The background context for domain name dispute resolution is that we have a system, a domain name system, which is very much in evolution. So in particular I refer to the expansion of the domain name space by the addition of new generic top level domains, you know, like what is to the right of the dot, like dot com, and what is not associated with a country like dot ch, you know. So we have this extraordinary expansion that is going on overseen by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Sign Names and Numbers. They received over 1,930, nearly 2,000 applications for around 1,400 new top level domains. And they've started the rollout of that process and they have delegated or authorised the operation of 160 new so far, so far, 160. So that is going to have an impact which is likely to be significant on trademark protection. Exact nature of the impact we are unsure of at this stage, but it is likely to be significant and disruptive. So the second thing that I wanted to perhaps point out is that one of the things that our arbitration and mediation centre of which Eric is the director does, one of the things is it has overseen the administration of something called a legal rights objection procedure and that is a procedure which has been available for any trademark owner to contest the award of a new generic top level domain. So if someone were to register dot Coca-Cola or were to apply for dot Coca-Cola or was not Coca-Cola Corporation, that's the sort of situation we're dealing with. And WIPO very successfully administered 69 cases relating to contested new generic top level domains and we can give you more details about that if you would like. The third thing I would say is that we also continue to administer the Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure, UDRP, which deals with trademark owners contesting the use, registration and use of a second level domain so that's what's to the left of the dot, so Microsoft dot com, so that part. And there in 2013 we administered or we received 2,585 cases. That was a decline in the number of cases from the preceding year. However, a case can concern more than one domain name and the actual number of domain names in those cases rose by 22%. So it increased significantly. I think that's all I'll say. There's a lot more detail in the press release and we're happy to talk about it. Any questions? Excuse me. It's a very subtle question. Could you elaborate on these generic names? What are the names that are coming as a rise and that are being asked to be registered by WIPO that appears to be new and that most people don't know? Sure, thank you. As the Director General mentioned, the total outlay is that applications were received by the authority for the domain name system called ICANN in a total number of something like 1900 or so. But those 1900s were actually for 1400 unique top levels, unique strings as they say. That means that among the applicants there were some that were trying to compete, that were competing for obtaining the rights to exploit the same top level. So in the end you're looking at a maximum potential expansion now of 1400 new top levels. ICANN is going through this approval process for these new top levels, which includes, for example, the legal rights objection procedure which the Director General just mentioned. And as the Director General also mentioned to the best of our knowledge, which comes essentially from ICANN, something like 160 less than 200 have been approved out of those, let's say, 1400 as of more or less early March. We have, I believe, included a reference for you to a web location which is actually on ICANN's own website. On that website you will find, first of all, all of the 1400 applied for strings, or if you like, also the 1900 distinct applicants. And secondly you will find also a more or less up to date running total of the domains as they become approved, including the 160 that we just mentioned. Can you give examples? Yes, we can. To which domains they are related. For example, COM relates more to commercial, to businesses, to countries, I don't know. Yes, well it's... Exactly. It's pretty much everything under the sun, so to say. So it's always a little bit hard to single out some from under the sun. But if you look at only, if you will only look at the list of the ones that have been approved, then the first thing to note is that those domains will not all be in the same sort of Roman script that I would recognize. But there are also top level strings, domains that will be in Arabic, that are in Chinese, Mandarin, that are in Japanese, that are in Cyrillic, and so on and so forth. And that is perhaps one comment to make first off, because it shows again the internationalization of the expansion of the top levels beyond the fact that every domain by definition spreads across the border. So that's one thing up front. And there are examples for this, for example on the list here I see a Chinese term for the word world. I see a Chinese term for the word agencies and institutions, for organization, which is in fact the Chinese equivalent for .org. There's Russian for .org. .org as you know is one of the existing domains. The list goes on in other category that I can single out is geographical terms. We have here on the approved list .Köln, which is Cologne, the city in Germany. We have .Okinawa. I believe that probably .Tokyo or Berlin are already in here as well. I have to check that it's on the list. It would be on the list. That's the second category that I think is remarkable. A third category would be in fact trademarks themselves. So for example I believe that there's the Korean equivalent for .Samsung. There is yes .Berlin is on the list by the way. .Wien, that's the German word for Vienna as you would know. There are quite a few trademarks among the 1400s. And you'll find them in this list. Let me see if I can... There is .Tienda. So that's another category. I think it's an important category because first of all I think that their total number among the 1400 is over a third. So that in itself also is going to be having some impact on the way that the domain system is being perceived and used by itself. And then the fourth category, not in that order because it's quite possibly the most important in number, are domains which are intended to be used for their generic, for their dictionary meaning. And the list is full of that. You'll see .Bit, B-I-D, .Vote. You'll see .Best, you'll see .Dating, all random examples, .Flights, .Cards, .Football, the list goes on. That's the category of domains, the latter. That comes closest to what you mentioned, which is for example .Com. Yes, Francis, can you elaborate? You said this new inflow of the top level of the domain will have a significant impact on trademarks and it will also be disrupted. Can you elaborate why? Has it got to do with what? Well, I think the principal reason is that the opportunity to use this use of trademarks expands exponentially. So there is no filtering procedure for obtaining a domain name registration. It's an automatic procedure. So you can go on and in a matter of seconds, you know, obtain a domain name registration and there is no governmental or other authority that examines that to see whether it conflicts with a trademark. And when you multiply the number of possibilities for registering domain names so that you can't register it just in .Com where it may have been taken by a trademark owner that you can register it across 1400 or 2000 or 10,000 or 50,000 different domains, you increase the opportunity for registrations by persons who are not authorized to use the trademark. I think it's as simple as that. And that brings with it the attendant inconvenience of a much greater burden of surveillance on the part of trademark owners. So instead of looking at what new registrations there are in .Com, for example, they have to look at it across 1400 or 2000 or however many there are. And so this will influence, no doubt, the way in which trademark owners approach the whole question of the protection of their trademarks in the domain name space. You know, just how many resources can they devote to surveillance or monitoring of allegedly infringing domain name registrations becomes the question for them. What sort of strategies do they adopt? Do they try to register their trademark in every single new domain, 1400 or 2000 or whatever it might be? Do they oppose every single allegedly infringing trademark registration? You know, I think these are really difficult questions of strategy for trademark owners in this evolving and expanding space. If I may have followed up to this screen that the ICANN process is badly managed because they're in charge of this and... Well, I'm not saying that. That's the expectation here. I think that what one can say is that trademark owners are very concerned about the impact that this expansion will have on branding systems. The first question was the same as John's. Perhaps to adapt it slightly. You seem to be saying there's a lot of disruption. This isn't actually a particularly positive thing. So why has this been done? What's the point of that? Well, I can't answer that. ICANN has to answer that one. They're the ones that are promoting this and who are doing it, overseeing it. So I'm not sure what the answer to that is. But can you say anything positive about that? Without saying why they didn't? Well, let's say that the DNS does not exist just for branding. Its principal purpose in life is a navigational system on the internet which will help users to navigate and find their way around the internet. So that's its principal purpose in life. So presumably their reasons for expanding relate to improving