Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to welcome my colleagues back and Happy New Year as this is the first time we've all had all the members together in person since December.
I'd like to also welcome and congratulate our new colleague, Mr. Edjericon, on your successful election, and I look forward to working together for the remainder of our term for the people of the Northwest Territories.
To my constituents who have come to me with all their concerns throughout the last couple years and questioned some of my decisions that I have brought forward, thank you, and I am your voice in this house, and I will continue to be for the remainder of this term.
I'd also like to wish my constituents and anyone in the Beaufort Delta as we are struggling with a little bit of an uptake in COVID these past few weeks a speedy recovery for all those who have gotten sick.
Mr. Speaker, since the beginning of this 19th Assembly, we've all brought many issues to the table from housing, healthcare, education, our economy. We were then hit with the pandemic five months into our term which sidelined and slowed us in accomplishing the goals that we had set out for the NWT residents.
COVID19 has proven to us how fragile we are as a territory and continues to be, especially in our healthcare system, our housing situations, and our economy.
Mr. Speaker, we have just over a year and a half to complete our priorities that this government set together, and I look forward to the plan that our Premier and Cabinet will be providing with us to us this sitting on what they accomplished and what they will how they will be completing the goals that we have set together.
I am sure my colleagues and myself will be using this sitting to ensure that we are bringing our constituent concerns to our of our territory and hold this government to account.
In closing, Mr. Speaker, it is not too often that many get to celebrate their 80th birthday. So I want to take this opportunity to wish my grandmother, Ester Semmler, a very happy birthday for today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Members' statements. Member for Great Slave.
