Debates of October 24, 2006 (day 14)

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Committee Motion 27-15(5): To Amend The Schedule To Bill 14, Defeated

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that Bill 14 be amended by striking out items 12 to 19 of the appendix and substituting items 12 to 21 as set out in the schedule to this motion.

Madam Chair, I seek unanimous consent to have the schedule to this motion deemed read and printed in Hansard in its entirety. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to have the schedule to the motion be read and printed in Hansard in its entirety. Are there any nays? There are no nays.

12. Behchoko

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 11605 meridian of longitude and the 6253 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 6253 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11555 meridian of longitude; thence south along the 11555 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6249 parallel of latitude; thence west along the 6249 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11605 meridian of longitude; thence north along the 11605 meridian of longitude to the point of commencement.

13. Monfwi

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 65th parallel of latitude and the 120th meridian of longitude; thence south along the 120th meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6215 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 6215 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11420 meridian of longitude; thence north along the 11420 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 622430 parallel of latitude; thence west along the 622430 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11431 meridian of longitude; thence north along the 11431 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6230 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 6230 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11426 meridian of longitude; thence north along the 11426 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6255 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 6255 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11230 meridian of longitude; thence north along the 11230 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the Nunavut-Northwest Territories boundary (Lat. 6530 N; Long. 11230 W); thence northwesterly along that boundary to its intersection with the 11600 meridian of longitude at the 6640 parallel of latitude, approximately; thence south along the 11600 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 65th parallel of latitude; thence west along the 65th parallel of latitude to the point of commencement.

Excluding the electoral district of Behchokö.

14. Weledeh

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 6255 parallel of latitude and the 11426 meridian of longitude; thence south along the 11426 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6230 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 6230 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the centreline of Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4; thence southerly along the centreline of Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4 to its intersection with the westerly production of the northern boundary of Lot 40, Block 308, Plan 3953; thence easterly along that production and continuing along the northern boundary of Lot 40, the easterly boundary of Lot 10, Block 307, Plan 3953, and the easterly boundary of Lot 1090, Plan 2732, to the northwestern corner of a utility rightofway, Plan 621; thence southerly along the western boundary of the utility rightofway to its intersection with the centreline of 44th Street; thence southeasterly along the centreline of 44th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 52nd Avenue; thence southerly along the centreline of 52nd Avenue to its intersection with the northwesterly production of the southwestern boundary of Lot 3, Block 167, Plan 3767; thence southeasterly along that production, the southwestern boundary of Lot 3, the western and southern boundary of Lot 1, Block 91, Plan 3506, the southern boundary of Block 91 remainder, Plan 484, and its easterly production to its intersection with the centreline of School Draw Avenue; thence northerly along the centreline of School Draw Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 44th Street; thence westerly along the centreline of 44th Street to its intersection with the southerly production of the western boundary of Lot 1, Block 93, Plan 482; thence northerly along that production, the western boundary of Lots 1 to 6 and southerly along the eastern boundary of Lot 6 to the northeastern corner of Lot 6; thence northeast in a straight line to the northern corner of Lot 1, Block 94, Plan 482; thence easterly in a straight line to the intersection of that line and the western shore of Great Slave Lake at the 622720 parallel of latitude and the 1142118 meridian of longitude, approximately; thence east along the 622720 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11420 meridian of longitude; thence south along the 11420 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6215 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 6215 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11230 meridian of longitude; thence north along the 11230 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6255 parallel of latitude; thence west along the 6255 parallel of latitude to the point of commencement.

