Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform the House that on January 12, 13 and 14, I participated in the Nunavut leaders summit with the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. This meeting was held in Iqaluit, the future capital of Nunavut.
All parties involved in the Nunavut political accord left the meeting confident that a great deal of work was accomplished.
Tough decisions were made, including the number of seats in the legislative assembly, the number of education and health boards, the creation of a single trial court and staffing of headquarter positions for the new Nunavut government.
I congratulate the participants of that summit, particularly the interim commissioner and his staff and the Nunavut implementation commission for a productive and positive meeting.