Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In following my routine and in respect to a Member’s statement, the first day of every session will always be paying respect to the people who have passed away and their families and friends in my riding of Nunakput.
Mr. Speaker, since the last sitting of the Assembly there have been many deaths in our community, in our region. Tuktoyaktuk has experienced all of the losses. Today I give condolences to the family and friends of Jean Komeak and condolences to Jimmy and family; to Donna Steen and to her children, Charlene, Nicole, and William; to Christina Noksana, condolences to David and family; and to Kyler Jacobson, condolences to Jim Jacobson and his mother Mavis Adjun and family. The community of Tuktoyaktuk is close knit. The loss of one is deeply impacted by all of us, but the loss of four in such a short time has been much more difficult for all of us.
Mr. Speaker, I wish to give condolences to all of the people in the Northwest Territories who have lost loved ones in the past few months. Our thoughts and prayers are with your families. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.
