Thank you, Madam Chair. I know -- well, it is frustrating, you know, because if we get a seat -- if Tlicho get a seat, then Yellowknife automatically get a seat. I mean, that's -- well, it doesn't sit well with us because for a long time we've been asking for an additional seat, you know, in Tlicho region, since 2011 that I can think that -- you know, that I can think of, that we've been asking for an additional seat in Tlicho region because being -- Behchoko being the largest Dene community, second by Tuktoyaktuk, Indigenous community. So it's -- like, oh okay, it's just that it's not right what's happening here.

When Inuvik got their additional seat, when Hay River got their additional seat, Tlicho region should have got their additional seat as well because in Behchoko alone, we have -- it's, like, close to 2,000 population. And we are underrepresented. And people do get frustrated in my region because of underrepresentation. And it just -- yes, it is frustrating because if we get a seat, then Yellowknife gets a seat. We should be separate from that, you know. If we were alone with our population size in the regions, we should be standalone and give the seat that is greatly needed in my region.

And the chiefs -- well, I talk to my community leaders, or I talked to a leader. They said they did get a letter from the Commissioner -- Electoral Commissioner. So they did get the letter but what they wanted was some kind of an engagement with them, to talk to them, to meet with MLAs so that you can hear their view on this important issues, this important issues where it's just that it's -- like, should we go on another, you know -- for another -- for 20th Assembly with only one representation from my region? But we know where it's going. I know what's going to happen. I know this will -- you know, regardless, it's still either -- you know, it's going to go ahead.

So I just -- for that, I will not support this because Tlicho region is very underrepresented, and we do need additional seat. And even my colleagues have said that here too. So I do really -- I will not support this motion at this time. Thank you.