navigational capacity on the internet. What we're concerned with is the side effect of the impact that that has on identifying systems or branding systems that are used by consumers for their interaction with commerce. Jean-Pierre, one end down. Did you try to prevent this from happening? I think that you'll find that a lot of trademark owners and owners associations have expressed concern to ICANN. And what we have done is we don't consider it to be our business to take a position on the navigational system or internet governance, but our position is to try to ensure that intellectual property is respected on the internet in the same way as it's respected in the physical world. And so we have expressed our concern that appropriate procedures, simple procedures exist to enable trademark owners to protect their trademarks. I was wondering, Francis, but first of all, Eric, answer this. Will the White House Center's role in dealing with these new disputes in which GTL is being acted the same as it is currently? Or does that change in any way? Does your role change at all? I imagine you'll be sharing and exist now with other centers, there'll be other centers which can offer arbitration. And I was wondering, when do you expect this wave to break in terms of new disputes involving these new GTL teams? I mean, you've had 160 grants, and none of them are operating as far as I know. I'm not sure that's correct enough. But when will these become operational and when do you expect the first wave to use the fun flooding? Well, thank you, Dan. Of course, much of what we discuss in this and other issues is somewhat speculative, but first maybe let's go to what do we do today and what have we been traditionally doing on the main names in terms of cases and where might it go? The UDP, established on the initiative, actually, of WAPO, has been running now since December 1999. Which is when WAPO received the first case. And we've done more than 28,000 of those cases through today, covering more than 50,000 domain names, as the Director-General noted. That is an activity that will continue also for the new domains. So every single one of these new up to 1400 will also be subject to the possibility for traffic owners to keep filing a UDP case. Number one. Number two, we actually have begun now to receive the first cases under the UDP in relation to the first of these newly approved domains. I think one of them is referred to, but not by name in the press release, but I'm happy to give you the name. The first case that was received among any provider, as far as we can tell, in relation to new domains under the UDP is relating to the word canyon, the registration canyon, like the grant canyon, canyon.bike. And on the website of WIPO, you'll find it, you can search for it under that name, or you can search for it under the case number 2014-0206. So that makes it the 206th case of this year. And that case was filed by a trademark owner from Germany against an individual who I believe is based in the Netherlands. And we expect a decision in that case, a UDP decision to come out in that case, probably in the course of next week. Since then... Yes, well, it's the first case, and it will probably also be the first decision. What's the argument of the contestant? Why is he contesting it? Well, what we do not do is, we do not post complaints, and we do not post responses in the case. So what I can say is that... But we do post the judgement? Yes. We do post the judgement, and that will... Now, but what is the person contesting the registration? Yeah, I understand. So why are we not, you know, normally in a position on any case that is pending to say, okay, this is exactly what this party says, and this is what that party defends with. First of all, as the Director-General notes, once the decision is out, that will essentially, of course, summarise and discuss the facts and contentions. Number one. Number two... The process is transparent from the beginning, so what is the complaint? Well, the second point is going to say... What he's saying is that actually, before the publication of the judgement, all that you have is the case. Yeah, but that complaint is not published. Yeah, so why not? Because it's not published until... So the process is not transparent from the beginning? I wouldn't say that. I mean, the judgement puts out all the arguments. But the filing should be public from the beginning? Yeah. Okay, let me answer that in this way. First of all, of course, this is not a court. It's an alternative to the court, and it adds to it. And it leaves open the court option. Number one. Number two, it is highly transparent in that everything will come out once the decision is there. But there are policy reasons why we do not post people's allegations before that. First of all, because allegations have to be assessed independently. That's a very important point of justice, part of transparency in a sense. Number one. Number two, it is our experience, and we think that's a positive thing, that's not posting too much information about the case upfront, stimulates the chances that the parties will settle. Why will they settle? Because it's an opportunity for them to stay off the internet with whatever the conduct was on either side of the case. So there's a policy reason, too, which actually we think is a healthy one, and what you're actually seeing is that the WIPO settlement rate is more than a quarter of our cases, and that is not a coincidence. So, but having said that, Jo, I think that's the best handle of today, so to speak, on what the allegations of a party in a case like that would be, are the criteria, the substantive test of the UDP itself, which is there is a trademark right, and it is alleged to have been infringed by somebody who took the name on the internet without having rights or legitimate interests of its own. Usually, I say usually, in the way that the owner of the domain and registration will use that domain name to, for example, include links on the page to other unrelated or even competing products. That is kind of the standard scenario that we see in UDP. Yeah? Now, so the UDP, back to Dan, UDP will continue to function and the first cases have come in, Canyon I mentioned, there are two more that have come in in the meantime. One case in relation to the domain dot holdings and another one in relation to the domain dot ventures. And those cases, if you want, the numbers are again 2014 and then 0269 and 0369. Now, how many more cases will we see? That's a mental speculation entirely because, on the one hand, I think what you will see is that as the Director-General has noted, trademark owners will have to be much more focused than they already are in what they will address under their enforcement strategies. There is no shooting at everything that moves in an expanding domain and system, not even today. So that is one, let's say trend that will probably happen. On the other hand, the mere numerical expansion of the registrations as such, of course, will tempt or sometimes force trademark owners to come out and file more cases. So I think you have two countervading, two kind of competing considerations there that make it hard to say which way it will go, I think core considerations. More selectivity, but at the same time probably more need to, in any event still, target certain types of registrations. It's been a long time since I traded with the dispute, but my question is just do you have any means to enforce your decisions? Yes. A short answer. Longer answer. It's a contractual system. Okay, so in order to be accredited by ICANN as a registrar, you have to agree to abide by the results of the dispute resolution procedures of ours or any authorized dispute resolution provider. So we give the decision, the decision is notified to the provider and the provider must respect the terms of its contractual obligation to abide by the dispute. May I just, just combining just one more thought that combines essentially the question that you had earlier with what Dan is mentioning with what Dan has been asking. The question, what has Wipo been doing with ICANN in the face of this expansion. Director General has noted how concerns have been shared. In terms of the policies administered beyond the UDP, there's a new policy that has been established by ICANN essentially on the initiative of Wipo which is called with about a technical term a post-delegation dispute resolution policy and what was that? That is a policy that allows trademark owners going forward to also file cases not just as under the UDP against second level registrations but also against the operators of these new domains. If those operators themselves are thought to stimulate the actively infringed trademark owners in the way that they operate the new top level domain. So the idea of that procedure, although there are many safeguards and conditions that trademark owners will have to meet to be successful in it, but the idea of that procedure is to zoom out a bit from this need to target second level registrations and see whether perhaps certain domains themselves are perhaps contributing in an obvious manner to these infringements that are happening on the second level. So that is an additional mechanism which is in place and where we will see whether we will get cases in that or not. It's going to take time of course because these domains need to become truly operational in the market. Is this Wipo policy position available on your website that you submitted to ICANN? In relation to what? To this new issue on the trademark. I will send to you after this all our correspondence with ICANN which is all on the website and it includes correspondence about this very mechanism.


