Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I take this time today to congratulate the newly elected leaders from our municipal communities in the NWT. Elections for mayor and councillors were held on December 12, 2011, and I look forward to meeting the new community leaders in the coming year.
I trust that our territorial and community governments will work positively towards a healthier and stronger territory. I want to extend to all municipalities my best wishes throughout the term and I, again, look forward to meeting and working with all the leaders.
Thank you, Mr. Blake. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Nadli.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker Today I would like to congratulate the leaders that were elected as mayors and councillors of local communities. A community is defined as all the people living in a specific locality, a body of people having an interest in common. While I understand we have public and Aboriginal governments, we all work together on common interests, issues and concerns. Taking a leadership role is a big responsibility, especially in small communities where you have to work 24/7 and be everything to everybody. For these reasons I applaud the people who have taken this step forward to take on these roles.
A Leader Is Often Defined To Have Certain Qualities About Them, Including Vision, Consensus-maker, Communicator, Organizer, Planner, Coordinator, Monitor, But Most Of All Being A Figurehead For Groups And Organizations In Communities. Lao Tzu, A Chinese Taoist Philosopher, Defined Leadership In This Quote: “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.”
Thank you, Mr. Nadli. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.
