Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This motion is very much in line with my entire life philosophy of improving government for the people we serve. I have been fighting my entire adult life for the betterment of Black, brown, and Indigenous people. As a chief in leadership and now as an MLA, I firmly believe that anything is possible if we work together to make change. Change must come from the top. Change must be felt from the bottom. Only then, we have made a difference.
Racism takes many different forms, especially in government. Gaps in cultural barriers have always been a problem. Affirmative action and the procurement policy are prime examples of bureaucratic systemic racism. This has to change. Only then, we will make a difference. Mr. Speaker, I would like a recorded vote on this motion. Thank you.
Thank you, Member for Thebacha. The motion is in order. To the motion. The Member has requested a recorded vote.
The Member for Thebacha, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
All those opposed, please rise. All those abstaining, please rise.
The Member for Yellowknife South, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Hay River North.
The results of the recorded vote: 10 in favour, 0 opposed, 7 abstentions. The motion is carried.
---Carried