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Mr. Speaker. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, before I begin my contribution on the Appropriation Bill 2023-2024, I would like to pay tribute Mr. Speaker to the architect of this budget. Mr. Speaker, I am referring to the Member of Parliament for Cassius East, our Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker, he is committed to the cause of advancing the interests and well-being of every solution. Relentless in his pursuit of excellence, brave in the face of adversity, and honest in every sort, word, and deed. With a heart of gold, Mr. Speaker, and a quiet disposition, cognizant that the opportunity to lead St. Lucia was a mammoth task, and that it would be an uphill battle to stay our country back onto a path of prosperity. Yet, Mr. Speaker, while understanding the road ahead was not as easy after examining the state of affairs, he recognized that they inherited an unprecedented depressed economy, sorry, Mr. Speaker. He recognized that he had inherited an unprecedented depressed economy grossly mismanaged by his predecessor. During last year, Mr. Speaker, he has had to tackle the economic challenges confronting our country with our calmness, our thoroughness, and professional analytic vigor, which these times demand. Working with him, Mr. Speaker, as his apprentice, and I use the word apprentice because I'm learning, Mr. Speaker, to contain our inherited debt burdens, to shield our people from imported and rising inflationary prices, to ride the turbulent economic waters that destiny has called upon him to come. He has, for me, been a lesson in the art of effective leadership. I thank you, Member of Parliament for Cassius East, Prime Minister of our beloved country, for your example, for your guidance, for your counseling, and I pledge my unwavering support as we continue to put the people of St. Lucia first. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the member for Sousel, in his contribution, made some references to the youth economy, Mr. Speaker, and he made the point as to why it is that we needed to create another agency. And I thought it would only be right, Mr. Speaker, that I put it in specific contexts. He's correct, Mr. Speaker. There are other existing initiatives, like the boost, the gateways to global careers, the Small Business Development Centre, the St. Lucia Youth Business Trust, and the SLDB Youth Enterprise Equity Fund. But, Mr. Speaker, what we recognize of all of those is that some sections of our society will not be enriched. I'll give you an example, Mr. Speaker. And he mentioned specifically boost, Mr. Speaker, of the hundreds of applications that were received and found support. Nineteen came from castries, ten from grossly, five from Viewfort, three from Souffre, and two from Antlery Canaries. The point is, Mr. Speaker, the youth economy is meant to capture those who don't have what we would call the BACA or the name or the collateral, Mr. Speaker. So the youth economy is targeting specifically those who have not been able, Mr. Speaker, to benefit from those existing training programs or existing initiatives to help with the young people of this country. Mr. Speaker, he also went on to make another point with regards to health and why it is that we thought it was necessary to include, Mr. Speaker, the 50 cents levy, 50 percent increase on the tobacco, Mr. Speaker. And I wanted to just read a little excerpt from a report with regards to the State of our healthcare in San Ocean, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the reason for the specific concern is that we recognize that rising NDC burden has been responsible for increasing the mobility and mortality and reducing productivity, eroding our human capital and increasing healthcare costs. San Ocean, Mr. Speaker, like many other Caribbean islands, is experiencing both a demographic and epidemiological transition that are marked by an ageing population and a triple burden of disease, driven mainly by the increase in the chronic non-communicable diseases. The global burden of disease study, Mr. Speaker, estimated that NCDs accounted for approximately 85 percent of all deaths in San Ocean. 85 percent, Mr. Speaker, of all deaths in San Ocean, with the remainder split between injuries, 8 percent, and communicable maternal and neocatal causes at 7 percent. Among the NCDs, Mr. Speaker, the leading causes were cardiovascular disease at 32 percent, cancers at 21 percent, and diabetes, Mr. Speaker, at 9 percent.  In fact, Mr. Speaker, it is estimated that the human capital as the main cause, sorry, it is estimated, Mr. Speaker, that NCDs have a direct impact on human capital as they are the main cause for premature deaths among persons aged between 30 and 69. Mr. Speaker, it is with that backdrop that, before it is necessary, Mr. Speaker, to include, to increase, Mr. Speaker, the cost of tobacco. Mr. Speaker, as we are aware, solutions that to GDP ratio rose sharply during the COVID-19 crisis, increasing by 41 percentage points of 50 percent from the 2019 levels. Mr. Speaker, I would have made that point before at the estimates, but since the member brought it up, I thought it would be important to remind him that the question was not so much so that it was boring or that it was dead. The question was that in terms of our peers in the region, St. Lucia had borrowed two and a half times more than the average country. It's not that we had any issues with the debt or the boring. It's the question is you borrowed two and a half times more than any of the peers in the region. So I hope that takes care of two of the concerns that the member for Souzel raised yesterday. Sorry, let me tell you again. So on a comparative basis, this increase was sharper than that posted by other countries in the world. On average, countries worldwide increased their debt as a share of GDP by 9 percentage points over the course of the global pandemic or 16 percent from the 2019 levels. In the region, excluding St. Lucia, countries increased their debt as a share of GDP by 15 percentage points or 21 percent from the 2019 levels, less than half what was posted by St. Lucia. And the World Bank figures, you could find it, it's not me making it up. Critically, Mr. Speaker, at 15 percent of fiscal revenues, the interest burden in St. Lucia is also in the top quintile worldwide, and it's two and a half times the average of other countries in the region. I did not make it up, Bradley. St. Lucia is the only country in the region to have increased the proportion of its budget devoted to interest payments by 2 percentage points during the COVID-19 crisis. And partly due, Mr. Speaker, relatively large share of the debt stock on commercial terms. Leaving aside, Mr. Speaker, a particular other country in the ECCU, which continues to operate in a position of extended arrays and defaults, we are not aware of any of the governmental solutions peers in the region, which have mounting payables or off-balance sheet commitments similar to those of the DFC that we have inherited, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have an open economy. We trade heavily with the international community. Therefore, our biggest, our budget cannot be developed, Mr. Speaker, in isolation, as it must take cognizance of the international developments that are affecting us. It is for this reason, Mr. Speaker, that the global perspective is always presented, albeit the various levels of detail. Mr. Speaker, despite broader reopening of the same large economies, global growth, Mr. Speaker, is estimated to have fallen sharply from 6.2 percent in 2021 to an estimated 3.4 percent in 2022. The global economy, Mr. Speaker, has been adversely affected by the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 lockdowns in China, which has reduced global trade growth. And more recently, Mr. Speaker, the collapse of a prominent bank in certain areas, in certain parts of the world. Mr. Speaker, we saw widespread elevation in commodity prices in 2022, owing to the combination of supply and demand factors resulting in unprecedented levels of inflation. We also witnessed coordinated monetary policy tightening, Mr. Speaker, to curtail rising inflation. This, Mr. Speaker, resulted in steep interest rates increases over the short period of time, resulting in the undesirable effect of eroding the balance sheet of many financial institutions, including banks. Mr. Speaker, while the increase in interest rates dampened activity, there was an easing of the supply chain bottlenecks, falling oil prices as energy markets adjusted faster than expected to the shock from the Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Speaker, I'll take a brief look at our major global trading partners. And I'll comment to the United States where growth, Mr. Speaker, is estimated to have slowed down from 5.9 percent in 2021 to 2 percent in 2022. High-level, Mr. Speaker, of headline inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to raise its key interest rates steeply seven times between 2022 and 2023, from a range of 0 percent to 0.2.5 percent at the end of 2021, to a range of 4.75 to 5 percent in March 2023. The highest level, Mr. Speaker, in 15 years. Mr. Speaker, inflation picked at 9.1 percent in June. However, the inflation was 8.1 percent in 2022. Mr. Speaker, jobs growth was the second strongest on record with 4.5 million jobs added in 2022. Unemployment, Mr. Speaker, near historic lows, deepened to 3.5 percent in December 2022 and made plentiful job opportunities as the demand for new hires exceeded the supply of available workers. Mr. Speaker, in the case of Canada, despite global issues and uncertainty, as a commodity exporter, Canada's economy, Mr. Speaker, proved resilient in 2022. It was not as negatively affected as many other countries by the war in Ukraine, registering a growth rate of 3.5 percent in 2022, all bit lower than the 5 percent in 2021. In the United Kingdom, Mr. Speaker, the economy continued to recover by growing by 4.1 percent in 2022, after posting growth of 7.6 percent in 2021. However, Mr. Speaker, the