Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to start our first sitting, at least from my point of view, with some good vibes. I think we all had a long day yesterday but it's great to see we have a new Executive Council in place and Regular Members who are finding their roles to provide accountability and oversight for the next years of governance. And I want to congratulate Premier-elect and the Cabinet-elect.
I too would also like to thank my constituents. It's a joy to be back in the Legislative Assembly speaking for my friends, my family, and my neighbours, my neighbourhood, and being able to be a strong voice for Range Lake after a period of time [indiscernible] at the Cabinet table. I think it is going to allow us to raise some issues that are important to my constituents and put some much-needed attention on areas that need to be addressed. But I do think the collaborative spirit here is strong. I think this Assembly is still on track to move mountains and address the challenges we have, again with hope, hard work, and spirit of collaboration and friendship. And I very much look forward to getting to work. And now that we've put the elections out of our way, our last round of elections for a while I hope, we can start that process of getting to work.
I'd also like to thank my family - my wife Colleen, my children Corbin, Eve and Leander. They were here with me every step of the way on the campaign trail. They were attending in the gallery during the last speeches that were made and the elections that were had. And I would not be here without them, and what I do is for my kids and for all of our kids, and it's a constant reminder of who I serve and why I am in this place.
So with that I will say, because we're not sitting again after -- until after the holidays, I'll say Happy Holidays to my constituents and to all of you, and I hope you have time with your loved ones over the break. Thank you.
Thank you, Member from Range Lake. Member from Nunakput.