15. Frame Lake

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 11426 meridian of longitude and the 6230 parallel of latitude; thence south along the 11426 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the centreline of Yellowknife Highway No. 3; thence easterly along the centreline of Yellowknife Highway No. 3 to its intersection with the centreline of Old Airport Road; thence southerly to the northwestern corner of Lot 927, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Old Airport Road to the southwest corner of Lot 919, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence easterly along the northern boundary of Cemetery Road to its intersection with the western corner of Lot 906, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence southeasterly along the southwestern boundary of Lot 906, Group 964 to the southern corner of Lot 906, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence westerly in a straight line to the southeast corner of Lot 40, Plan 2043; thence westerly along the southern boundary of Lot 40, Plan 2043 to the southeast corner of Lot 4, Plan 515; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Lots 5, 6 and 7, Plan 515, Lots 8 and 9, Plan 1223, Lots 35 and 36, Plan 1340, Lots 11, 12 and 13, Plan 515, Lots 141 and 142, Plan 1191, Lots 15, 16 and 17, Plan 515 and Lot 42, a limit of Old Airport Road and Lot 1, Block 371, Plan 2249 to the eastern corner of Lot 1, Block 371; thence continuing southeasterly on a production of the eastern limit of Lot 1, Block 371 to its intersection with the shore of Frame Lake; thence southerly, easterly and northerly along the shore of Frame Lake to the northern corner of Lot 2, Block 122, Plan 2015; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Lot 2, Block 122 to the easterly corner of Lot 2, Block 122; thence southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of the centreline of 50th Avenue and the centreline of Reservoir Road; thence south along the centreline of Reservoir Road to its intersection with the centreline of Forrest Drive; thence southerly in a straight line to the northwestern corner of Unit 1, Lot 21, Block 133, Plan C2277; thence southerly along the western boundary of Units 1 to 12 and easterly along the south boundary of Lot 21, Block 133, Plan C2277 to the southeastern corner of Lot 21; thence southeasterly in a straight line to the northwestern corner of Lot 24, Block 133, Plan 3850; thence southerly and easterly along the western and southern boundary of Lot 24 and southern boundary of Lots 1, 2 and 26, Block 146, Plan 863 to the southern corner of Lot 26, Block 146, Plan 863; thence easterly in a straight line to the southwestern corner of Lot 27, Block 146, Plan 863; thence easterly along the southern boundary of Lots 27 and 25, Block 146, Plan 863, and the northeasterly production of the southeastern boundary of Lot 25 to the intersection of that production and the centreline of Con Road; thence northwesterly and northerly along the centreline of Con Road to its intersection with the centreline of 55th Street; thence northwesterly along the centreline of 55th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 51st Avenue; thence northeasterly along the centreline of 51st Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 54th Street; thence northwesterly along the centreline of 54th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 50th Avenue; thence northeasterly along the centreline of 50th Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 53rd Street; thence northwesterly along the centreline of 53rd Street to its intersection with the easterly production of the north boundary of Lots 28 and 29, Block 27, Plan 1388; thence westerly along that production, the northern boundary of Lots 28 and 29, Block 27, Plan 1388, and the northern boundary of Lots 24, 25, and 26, Block 27, Plan 217, to the western corner of Lot 26; thence northwesterly along the northeastern boundary of Lot 1, Block 118, Plan 634 and the northeastern limit of a road rightofway, Plan 634 to the northern corner of that rightofway; thence northeasterly to the western corner of Lot 11, Block 49, Plan 1940; thence along the northern boundary of Lots 11 and 12, Block 49, Plan 1940 and the easterly production of Lot 12, Block 49, Plan 1940, to the intersection of that production and the centreline of Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4; thence northerly along the centreline of Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4 to its intersection with the 6230 parallel of latitude; thence west along the 6230 parallel of latitude to the point of commencement.

16. Range Lake

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 11426 meridian of longitude and the 6230 parallel of latitude; thence south along the 11426 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the centreline of Yellowknife Highway No. 3; thence easterly along the centreline of Yellowknife Highway No. 3 to its intersection with the centreline of Old Airport Road; thence southerly to the northwestern corner of Lot 927, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Old Airport Road to the southwest corner of Lot 919, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence easterly along the northern boundary of Cemetery Road to its intersection with the western corner of Lot 906, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence southeasterly along the southwestern boundary of Lot 906, Group 964 to the southern corner of Lot 906, Group 964, Plan 1005; thence westerly in a straight line to the southeast corner of Lot 40, Plan 2043; thence westerly along the southern boundary of Lot 40, Plan 2043 to the southeast corner of Lot 4, Plan 515; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of Lots 5, 6 and 7, Plan 515, Lots 8 and 9, Plan 1223, Lots 35 and 36, Plan 1340, Lots 11, 12 and 13, Plan 515, Lots 141 and 142, Plan 1191, Lots 15, 16 and 17, Plan 515 and Lot 42 and the northern limit of a short portion of Old Airport Road to the midpoint, said midpoint being the centreline of Old Airport Road; thence southwesterly along the centreline of Old Airport Road to its intersection with the centreline of Range Lake Road; thence southwesterly along the centreline of Range Lake Road to its intersection with the southeasterly production of the northeastern boundary of Lot 6, Block 560, Plan 2108; thence northwesterly along that production and the northeastern boundary of Lot 6 to the northern corner of Lot 6, said point also being on the southern boundary of Lot 971, Plan 1069; thence southwesterly and northwesterly along the southwestern boundary of Lot 971 to the western corner of Lot 971, said point also being the northern point of Lot 6, Block 550, Plan 1971; thence southwesterly and southerly along the northern and western boundary of Lot 6 to the southern corner of Lot 2, Plan 4052; thence westerly and northerly along the boundary of Lot 2 to its intersection with Lot 1048, Plan 2148; thence westerly, northerly, and easterly along the boundary of Lot 1048 to its intersection with Lot 1, Plan 3720; thence northerly, northwesterly, and along a northwesterly production of the western boundary of Lot 1 to its intersection with the centreline of Highway No. 3; thence westerly along the centerline of Highway No. 3 to its intersection with the 11431 meridian of longitude; thence north along the 11431 meridian of longitude to its intersection with the 6230 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 6230 parallel of latitude to the point of commencement.