UK economy remains the only major advanced economy that has not yet fully recovered to its pre-pandemic level. Amid political uncertainty, fears over recession, the British pound fell to its lowest level in decades in late September, followed by a partial recovery thereafter. Mr. Speaker, I will then now move to the original picture. Mr. Speaker, the curriculum region experienced a more vibrant pace of economic recovery from the COVID-19 induced sharp downturn in 2020. Amid another external shock with considerable elevated commodity prices, estimates show, Mr. Speaker, that most carry-come countries recorded positive economic growth in 2022, driven by strong performances in the energy sector in emerging commodity exporting country, Guyana, and the continued rebound in tourist arrivals, in tourism-dependent economies with the full lifting of COVID-19-related restrictions. Guyana, St. Lucia, and Barbados recorded the highest growth rates, while the lowest rates were registered in Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Speaker, amidst the challenges and uncertainty in the external economic environment, St. Lucia's economy is forecast to continue on its growth trajectory this year. The forecast is that, Mr. Speaker, it will expand in the range of 3.3 to 4 percent following a year-on-year growth of a projected 15 percent in 2022, which has been now revised, Mr. Speaker, to 18.1 percent. Mr. Speaker, this outlook is mostly predicted and spurred by the prospects for the lead tourism sector. The momentum towards full and sustained recovery in tourism from the sharp downturn in 2020 is expected to continue with the sector expanding at a decelerated or moderated pace relative to 2021 and 2022. Mr. Speaker, despite the reduced air lift, partly related to the shortage of flight crew and the deteriorating economic conditions in major source markets, stayover arrivals are projected to increase by about 5 to 9 percent in 2023. Due to a continued demand for travel, encouraged by more relaxed protocols, marketing efforts conducted in major source markets. Mr. Speaker, the planned public investments in health, road, and other infrastructure are expected to boost construction activity in 2023 and beyond, as well as enhance the economy's long-term potential for growth. Ongoing a new private investment in hotel tourism plant in 2023 and subsequent years are also expected to broaden the economy's productive capacity with positive knock-on effects on the other support sector businesses and create new employment, further to a pick-up in works on the West Coast road rehabilitation project. The government is embarking on recommencement of the construction at the San Jude Hospital and Mr. Speaker, the Euroneure International Airport, all bid Mr. Speaker in a different format. Further, Mr. Speaker, under both arrangements, works are expected to start on the grossly police headquarters, the grossly police headquarters, the Souffre Hospital, and the halls of justice. Under major private sector construction, works continue on the Marriott Hotel, Mr. Speaker, works on the Dreams and Joyty Hotel, and the possible commencement of the Hyatt Hotel in Sozel, Mr. Speaker. While consumer prices are expected to remain elevated, inflationary pressures have begun to ease. I expected to continue in 2023, but at a moderated pace, high prices would raise, Mr. Speaker, the business costs and limit consumer purchasing power, with a dampening effect on the forecasted growth trajectory. Spending on imports, Mr. Speaker, is expected to rise further, owing to continued inflation and the anticipated expansion in economic activity. Mr. Speaker, the fiscal position is expected to deteriorate one second, slightly as capital expenditure picks up in 2023-2024. However, Mr. Speaker, public debt to GDP ratio is forecasted to decrease further to around 77%. The domestic economy, Mr. Speaker, faces a significant amount of challenges, interrelated risk in 2023, and in the medium term, given the high level of certainty in the global economy. As a tourism dependent economy, there is a likelihood, Mr. Speaker, for lower growth in the domestic economy at this final stage of its recovery from COVID-19 pandemic. A resurgence, Mr. Speaker, of COVID-19 cases in China and the rest of Asia could stall China's recovery and set back the progress made in addressing global supply chains. A prolonged and escalated war in Ukraine, Mr. Speaker, would dampen growth outlook and exert upward pressure on food and other commodity prices worldwide. Mr. Speaker, more aggressive monetary policy tightening by the central banks with additional interest rate increases in advanced economies to combat inflation, may weaken growth outcomes and raise the risk of a global recession. Moderate to major natural disasters, Mr. Speaker, including flooding from heavy rains, storms and hurricanes, could derail the growth effort and reduce the level of economic activity in Senusha. Mr. Speaker, fuel is not the only commodity that saw significant increases in prices in the last financial year. The price of flour, Mr. Speaker, despite our subsidy did increase significantly and the government was left with no choice but to absorb the prices for a period by selling to bakers at a deeply subsidized price. Mr. Speaker, as a result of selling wheat and whole wheat flour to bakers at a subsidized price, the government spent approximately $6.5 million, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are all aware that the citizen security and safety has a significant impact on the overall quality of life of a nation. Hence, Mr. Speaker, we stand by the premise of creating a safe and secure Senusha. Mr. Speaker, this will be done through a strategic holistic approach by way of collaborative efforts on the various law enforcement agencies. Mr. Speaker, this will require the cooperation of the citizenry to accomplish this feat of curtailing the scourge of criminal activity on the island. Through the implementation of targeted actions, campaigns, programs and policies, and the provision of the necessary sources, we will endeavor, Mr. Speaker, to foster a safer and more secure environment for citizens and visitors to this island. To this end, Mr. Speaker, we will focus on improving the working conditions and efficiency in operations. Also, Mr. Speaker, the repairs and maintenance to various police facilities will be advanced during this financial year. These include, Mr. Speaker, and first on the list, scanners, Mr. Speaker, MECU, REACHFOR and the Marsha police stations. Mr. Speaker, works on the refurbishment of the drug squad building will look to be completed. Additionally, to enhance resource capacity and improve response time and patrols, the current fleet of vehicles will be augmented. Specialized equipment will also be procured for system efficiency. Mr. Speaker, in the promotion of road safety and aiming to reduce the number of road fatalities and also lessen the burden on emergency response personnel. Special equipment, Mr. Speaker, will be procured for the traffic management unit. This will include radar guns, ATVs, bicycles and other vehicles, Mr. Speaker. We will also see the establishment of an impound lot for the unit. Mr. Speaker, a lot has been said about justice. There is, Mr. Speaker, a significant backlog in cases. The rise in criminal activity and the limited legal aid services are all factors which contributed to the erosion of the effecting vests of the legal system. Mr. Speaker, the system was further strained during the COVID-19 pandemic, where the hearing of some cases had to be postponed during that time. Mr. Speaker, with the introduction of the Swift Justice Initiative, we envisage a reduction in the backlog of criminal cases by augmenting technical and administrative support to the High Court. We anticipate, Mr. Speaker, that through enhancing the capacity of the court system, case processing can be reduced to at least one to two years. Mr. Speaker, a lot has been said about the Coroner's Court and the Sheriff's Office. Mr. Speaker, and I'm sure the member for Babono did go into greater detail during a contribution, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to just have a little conversation about strengthening our health outcomes. Mr. Speaker, it has been established that the health of a people determines the wealth of a nation. It is, again, this backdrop. Sinusha continues to advance the primary healthcare approach as the main development strategy for improving health outcomes. Gains in key indicators, such as high rates of immunization coverage, decreased incidence of communicable diseases, improvements in the nutritional status of children, expansion of health and social services, increased life expectancy, and improvements to physical infrastructure are factors that have been realized. Mr. Speaker, universal health coverage has been the overarching framework guiding the work of the Ministry of Health. It is premised on the principles of universality of access, affordability, quality and equity. In essence, Mr. Speaker, it is a commitment in ensuring that the population has access to appropriate quality health services without compromising their financial status. To date, the UHC unit has been staffed and is focused on coordinating and setting up the necessary mechanisms required to implement UHC. This implementation, Mr. Speaker, will be carried out in incremental steps over time. In this regard, the first step, Mr. Speaker, will include the program for mother and child health services, which will be launched in the first quarter of this financial year. This initiative, Mr. Speaker, is intended to cover the service coverage gap, which exists in primary healthcare, such as laboratory investigations, as well as diagnostics for expectant mothers. Additionally, the performance-based financing pilot, Mr. Speaker, under the health strengthening project funded by the World Bank, will also serve as part of the first phase of the UHC, in bridging the service gap in primary health care for diabetes and hypertension, and embedding a culture of linking finance to patient outcomes and