Thank you, Madam Chair. And I do apologize that I seem to be speaking a lot but this is a topic that just really touches my heart and honestly one I feel that we can't give enough attention to.

When I look at what is going on for LGBTQ youth -- and apologize for not using the longer acronym, but I don't have it in front of me -- that, you know, not only are many of them facing issues around their own orientation and sexuality but often times if they're Indigenous, they are also facing racism. And this is creating an even more of a marginalized and vulnerable group.

You know, I was very hardened when I first came to Yellowknife. For such a small town in the far north, I had an expectation that it would be a lot less tolerant. And I did find that I was surprised 15, 16 years ago to see the vibrant community here. However, since then I have realized that that is a lot mainly centered and focused here in Yellowknife. And as such, I'm not sure that that advocacy and that support exists for our youth who are of a nonbinary or non -- and sorry, I'm trying to be respectful in my -- in how I phrase things, but, again, I'm very tired. So I think that if we don't make specific policies and have specific conversations and discussion around people that are experiencing this violence or whatever, discrimination as a result of their orientation, it won't get talked about. We can talk about a lot of other areas. We talk about race a lot, things like that. But this is an area that's still not given the attention that is needed. And until we are in a place where it is mainstreamed to all of our work, it does need to have its own specific attention paid to it. And really, this will save the lives of our youth. Thank you, Madam Chair.