17. Trappers Lake

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 11431 meridian of longitude and the 622430 parallel of latitude; thence northeasterly in a straight line to the northern corner of Lot 48, Block 553, Plan 3870, said point also being on the southwestern boundary of Lot 6, Block 550, Plan 1971; thence southeasterly along the southwestern boundary of Lot 6, and the southwestern boundary of Lot 31, Block 546, Plan 1799 and northeasterly along the southeastern boundary of Lot 31 to the eastern corner of Lot 31; thence northeasterly to its intersection of the centrelines of each of Balsillie Court and Bagon Drive; thence northerly along the centreline of Bagon Drive to its intersection with the centreline of Hordal Road; thence northeasterly along the centreline of Hordal Road to its intersection with the centreline of Range Lake Road; thence northerly along the centreline of Range Lake Road to its intersection with the southeasterly production of the northeastern boundary of Lot 6, Block 560, Plan 2108; thence northwesterly along that production and the northeastern boundary of Lot 6 to the northern corner of Lot 6, said point also being on the southern boundary of Lot 971, Plan 1069; thence southwesterly and northwesterly along the southwestern boundary of Lot 971 to the western corner of Lot 971, said point also being the northern point of Lot 6, Block 550, Plan 1971; thence southwesterly and southerly along the northern and western boundary of Lot 6 to the southern corner of Lot 2, Plan 4052; thence westerly and northerly along the east boundary of Lot 2 to its intersection with Lot 1048, Plan 2148; thence westerly, northerly and easterly along the boundary of Lot 1048 to its intersection with Lot 1, Plan 3720; thence northerly, northwesterly, and along a northwesterly production of the western boundary of Lot 1 to its intersection with the centreline of Yellowknife Highway No. 3; thence westerly along the centerline of Yellowknife Highway No. 3 to its intersection with the 11431 meridian of longitude; thence south along the 11431 meridian of longitude to the point of commencement.

18. Kam Lake

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 11431 meridian of longitude with the 622430 parallel of latitude; thence northeasterly along a straight line to the northern corner of Lot 48, Block 553, Plan 3870, said point also being on the southwestern boundary of Lot 6, Block 550, Plan 1971; thence southeasterly along the southwestern boundary of Lot 6, and the southwestern boundary of Lot 31, Block 546, Plan 1799 and northeasterly along the southeastern boundary of Lot 31 to the eastern corner of Lot 31; thence northeasterly to the intersection of the centrelines of each of Balsillie Court and Bagon Drive; thence northerly along the centreline of Bagon Drive to its intersection with the centreline of Hordal Road; thence northeasterly along the centreline of Hordal Road to its intersection with the centreline of Range Lake Road; thence northerly along the centreline of Range Lake Road to its intersection with the centreline of Woolgar Avenue; thence southeasterly along the centreline of Woolgar Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of Kam Lake Road; thence southwesterly along the centreline of Kam Lake Road to its intersection with the westerly production of the southern boundary of Lot 2, Block 500, Plan 2144; thence easterly along that production, the southern boundary of Lot 2, the northern boundary of Lot 922, Plan 727, and the southern boundary of Lot 1002, Plan 1296, to a deflection point on the south boundary of Lot 1002; thence southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of the 1142330 meridian of longitude and the 622430 parallel of latitude; thence westerly in a straight line to the point of commencement.