results. Another aspect of the first phase of the UHC implementation, Mr. Speaker, is the registration of the population into a health information system and the issuance of a health card. Discussions have been ongoing with key stakeholders, including the health management information unit, both at the primary care and hospital level. Further, a communications plan for the UHC has been developed, which will be targeting different pockets of the population using different methods. There are also plans to engage local celebrities as advocates for the UHC and to launch a logo and brand competition. A public survey has also been launched to garner the public's knowledge and expectations of the UHC, which will be utilized to inform the development of the necessary regulations. Mr. Speaker, the member for Viford North spoke yesterday about the establishment of the Cassius Urban Polyclinic. I will not go over what he has already said. Mr. Speaker, the social sector is faced with a myriad of challenges, coupled with the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, which has further exacerbated the overwhelming pressure to deliver on social services to the vulnerable and marginalizing our society. Nonetheless, Mr. Speaker, efforts continue to continue in reforming the assistance program and enhancing equity, efficiency, and transparency in the delivery of social protection services here in Salosha. In our relentless efforts to develop suitable programs to manage our aging population, the Home Caregivers Program is one such initiative, Mr. Speaker, which provides much needed care to older and disabled persons who are otherwise unable to care for themselves. Under the program, Mr. Speaker, training and certification of the caregivers is an ongoing process in order to provide quality care, enhanced capacity, and also provide the necessary skillsets that can be used elsewhere. Mr. Speaker, as the country has been experiencing some heightened criminal activity, we will endeavor to pursue social initiatives which will act as preventative mechanisms to curb this ongoing situation. The social intervention, Mr. Speaker, was therefore designed to respond to the escalation of incidents of criminal activity in communities around Salosha. The project includes, Mr. Speaker, advocacy and public education and campaigns, parenting and family interventions, councilor services, strengthening of the community-based organizations, strengthening the mentorship division in communities, training and capacity building in social crime prevention, and the implementation of basic life and employability initiatives, such as the TVET and business skills. The project is designed to be community-driven and implemented at the community level to receive the greatest impact. Mr. Speaker, there is another community-driven project which was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Speaker, we have seen it fit to resume this initiative to combat social ills and ensure that we protect some of the most vulnerable children. The program I'm referring to, Mr. Speaker, is the after-school program. This program, Mr. Speaker, will include the reopening of 16 centers island-wide, namely in Fuwashou, Monripo, Wilton's Yard, Marsha, Babodo, Moshi, Cicero, Bele, Soufretown, Forsajak, Reunion, Sojal, Belby, Vifort, Vifortown, Rosodracmel, Cannes and OJ, Labre. Programming over the three days a week will be offered, Mr. Speaker. The centers will provide a safe environment which constructs the development of children and youth by engaging them in meaningful activities after school hours. Programming such as life skills, arts and craft, homework assistance, psychosocial support, agriculture, music, as well as one meal per session will be provided, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, infrastructure development will continue to feature in this and other budget policy statements of this government as we address the aging face of our country. Mr. Speaker, for the fiscal year 2023-2024, while planning for major road projects such as the Shock to Rosy Highway expansion and the feeder and agriculture road rehabilitation project phase two, we will proceed to continue undertaking the building of resilience into the road network and increase maintenance of public assets. In addition, Mr. Speaker, to the continuation of the Millennium Highway and West Coast Road reconstruction project, priority will also be given to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of other roads, rivers and water cost maintenance, bridges and culverts, slope stabilization and community road development. Mr. Speaker, the formulation of the infrastructure 2030 plan will see the review of all government's infrastructure assets to identify gaps in existing sectoral infrastructure plans and assessing policies and regulations which govern these sectors. To date, Mr. Speaker, stakeholder engagement has commenced taking a critical look at major challenges and gaps hampering infrastructure development, including financing and other constraints. Thus far, Mr. Speaker, a consultant has been contracted to develop the plan. On completion, Mr. Speaker, the infrastructure 2030 plan is expected to be congruent with the sustainable development goals, the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, as well as our medium-term development strategy. Mr. Speaker, Wilkes will also comment on the West Coast Reconstruction Project, which, Mr. Speaker, to my delight is, Mr. Speaker, the construction of the road between Kalle Sack and Souffre, which also includes the replacement of the Ansari Bridge. Mr. Speaker, this project is scheduled for completion by December 2024, and significant progress has been made thus far. As a matter of fact, last week, Mr. Speaker, there was a meeting in Ansari with the affected residents who will be affected by the relocation of the bridge. The only five families, Mr. Speaker, they have gone on and chosen the the replacement accommodation. They have agreed to facilitate any other requirements that the government requires access to their property, and they are very happy, Mr. Speaker, for the new bridge in Ansari. Mr. Speaker, work on this project is expected to identify and contracts on the remaining lots have already been signed. So the Kalle Sack to Ansari Bridge, Mr. Speaker, the Ansari Bridge, the Ansari to Canaries Bridge, and the Canaries to Souffre Road, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the objective of this intervention is to significantly improve the quality and the road network in the country by enhancing and upgrading as well as increasing road bearing capacity. This will result in shorter commuting times and reduce vehicle maintenance costs to road users. During the last fiscal year, Mr. Speaker, 208 metres of road was rehabilitated. For this fiscal, a total of four million dollars has been budgeted, Mr. Speaker. The Grosley Highway and secondary road improvement, Mr. Speaker, is also on the agenda and will be funded by the Caribbean Development Bank, co-financed by OPEC Fund for International Development, and the Q8 Fund for Arab Economic Development, Mr. Speaker. The Grosley Police Station, Mr. Speaker. The Grosley Police Station, Mr. Speaker, in September of last year, the Bolt Agreement with Naipro for the construction of the Grosley Police Station was signed. Once again, Mr. Speaker, we have made good on our promise to commence construction of the new divisional police headquarters in Grosley during this financial year at an estimated cost of 35 million dollars. Mr. Speaker, for the Eurona International Airport Redevelopment Project, we will seek to upgrade the footprint of the HIE infrastructure and ecosystem at the airport, not to stand in, Mr. Speaker, taking into consideration the findings and recommendations of the cabinet appointed, the review committee for the project. The decision was taken, Mr. Speaker, to proceed with the redevelopment of HIE. However, a reduced scope, Mr. Speaker, will be deployed in relation to the terminal buildings, to the terminal building size. Hence, the construction of the air traffic control tower will commence during this fiscal year with completion airmarked for 18 months thereafter. This new air traffic control tower, Mr. Speaker, will be more than a hundred feet, providing optimum airfield surveillance. Under the World Bank Caribbean Air Transport Connectivity Project, the St. Lucia Air Antipodes Authority, through establishing a dedicated project implementation unit, seeks to improve the runway safety and resilience of HIE, modernize its air navigation system, strengthen its institutional capacity, and develop its contingent emergency response. For the aerodrome rescue, Mr. Speaker, and firefighting facility, the consultancy for design and supervision has been completed. A contract will soon be awarded with the works underway in the short term. Further to this, Mr. Speaker, the official signing of the runway rehabilitation consultancy of the Danish firm was successfully completed in December 2022, with preliminary investigations and meetings well underway. Another aspect is that of personnel, Mr. Speaker. Within such critical sectors exist a myriad of skills and abilities that are necessary not only for compliance, but also for innovation and further development in the business of both air and seaports. Against this backdrop, Slasplas already commenced a full-scale people optimization program. This affirms the organization's effort to improve infrastructure and build a human resource component that will allow for greater efficiencies. Talent management, standard certification, and comprehensive systems will be the outcomes of these efforts. Mr. Speaker, as you know a lot has been said about St. Jude's. The government, Mr. Speaker, has given its commitment to deliver the St. Jude's Hospital as an ultimate priority to the people of the South in the shortest possible time. To this end, Mr. Speaker, after much review, we have decided to return to the original structures for the hospital. Currently, Mr. Speaker, the cleaning, sanitization, fencing works has commenced and will be followed by