Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, feel on both sides that the intent of healthcare reform is very much needed. I'm always of the opinion that if you want to make a factual decision, you do your factual research. As recently as a couple days ago, I was at the Stanton Hospital, and I hear our Minister of Finance setting out the engagements of consultation. That could be copied from Hansard when the time arrives. But for the immediate situation here, and as highlighted in my Member's statement today, Mr. Speaker, is that we need to fix the problem now. And we've always said a fundamental component of management is our legislatures using those principles of engagement to make an informed decision. And that means going to the communities. Taking the bill to second reading allows you to do that. It allows you to go to Fort Good Hope and hear the problems and hear firsthand, then you can make an informed decision at the third reading, appropriate time.

We do have a lot of problems and to measure our scale of those problems, I've said it numerous times in this Assembly, the Sahtu region's seen 448 medevacs in three years. Now, if that's not going to hit home for some people that we do have a problem, I think you better take that seriously and really find out and do your own research on the many problems we have. If we can fix the beginning of the problem at the end of the journey, it'll help you with satisfying your decision in saying, yes, we not only recognize a problem, but we extinguished the problem or minimize the problem. And it's always been my goal since I heard the shocking statistics on 448 medevacs, if I can make a difference in reducing that to 200, I'll be greatly appreciated for the efforts of this government to stand behind that goal.

So given the benefit of the doubt and given the respect that the small communities and the communities outside of Yellowknife and in Yellowknife as well -- because this is a pan-territorial healthcare system, we need to respect our citizens on making that decision.

So in closing there, Mr. Speaker, I will be voting in favour to move that bill, take it to the communities, and let's hear from our residents. Mahsi.