19. Pud Lake

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 11420 meridian of longitude and the 622638 parallel of latitude; thence westerly in a straight line to the intersection of the centreline of Con Road and the northeasterly production of the southeastern boundary of Lot 25, Block 146, Plan 863; thence westerly along that production, the southern boundary of Lots 25 and 27, Block 146, Plan 863, to the southwestern corner of Lot 27; thence westerly in a straight line to the southern corner of Lot 26, Block 146, Plan 863; thence westerly and northerly along the southern boundary of Lots 26, 2 and 1, and the western boundary of Lot 24, Block 133, Plan 3850 to the northwestern corner of Lot 24; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the southeastern corner of Lot 21, Block 133, Plan C2277; thence westerly along the southern boundary of Lot 21 and northerly along the western boundary of Units 12 to 1, Lot 21, Block 133, Plan C2277 to the northwestern corner of Unit 1, Lot 21; thence northerly in a straight line to the intersection of the centreline of Forrest Drive and the centreline of Reservoir Road; thence north along the centreline of Reservoir Road to its intersection with 50th Avenue; thence northwesterly in a straight line to the easterly corner of Lot 2, Block 122, Plan 2015; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of Lot 2 to the northern corner of Lot 2; thence southerly, westerly, and northerly along the shore of Frame Lake to its intersection with a southeasterly production of the eastern limit of Lot 1, Block 371, Plan 2249; thence northwesterly along that production, the north boundary of Lot 1 to the midpoint of the northern limit of a short portion of Old Airport Road, said midpoint being the centreline of Old Airport Road; thence southwesterly along the centreline of Old Airport Road to its intersection with the centreline of Range Lake Road; thence southwesterly along the centreline of Range Lake Road to its intersection with the centreline of Woolgar Avenue; thence southeasterly along the centreline of Woolgar Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of Kam Lake Road; thence southwesterly along the centreline of Kam Lake Road to its intersection with the westerly production of the southern boundary of Lot 2, Block 500, Plan 2144; thence easterly along that production, the southern boundary of Lot 2, the northern boundary of Lot 922, Plan 727, and the southern boundary of Lot 1002, Plan 1296, to a deflection point on the south boundary of Lot 1002; thence southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of the 1142330 meridian of longitude and the 622430 parallel of latitude; thence east along the 622430 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11420 meridian of longitude; thence north in a straight line to the point of commencement.

20. Great Slave

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the 11420 meridian of longitude and the 622638 parallel of latitude; thence westerly in a straight line to the intersection of the centreline of Con Road with a straight line between the most eastern corner of Lot 25, Block 146, Plan 863 and the most southern corner of Lot 1, Block 149, Plan 863; thence northerly and northeasterly along the centreline of Con Road and 53rd Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 54th Street; thence northerly along the centreline of 54th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 52nd Avenue; thence northeasterly along the centreline of 52nd Avenue to its intersection with the northwesterly production of the southwestern boundary of Lot 3, Block 167, Plan 3767; thence southeasterly along that production, the southwestern boundary of Lot 3, the western and southern boundary of Lot 1, Block 91, Plan 3506, the southern boundary of Block 91 remainder, Plan 484, and its easterly production to the intersection of that production and the centreline of School Draw Avenue; thence northerly along the centreline of School Draw Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 44th Street; thence westerly along the centreline of 44th Street to its intersection with the southerly production of the western boundary of Lot 1, Block 93, Plan 482; thence northerly along that production, the western boundary of Lots 1 to 6 and southerly along the eastern boundary of Lot 6 to the northeastern corner of Lot 6; thence northeast in a straight line to the northern corner of Lot 1, Block 94, Plan 482; thence easterly in a straight line to the western shore of Great Slave Lake at the 622720 parallel of latitude and the 1142118 meridian of longitude, approximately; thence east along the 622720 parallel of latitude to its intersection with the 11420 meridian of longitude; thence south along the 11420 meridian of longitude to the point of commencement.

21. Niven Lake

All plans referred to in this description are deposited in the Land Titles Office for the Northwest Territories Land Registration District in Yellowknife.