the refurbishment works of the structures for which this year approval has been obtained. These activities will occur simultaneously, Mr. Speaker, with the design review modifications required for this year approval and for the necessary construction and refurbishment works to be carried out in pursuit of a fast-paced construction schedule. An amount, Mr. Speaker, of $32.75 million has been allocated in this year's budget for this project. Mr. Speaker, whatever is good for Souffre is always good for the people of Antwery County. The people of Souffre and Environments have long awaited this new facility, Mr. Speaker, to replace the existing one, which is deemed to vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. This new hospital, Mr. Speaker, will allow for effective operation of a well-resourced and functional medical facility in this part of the island. This facility, Mr. Speaker, will be a Level 4 health facility which will allow for overnight observation and short stays for non-critical patients. Such an initiative, Mr. Speaker, is also critical for the community and neighboring communities. Given its involvement in the tourism sector, the facility is expected to be constructed through a design finance construct arrangement and will be located along this half of Louis Street in Souffrentown. Mr. Speaker, we have allocated $2 million in this budget for the commencement of this project. Construction of a new fire service at Quarters, Mr. Speaker. This initiative, Mr. Speaker, will commence the process of a new fire service at Quarters in the city. The current location of the fire service at Quarters, Mr. Speaker, near the Cassius River constantly places the fire service at risk of flooding during the hurricane season. This may, therefore, inhibit the department's ability to respond to emergencies in the event of a natural disaster. The intention, therefore, Mr. Speaker, is to relocate the fire headquarters to Manuel Street to allow for entrance and exit to the building in either direction. Mr. Speaker, in pursuit of accelerating the pace of digital transformation in San Jose, I'm bridging the existing gap. In the number of, I'm bridging the existing gap. In number of electronic services being offered to the citizenry, we have endeavored to achieve the following, Mr. Speaker. To date, the introduction of a digital government services plan, DigiGov, within the Division of Transport, the Ministry of Health and Civil Status Registry has led the way, Mr. Speaker, in advancing government's digital agenda for the delivery of online services, which has resulted in the following. A reduction, Mr. Speaker, in the processing times for drivers-related services from three months to 10 business days within the Division of Transport. The issuance and verification of COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates by the Ministry of Health. The availability of both and death certificates online. Mr. Speaker, phase three of DigiGov is now scheduled to be deployed and will focus on the services of the registry of companies and intellectual property. The successful rollout of the online business registry will allow individuals and businesses the convenience of conducting names such as reservations, business registration, and the application for tax account and national insurance numbers, among others. GINET, Mr. Speaker, another aim of the government is to increase in access to the broadband world island-wide for the development of the wireless LAN area network in public areas to enable locals and visitors to house free or low-cost internet access. This initiative, Mr. Speaker, will be continued under the government island-wide GINET project, Mr. Speaker. For this upcoming year, we anticipate the completion of installation of 20 more sites and 45 wireless access points around Sanusha, in addition to 32 sites and 92 wireless points which have already been completed under the project. Additionally, Mr. Speaker, with the impetus of putting people first and leaving no one behind, we are partnered with Flow for the home communications relief bundle for the provision of low-cost ICD services to approximately 5,000 low-income households. Mr. Speaker, data for decision-making is very important to any developing country. Information plays a vital role, Mr. Speaker, in evidence-based decision-making. This means, Mr. Speaker, that the decisions made should be rooted in reliable data in order to make decisions that are understandable, accessible and sustainable. It is therefore important to create an avenue in which the data available for decision-making is valid, reliable, precise and timely. This would, Mr. Speaker, allow for the implementation of better policies for sustained social and economic development. In this regard, this initiative seeks to improve the capacity of the Central Statistical Office to produce and publicly disseminate statistical data in a timely manner, Mr. Speaker, to allow for evidence-based policy-making at both the country and regional levels. To date, the data collection phase of the 2022 Population and Housing Census is in progress with an enumeration coverage rate of approximately 60%. We therefore employ the remaining 40% to cooperate in the provision of data required, Mr. Speaker, in order to make sound evidence-based decisions to the benefit of all citizens. Mr. Speaker, cognizant of the skills and experience that confront our youth, the government seeks to make the business environment less bureaucratic for the youth of this country and allow them the opportunity to transform hobbies into entrepreneurship and skills into businesses. It is against this backdrop, Mr. Speaker, the newly constituted youth economy agency aims to carve out a unique space in the general economic system for youth entrepreneurship, as well as business growth for providing resources to young people to create sustainable livelihoods for business development, finance, marketing support, as well as training and mentorship. This, Mr. Speaker, will provide an avenue for young people with our special interests in certain lengths of economic activity, such as sports, music entertainment, designing the creative economy, cultural activities, digital economy, arts, Mr. Speaker, agriculture, the blue economy, among others. Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, venture capital facilities, grants unknowns, will be allotted for workable projects. That's time, Mr. Speaker, the Board of Directors for the new agency has been appointed and is mandated to set the strategic priorities, objectives, performance targets, and organizational policies to inform the youth economy strategic plan. The Board is also currently conducting a recruitment and selection exercise to find the best fit for its Secretariat. In addition, Mr. Speaker, office space has been identified for the agency and it's currently been retrofitted to commend serving the young people of St. Lucia immediately upon completion. We envisage, Mr. Speaker, that the agency will address priority issues as follows, provide the necessary incentives and opportunities for young people to pursue their dreams, create a new enterprise culture, and reduce the constraints that young people face in accessing credit and finance and the availability of support services. Cater to young individuals and provide venture capital facilities, grants and loans for their projects. Provide an avenue for young people who have special interests in certain lines of economic activity. Attract, Mr. Speaker, and integrate rural youth and urban at-risk youth. The immediate outcomes for the advancement of the objectives of the youth economy, Mr. Speaker, will include access to economic opportunities, business facilitation, technology and institutional infrastructure, ecosystem for youth advocacy, and development. In this year's budget, Mr. Speaker, a total of four million has been allocated towards this development. The minister for tourism has not spoken, so I'm not going to spend any more time. I'll allow him to discuss his goodies for tourism. But I will just make mention of one particular one, Mr. Speaker, because of a specific interest in my constituency. The OECS Regional Tourism Competitiveness Project, Mr. Speaker, we have seen a rescoping of the activities which was done after an assessment of tourism development priorities for rebuilding the tourism industry. In this upcoming fiscal year, Mr. Speaker, we anticipate the commencement of key civil works. This alignment of activities will correspond with the policies of sustainable tourism through community and heritage tourism development. For the foreign activities under this project, the architectural designs and supporting technical specifications for the associated civil works are currently ongoing, and in some cases, finalized. In the case of the canaries, market and restaurant, Mr. Speaker, work has already commenced. But the cash-free market container boxback, the social craft center rehabilitation, the marigold waterfront redevelopment, and Sfere Bay Lookout, Bakai Bridge Park, Grossely Bridge Park Development, Soufere Old Trafford Project, concessionary project goods. But in the case of canaries, Mr. Speaker, as I said previously, work has already commenced on the construction of our market and restaurant. Mr. Speaker, we now focus on aspects related to our cultural heritage emerging from the pandemic period. This year's Cannibal Celebration is intended to showcase the resurgence of community cannibals, including calypso competition, pageants, stillpants, and junior cannibals. Mr. Speaker, and Sfere canaries will also be taking part, not so much so in jazz, but we will certainly be looking forward to having our own nasal cannibal with the assistance of the Minister for Tourism. Mr. Speaker, although the agricultural sector has been beset with a number of persistent challenges, it continues to play a vital role in our socioeconomic development as a nation by way of economic gains through exporting food and nutrition security and poverty reduction through stable livelihoods for the people of this nation. Notwithstanding that we are currently