Madam Speaker, I live in northwest B.C. and call that place home, and I can say that it is more than a few people who are concerned about the divisions and the conflict that have been created.
For eight years I served as the mayor of Smithers and, having worked in local government, I can assure the member that employment, economic development, and the vitality and prosperity of our communities are of utmost importance and a priority for me. We get there by working together, and we get there in the spirit of respect.
There is a lot of uncertainty right now, and none of that uncertainty contributes in a good way toward the kind of benefits that the member for Edmonton Mill Woods is talking about. We need to get to a better place.