Consisting of all that portion of the Northwest Territories bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the westerly production of the northern boundary of Lot 40, Block 308, Plan 3953 and the centreline of Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4; thence easterly along that production and continuing along the northern boundary of Lot 40, the easterly boundary of Lot 10, Block 307, Plan 3953, and the easterly boundary of Lot 1090, Plan 2732, to the northwestern corner of a utility rightofway, Plan 621; thence southerly along the western boundary of that rightofway to its intersection with the centreline of 44th Street; thence southeasterly along the centreline of 44th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 52nd Avenue; thence southerly along the centreline of 52nd Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 54th Street; thence southeasterly along the centreline of 54th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 53rd Avenue; thence southwesterly along the centreline of 53rd Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 55th Street; thence northwesterly along the centreline of 55th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 51st Avenue; thence northeasterly along the centreline of 51st Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 54th Street; thence northwesterly along the centreline of 54th Street to its intersection with the centreline of 50th Avenue; thence northeasterly along the centreline of 50th Avenue to its intersection with the centreline of 53rd Street; thence northwesterly along the centreline of 53rd Street to its intersection with the easterly production of the northern boundary of Lots 28 and 29, Block 27, Plan 1388; thence westerly along that production, the northern boundary of Lots 28 and 29, Block 27, Plan 1388, the northern boundary of Lots 24, 25 and 26, Block 27, Plan 217, to the western corner of Lot 26; thence northwesterly along the northeastern boundary of Lot 1, Block 118, Plan 634 and the northeastern limit of a road rightofway, Plan 634, to the northern corner of that rightofway; thence northeasterly to the western corner of Lot 11, Block 49, Plan 1940; thence along the northern boundary of Lots 11 and 12, Block 49, Plan 1940 and the easterly production of Lot 12, Block 49, Plan 1940, to the intersection of that production and the centreline of Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4; thence northerly along the centreline of Ingraham Trail Highway No. 4 to the point of commencement.

Firstly, Madam Chair, let me thank my colleagues for not naying that one. That would have meant I would have had to read 10 pages in of fine print.

Madam Chair, in plain language, this motion that I've put on the floor is suggesting to go back to the recommendation made by the commission, which is suggesting 21 seats in total. Again, Madam Chair, is says one additional seat to Yellowknife and one additional seat to the Monfwi region. That's what this motion means, like I say, in plain language. I'll be supporting this motion. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. To the motion. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Of course, I too will be voting in favour of this amendment. Madam Chair, I will not repeat my comments earlier, but to reiterate what I believe was a good recommendation made to this Assembly by the boundaries commission. It reflects that there are changes going on within our society and our communities and our demographics, and that it is incumbent on us to recognize those and strive to do the best we can to ensure that the idea of proportional representation is done to the best of our ability with the obvious considerations that we have, which we already gave to the commission, of language, of geography, of culture, of distance. These are valid things.

Madam Chair, a resident of Yellowknife recently wrote to Members of the Assembly and has given us a very strong endorsement of the principle of proportional representation. I'm going to quote very briefly from his letter, Madam Chair. He says that, "opponents of a more populously proportional distribution assert that seven Assembly Members are adequate to serve the needs of the Yellowknife's constituents. This is not the issue. The issue is that when the most basic expression of the democratic will is called, and that is a vote by a Member in the Assembly, that people are foremost represented according to a distribution of votes justly reflecting their proportion of numbers in the total population." That is the issue that we're here to defend and that is why I'm going to support the amendment, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. To the motion. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I will be very brief, but I'm thinking that I was not very clear on one aspect, which was that the feedback that I'm getting from my constituents are that there is no need for new Members and I understand that position. It's just that if there is any addition in another area, that the voting parity for the Yellowknife residents have to be increased comparably. So for that reason, I am supporting this motion, as I've said already.

Also, I really believe strongly that this is not an argument about whether or not 19 people represent 42,000 people well, or whether Yellowknife needs seven Members or anything like that. It's not about us here. It's about the voting residents and their relative voting parity, so I just want to clarify that. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. To the motion. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to state that we are leaders and I will not support this motion. We have 19 people. We spoke. For the people I represent, my people in the Sahtu, each time we get on the plane to fly to our small communities we put our life on the line, for our family, for our children and for our people. That's the issue here; providing services and programs for our people. So, Madam Chair, I will not support this motion. The Sahtu region does not see the need for increasing politicians in the Northwest Territories. They want to see an increase in programs and services in the communities. I would ask that you do a recorded vote on this. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. To the motion.

Agreed.