facing a crisis, unlike we have seen before, encountering rising food import prices, struck by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, further amplified, Mr. Speaker, by the Ukraine war, while enduring high cost of production and navigating climate disruptions. However, Mr. Speaker, we have a number for answering canaries. You have 10 minutes left. Member of the Treasury Central. Mr. Speaker, I wish to invoke standing order 3210 to permit the member for answering canaries an extra 15 minutes to conclude his presentation. Members, the question is that standing order 3210 being invoked to allow the member for answering canaries an additional 15 minutes in which to conclude his presentation. And I'll put the question as many as that opinion, say aye. As many as the country opinion, say no. I think the ayes have it, the ayes have it. Mr. Speaker, most importantly of all, Mr. Speaker, most important of all, Mr. Speaker, most important of all is the the blue economy, Mr. Speaker. In recognition of the sustainable management and protection of Sinusha's expensive ocean space, extensive ocean space, and associated marine and coastal resources as key drivers of economic growth, job creation and diversification, the ambition of the blue economy in the Caribbean project will seek to build on existing policy measures that promote the sustainable and integrated use of marine resources while preserving the health of our ocean ecosystem. By strengthening the sustainability and competitiveness of three critical interconnected sectors, namely tourism, fisheries and agriculture, and waste management. Mr. Speaker, we anticipate great accomplishments in this area. Mr. Speaker, Sinusha's high level of economic, social, environmental, and climate vulnerability, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing Ukraine war, and climate disruption, national disasters. We made a major concern for this government. We are cognizant of the fact that matters such as food security is quickly becoming a critical concern as they continue to be a spike in the food prices, which brings to the forefront the matter of ability of food. Mr. Speaker, I will turn very briefly to housing. We, Mr. Speaker, have made arrangements for the lands, hopefully, in Jackmel, in Moscow, and also in Belvedere, in Canaries, Mr. Speaker. But I allow the minister for housing to delve more into that, but we are looking forward, Mr. Speaker, to our fair share of housing, Mr. Speaker, in the constituency of Ansari Canaries. Mr. Speaker, the government has a number of funding options available to finance the 2023-2024 budget. For the fiscal year, Mr. Speaker, expenditure will be financed from a mixture of recurring revenue, capital revenue, grants, loans, strategy bills, and bonds. This government, Mr. Speaker, has examined the available financing options with a view to select the most fiscally prudent package, Mr. Speaker. There are many external shocks which at any time can affect St. Lucia and the wider Caribbean region, such as pandemics, wars, and price shocks. Among others, as we have all experienced, this government, Mr. Speaker, will continue to be physically responsible by avoiding the wastage of funds and seek to mitigate against those external shocks with every mechanism available. We are a government with a conscience and we will ensure that this country, Mr. Speaker, remains on a sustainable path now and in the future. We will demonstrate this by our record of our fiscal targets, other economic indicators, such as the primary and currency policies. We will ensure, Mr. Speaker, that we take the advice of our technical staff and support organizations to achieve these goals. Mr. Speaker, this government has given the favorable year-end outlook of the 2023. Examine the policies guiding the collection of revenue and we'll introduce some policy adjustments intended to enhance our revenue and give us the necessary fiscal space that will assist in times of emergency. Mr. Speaker, this government is strongly of the view that in normal times we should not have to borrow to fund operations of government. The current operations of government have to be financed by the revenue that we generate. Additionally, Mr. Speaker, and ideally, we should endeavor to fund part of our capital expenditure with the remainder of our so-pluses on the current account. Mr. Speaker, this is what countries that are serious about fiscal responsibility do. Mr. Speaker, the government will remain on the path of being trustworthy and will continue its bilateral arrangements with friendly governments and organizations to seek grand funding to fund policies for the benefit of the people of Senutia. Mr. Speaker, for our embassies and partners, we will continue to forge new partnerships, negotiate new bilateral agreements on the basis of mutual cooperation. Mr.  My thanks, Mr. Speaker, and gratitude to them knows no bounds. Since that time, Mr. Speaker, I have dedicated my life to serving them, to serving my constituents, and the people of Senutia. This has been a period of learning and many a valuable lesson have been learned. I have, Mr. Speaker, and continue to fully immerse myself in working towards fulfilling the promises made to put them first. Though, Mr. Speaker, you acknowledge, they acknowledge, Mr. Speaker, the constituency is receiving much less attention from this government. You rightly have and continue to demand that I make myself more available to you. Amidst all of you have exercised your patience, I do recognize your demands are from a genuine and selfless concern for your constituency. And again, Mr. Speaker, I thank you. I pledge that this 2023-24 financial year to fully engage even more all sectors of our community, our councils and development committees, our schools and PTAs, our religious groups, our youth and sporting groups, our farmers, our farmers and fisherfolk, our transportation sector, our citizens, and special needs projects. Mr. Speaker, I have gone very fondly of keeping my secrets that have been given. But, Mr. Speaker, just to just give a quick note as to some of the activities that have taken place and are about to take place in the constituency of Ansari Canaries. Mr. Speaker, as the minister for sports indicated yesterday, we now have lights, we now have lights on the altar of our court, Mr. Speaker, which we never had before. A consultancy, Mr. Speaker, is underway to help us, for once and for all, deal with the issues of the Ansari fish fry, Mr. Speaker. As you know, Mr. Speaker, it has been an off and on start and stop process for some years. And clearly, Mr. Speaker, we have not gotten it right in the past. So we have decided, Mr. Speaker, to engage a consultant, Mr. Speaker, to give us the bare bolts of what is necessary to make it a very viable and successful endeavor. This time, Mr. Speaker, when it recommends is, it's going to recommend to stay and not recommend to start shortly after. Mr. Speaker, the Vanna Venus link road, Mr. Speaker, is almost complete. And we expect the official opening ceremony to take place very shortly. The bridge in Ansari, Mr. Speaker, has been replaced. We have the market, as I mentioned earlier, in Canaries. Relief, Mr. Speaker, is also underway for the residents of Tetsime. Relief, Mr. Speaker, for the Delago Road. The Canaries Police Station, Mr. Speaker, having been slated down for repairs, is also, Mr. Speaker, a beneficiary of a vehicle, which was never the case before. There's a smatting of the Ansari Wellness Center, which we are about to do. There is the solarization, Mr. Speaker, of the fishing port and fishing area in Ansari. With the savings, Mr. Speaker, will go towards creating a fund for fishermen to access upon retirement or when they want to send their children to school. The library, Mr. Speaker, is also in Canaries, has also been renovated. The new library, Mr. Speaker, has been done at the Ansari Primary School. And the member for Ocasio's office has said to me, he's going to help me with my steel plan shed in Canaries, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, above all, Mr. Speaker, the Millet Court, Mr. Speaker, will be upgraded. And finally, Mr. Speaker, through all the shenanigans, Jack Mill, Mr. Speaker, will finally receive their lights for the field, Mr. Speaker. That's right. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the time. And I look forward, Mr. Speaker, to continuing to serve my constituency and my country, despite all the noise, Mr. Speaker. The idea when you decide to become a member of parliament in my mind was to get the work done for the people of your constituency. We are not going to pretend to support them, like we did with the case of my constituent playing football overseas, where the member for Miku South attempted to take benefit for that. But he was reordered very appropriately by the mother. That, Mr. Speaker, only happened because of the member for Ocasio's East, the prime minister, who made available to us, Mr. Speaker, the ability to assist our constituents on specific matters. And for that, Mr. Speaker, again, I thank him, and I thank you, and I thank you all. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.


Seventy, the professional does not give his power away to others. The dictionary defines icon as an article, a relic, say that once belonged to a saint or a holy man, that serves as an object of worship. A person can be an icon. When we make someone into an icon, we give away our power. We say to ourselves unconsciously, this person possesses qualities I wish I possessed. Or I will worship this person in the hope that that quality will wear off on me, or I will acquire that quality by virtue of my proximity to this mentor, sensei, lover, teacher, hero. In my experience, when we project a quality or virtue onto another human being, we ourselves almost always already possess that quality, but we are afraid to embrace and to live that truth. The amateur is an acolyte, a groupie. The professional may seek instruction or wisdom from one who is further along in mastery than he, but he does so without surrendering his self-sovereignty.


