Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Sebert.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Sebert, would you like to comment?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a couple questions on winter roads. You know a couple years back some of you may recall there were plans to open up the road from Inuvik to Norman Wells going up the highway there, so people could have a chance to travel, you know, down the valley here. It kind of fell off the books there a couple years back but you know it's a great idea. You know how many times in this House I said the amount of money that’s being spent in the Yukon, you know, it's a shame that we don’t open this stretch of road up. You know, you'll see a lot more spending whether it's trucks from...

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Any further questions, Mr. O'Reilly.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Ms. Haener.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would like to congratulate Sarah Jerome on her achievement today with the Education Hall of Fame. Mr. Speaker, Sarah was also my teacher while I was at Grollier Hall, and I'm sure she taught our Minister of Education, as well, but many, many people throughout the Delta, Mr. Speaker. She has also encouraged many of the teachers that we have today and worked very closely with all those that work with the Gwich'in language. Mr. Speaker, it's so important now because our language is at a critical state, and we need to encourage more of our youth and...

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Sebert.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Sebert.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's great news. I hope the committee is invited to that. Also, you know, as we may all know, for those that have been around for a bit, we hear stories of all the special constables that we had back, way back when the RCMP first started coming to the Territory. I think that was very successful; they worked hand in hand with the RCMP and without them, they wouldn't have found Albert Johnson, I don't think.

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