Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2005-2006, and Committee Report 11-15(3) would like to report progress and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee, are you making a motion to report progress?

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Dent, would you like to comment?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a couple of quick general comments. With regard to law enforcement again, as the Minister knows, yesterday we had…(inaudible)…a justice team, and again I would like to reiterate, Mr. Chairman, that a student liaison officer by the RCMP in Yellowknife schools is unthinkable. Like I said yesterday, Mr. Chairman, Sachs Harbour is a community that requires a presence in their community.

Having said that, I’ll go on to my next general comment with regard to legal aid services. It’s good to see -- well, I hope it is -- that the law services office is open here in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize my nephew Hank Pokiak who just walked in. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to send our condolences to the RCMP families and their loved ones. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the Northern Strategy as, unfortunately, I was unable to participate in the debate during Committee of the Whole.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to inform this government of my support for the Northern Strategy and its goals and objectives. This has been a long journey for the people of the Northwest Territories in our struggle to take our rightful place in Canada and be recognized for our contribution. Without an...

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Krutko.