Thank you, Member for Hay River North. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.

Quyananni, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize Kenzie MacDonald who is a constituent of mine for Inuvik Boot Lake. Welcome. Quyananni.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Frame Lake.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I would like to welcome Kim Bailey. She's the Union of Northern Workers director of finance. She lives in Frame Lake. Welcome to the House, Kim, and welcome to the rest of your team as well. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize Brenda Bernhardt. She is my new constituency assistant for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Great Slave.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd also like to recognize my constituent Melvin Larocque, who is the UNW 1st vice-president, as well as the rest of the UNW. I thank the Minister of Justice for taking on that task because I was also asked to introduce them as well. So welcome them all to the gallery. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Great Slave. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize a constituent, Mr. Jeff Groenewegen from Hay River. And also a past constituent, Mr. Melvin Larocque. Welcome to today's proceedings.

Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Nahendah.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize two former constituents from my riding. Rebecca Jumbo, I met her in 1992 when I moved into the Nahendah riding. She has now moved to Yellowknife, and her son, Ace Jumbo Verdock, who is one of our pages. So welcome to our Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Nahendah. Recognition of visitors in the gallery.

Colleagues, please draw your attention to the presence of Mr. Floyd Powder in the gallery today. Mr. Powder is a retired and long-serving member of the Canadian Armed Forces who served our country both in Canada and overseas. Mr. Powder is an Indigenous northerner from Fort Smith and a keen observer of the Legislative Assembly. Welcome, Mr. Powder. Thank you for your service and for making us proud as northerners.

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