Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to congratulate you on your new role in the Assembly. I know you’ll do it justice.
I have a lot of thank yous I’d like to do today and I’d like to start off by thanking my constituents. I had a really good time in September, getting out to re-engage with a number of you and meet the new constituents in the Great Slave riding. I’m honoured to serve on their behalf for the next four years. I appreciate all of their support.
I’d also like to thank my campaign team. In my mind, I had the best campaign team there was. I also had a lot of fantastic volunteers who came out and gave me their time and their energy. We had a smooth running machine that got the job done. Without them I wouldn’t be here today.
I’d also like to thank you, my colleagues. I’d like to thank you for your support yesterday and I look forward to working with each and every one of you over the next four years. I look around this room and I see 19 great individuals who are committed to working in the best interest of the Northwest Territories and all of its people and I’m honoured to be here standing amongst you. I look forward to the next four years. We have a lot of work to get done and I know together we can get it done.
The last group I’d like to thank are my family. My rocks. My mom and dad are in the gallery. Without them I wouldn’t be here either. Literally. Thank you for that.
They’ve taught me well. They’ve given me the values that I have. They’ve made me the man that I am today. Mom and Dad, I love you and thank you for everything.
I’d also like to thank my wife. She’s my other rock. She’s the love of my life and without her helping me on the campaign team, being there with me every day, I don’t know where I’d be. I’d like to thank her as well.
Thanks to all of you for being with us here today. I look forward to the next four years.
Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.
