff, as well, for supporting that effort. Thanks, Mr. Chair.