Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to note yesterday's incident during oral questions to the Minister of Education of his claim that everyone goes through university and his claim that he's a lawyer; his dad's a lawyer; I don't know how many others he would have referred to, and the biggest thing is all of Cabinet applauded him. This was during my statement of the plight of education in the small communities.

Many times I've said I have those lived experiences; I'm from a small community. Education levels are dismal. I've been at this since 2019.

I don't know if the education minister...

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Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will support this motion. The bureau of statistics paints a grim picture of the population decrease for the Northwest Territories, including in many of the smaller communities. We are not certain as to what the root cause is. Is it attributable to the cost of living in the North? Is it the lack of jobs in the communities? The lack of healthcare professionals in the NWT is of the utmost concern. An analysis of all these concerns raised in this motion is direly required. This is important for the vision of the Northwest Territories. Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker, and TGIF to everyone.

Mr. Speaker, in June of every year, we celebrate National Indigenous History Month. During this month, we celebrate the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples across Canada.

There's a writer who shared that since time in memorial, our oral traditions have been passed from generation to generation, teach our beliefs, history, values, practices, customs, rituals, and relationships. Mr. Speaker, this goes across all nations.

Our elders, also known as knowledgekeepers, pass on our culture and teachings...

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Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to applaud former Premier of NWT, a twoterm Premier, Mr. Bob McLeod, and I applaud the Premier for her tribute to Mr. McLeod for his service to the Northwest Territories. And also the fact that Bob McLeod is from Fort Providence. His friends and everybody lived there. There was a rumour that his prolific hockey career began on an ice puddle with one skate and a willow stick. So I believe he carried it on to his son, Warren, who is also here, and to his grandsons. I think Carter is down in a recognized hockey school so we wish him the best. I hope to see him...