Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I would like to recognize my CA in Yellowknife, Ms. Atsinak Bishop. She is also a lay leader at Holy Trinity Church here in Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, my colleagues, for allowing me to conclude my statement. The hockey playoffs in Canada have always been a time to get together with your friends, have a little party and cheer on your favourite team. If you are going to drink, please leave your vehicle at home, walk or take a cab. Thank you. Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make an emergency statement on behalf of a significant proportion of my constituents. Mr. Speaker, there is a little less than a month left in the NHL Hockey season and I am worried about the potential ramifications for the people of the territories who cannot face the week without their Saturday night fix. One positive thing is, at least with the elimination of all of the Canadian teams, there will be no threat of an NHL players' strike this year.

On a sad note, Mr. Speaker, it has been five years since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup, which believe it or not began its life as the emblem of Hockey supremacy in Canada. Of course, the lack of Canadian teams left in the hunt for Lord Stanley's Cup has actually saved the lives of a few Fox Network Sports Executives. If there were three Canadian teams left, I am sure that there might be a few very nervous Network Executives wanting to fall onto their swords, so to speak.

I am brave enough to ask the question, Mr. Speaker, can adequate Constitutional debate continue in this country without Don Cherry having his Saturday night soapbox? I am sure that there are a few members of the Quebec National Assembly who are convinced that the stiff collars Mr. Cherry wears have cut off the circulation to this brain.

Mr. Speaker, I also envision that there are Reform Party members who have adopted Don Cherry as the poster child for the politically challenged. Personally, I think, Mr. Speaker, the new beard that Mr. Cherry is sporting makes him look like a slightly demented version of KFCs Colonel and that the only reason he wears the collars is to hide his red neck. In any event, Mr. Speaker, this Member's statement is starting to make about as much sense as a back-checking Swede or Don Cherry, getting a fleur-de-lis tattoo. I will end on a serious note. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, these units are over 20-years old. I am sure they need to be fixed up in order to be used by the public as social housing. Can the Minister assure me there is going to be funding available for LHOs to renovate these units? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question will be directed to the Minister of the Housing Corporation, Mr. Arlooktoo. First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Arlooktoo for relocating the units from Nanisivik to Arctic Bay by road. I understand that there are only three units that will be renovated out of ten. My question is, when will the other seven units be renovated? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would also like to recognize the mayor of Broughton Island, Lootie Toomasie and deputy mayor, Kooveeyok Natsiapik, and also John Quirke, future Clerk for Nunavut. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize heroic events that happened in the community of Resolute. I will read a brief synopsis of events regarding the rescue of Emily Ulayuruluk and Connie Pudluk who are the grandchildren of my predecessor Ludy Pudluk and Lallie Pudluk. On September 19, 1997, between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., two girls, Connie Pudluk and Emily Ulayuruluk, were snowmobiling on the ice near Resolute Bay. The ice was thin and the snowmobile went through the ice. This left the two girls in the water between 10 and 30 minutes. The water was extremely cold and the air temperature was below zero degrees.

Matthew Nungaq, resident of Resolute Bay, was driving by the area and his daughter noted the two girls in the water. They drove to get help and located Nathaniel Kalluk. Nathaniel took his boat to the scene and then went out across the ice in the boat to get the girls. He pulled both girls into the boat then came back to shore. Nathaniel was alone in the boat when he went to get the girls. The boat had to be pushed across the ice and then into the water to break through the ice. The girls were taken to the nursing station after they came off the boat. They had to be supported because of the numbness. They were all right, to date. I would recommend that the people who rescued these two girls be awarded with an Award of Bravery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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As per my Member's statement earlier today, I would like to ask the Minister of Health why the Quebec Government had to pay for a person who took his family down to see their mother who just recently passed away in Quebec? Why did the Quebec Government have to pay for their travel down to support their family? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize my wife, Susanna Barnabas, and Moses Oyukuluk, Mayor of Arctic Bay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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