Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I rise to discuss one of the commissions that are going around the Northwest Territories, the NWT Electoral Boundaries Commission. I’d like to talk about this commission and its involvement throughout the communities. Right now they are in the process of doing public consultation and we’ve given them direction to go out in the Northwest Territories and get opinions from the residents of the Northwest Territories to see what we do for electoral districts. Do we want 18, 19 or 21 MLAs?
They had a meeting last night in Hay River and it was very poorly attended, sadly to say. I just want to encourage all the Members and everybody else in the Northwest Territories, to attend the upcoming events. There is one on K’atlodeeche tonight at Chief Lamalice Complex from 7:00 until 9:00. Tomorrow, on Thursday night, there is one in Lutselk’e. Next week we have one, on March 10th, in Inuvik. There is one in Aklavik on March 11th, one in Yellowknife here on March 12th and one in Detah on March 13th. The commission is also taking submissions either on-line, at www.nwtboundaries.ca, or you can write the Commissioner and give your comments there. We need public input into this important issue. As MLAs, we will be deciding the fate of the future of the Northwest Territories, but we need feedback from the general public and we need to hear from them. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Moses.