Hello everyone and welcome back to enter the ether the new podcast That's all about the upcoming third-person MOBA ethereal clash of souls I'm your host the man goose joining me as always as my friend and co-host jelly knees. How you doing jelly? I'm great man goose How are you? Was that the jelly guns? Always gotta rock the jelly guns Right old man. How was your week? Oh, it's been crazy stressful, but I'm happy to be here Same here same here. We need to get this game. So I have an escape I don't have an escape anymore. I need something to take me out of the real world Well, we could enter the ether if it would ever come out, you know, so exactly oh on brand on brand right on So this week what we're gonna be talking about are the voice lines specifically We're gonna try and guess some of the abilities from the voice lines. They didn't leave us a lot to go on some of them I think they straight up just gave us the ability names in the voice line They just didn't tell us what they were. So of course you guys if you have any ideas what you think the abilities are Please let us know in the comments below But let's not get into it now I wrote down a whole bunch of the voice lines the ones that interested me in particular Jelly at any point if you have one two that you want to throw in of course feel free to do so But um, let's start off with the ultimates and the first ultimate we have is zero He says you will be judged No, what I gather from that is that it's a single target ultimate ability that's going to be offensive That's about all we can gather. But I mean you I guess could Refer to a group of people, but you know, usually it just refers to one person So I seem to I think this might be a single target. Um, ultimate. What do you think jelly? I completely agree. I think that you gives that away and that's going to be single target And the way I see this and the kind of the way the line is delivered is it reminds me of I know you don't play league But in league there's a character garen Whose ultimate is that he kind of drops a sword on somebody and smites them for a large trunk of damage more so if they're low health And I think that is probably what we're going to see here for zero is something very similar to that as a because zero is very balance of the scales type deal In my mind right seeing what we've seen and hearing some of the zero's voice lines. That's kind of what I think of um being the So that this you will be judged is kind of that counterweight to that So I think it'll be probably some kind of execute ultimate and that does percent health or something in there of What when I heard the voice line what I thought of was uh terriel from heroes of the storm Which is the blizzard moba and well terriel is also of course from diabolo if you guys have ever played diabolo But um, he's kind of an angelic presence just like uh, like zero and uh, he has an ultimate called judgment where he Flies to one target. Uh deal some damage and stuns them. That's that's kind of what I thought of I just the only thing I think we can really know for for sure And we can't even really know that for sure is that it is a probably a single target ultimate And it um, I think we I think we can definitely 99.9 percent certainly say that it's an offensive ultimate Yep, I would completely agree with that Especially with zero's kind of whole aesthetic of having the sword and gun I don't really see it being some kind of defensive ultimate of any kind based on their their philosophy for designing heroes Right And then uh, let's see grog nark grog nark says no stone left unturned um No stone left unturned Groundy boy kind of a rock guy I would assume this would be some sort of earthquake type thing. What do you think jelly? That was my thought behind it too similar to reinhardt in overwatch Is some kind of cone shaped kind of knockup that'll stun people or something among those lines Uh, especially knowing so he's a berserker so he moves rocks He's already going to be able to move and position rocks based on the class ability So I think that just escalating that to a more widespread thing that could knock people up or trap them in stone or something like that Would be a good ability for him Right. Yeah, he's uh, yeah, he's a berserker I think that'd be really cool Hopefully, you know, it'd be really cool is if it went through multiple levels Oh, that'd be rad level and it went all the way down through the bottom.   What do you think of that? I think because we know his the whole deal is that he's got like split personality There's a term for it in the lore that I can't remember suddenly um But that there's going to be some kind of Both of his forms are going to attack at the same time So whether that be double auto damage or some kind of you do an auto and some magic damage with it or something like that That's what I see this as is them coming together to fight together on some in some way right Yeah, the only thing I can really gather is definitely a self buff ultimate Like two as one we know that he's Got got his weird shadow that he talks to in his voice lines So, uh, yeah, I think that's definitely a self buff style ultimate Unless who knows it could be that you take a teammate and the two of you come together and now you have all your abilities One person controls abilities one person controls movement Chug all And then nicolai says coming at you live No idea what that could be personally it could be a buff for his team It could be a debuff for the enemy team. It could be damage. It could literally a charm. It could be anything Maybe he literally comes at you You know Yeah, you can't really gather anything from that when we do know that nicolai is a support So it very well could be like a team wide buff or or something, but no idea from the voice line Maybe it's a move speed increase So that it's a wide move speed increase so that he's Rocking out and motivating everyone to charge forward or something like that That would be pretty good. Especially if it offered a attack speed too. Oh, that'd be great. You didn't attack speed on it. That'd be crazy And then uh calia playtime is over Jelly, what do you think of that? I have no idea to be honest Knowing that she's a nine-tailed fox Right, there's I assume you could go through some of the lore of nine-tailed foxes and probably find something But it's it's the word playtime that is messing with me here if it was like Uh, your reign is over or something like that. I'd be like, okay. Maybe I could extrapolate further But it's the playtime that I just is messing with me here Well, I mean you could tell from the rest of her voice lines that she is very playful playful like Just her attitude is very carefree. Um I don't know if she's a mage so Probably some kind of aoe is what I'm gonna say probably that that much is probably true That's all that's all I got This one this one really confused me as well lia the uh one of the sky slayers We blossom as one Nature-based, but I have no idea what we blossom as one could be So I know lia's kind of lore Is that she was born from a tree Because of her deity So that in my mind that the blossom is being born her being born from the tree that she's kind of trying to associate with that So maybe it's a but she's not a support. So maybe it's a revive. Maybe she could revive somebody born out of a tree or something or I don't know that one's weird Because you can't even like that's what gets me to If she was a support that line would make perfect sense because it would be a support style to go along with a support style ultimate But I mean nothing says that a sky slayer can't have a supporting ultimate, but it just seems strange. Yeah And typically you see that if the the junglers which being the sky slayers Are going to have support of ultimates. It's usually a stun of some kind or some kind of uh Chained cc between uh the enemy team and I just don't see this line associating with either of those concepts Maybe she picked somebody up and flies with them. Maybe it's kind of like we were talking about kind of cool She can pick up a teammate and fly along for a little bit that kind of rad actually It would be neat Um, see malware. I think this one I think this one's kind of obvious. Yeah trapped in my reality Um, I think it'll be a lot like remnants ultimate and paragon 100 percent especially knowing malware comes from a more like Technological reality that it's different from the plane that we're going to be on That's trapped in his reality. He's just going to open a portal shove somebody through it and duke it out 1v1 Which I love that's one of my favorite ultimates that you see in mobas Because it's the true 1v1. It's like, okay, you and me. Let's go. No team to help you out right now. We're proving this Hopefully they can make it work because Epic never made it work with revenant. It never functioned the way that I well, maybe it's my fault for misinterpreting But no, they did they did pretty clearly say in his hero reveal that it was going to be a one versus one fight Yeah, the way they did it was weird It was always you could be affected by other stuff And that wasn't because they wanted his ultimate to be that way. That's because they couldn't get his ultimate to function In the way they wanted it to Well, and hopefully malware's ultimate is just like revenant's ultimate, but it works My understanding of ultimates like that is that when those characters are in play You're basically rendering a second version of the playfield at the same time That when they cast that ultimate it's whoever they cast on and them are going to that second version of the playfield So it's removing them, but it's not at the same time It's a it's from what I understand very complicated on a coding side to get that to work correctly So it's I can't imagine the undertaking that they're going through if that's really what it is They probably need a whole new server and everything And I mean that would that wouldn't just be that wouldn't be very cost efficient to have two servers for one game No, I assume it's but they also said that they are rendering. They want it to be Easier to play than paragon was Or at the same level at the very least So that's a hard metric to fit and I think that was part of paragon's problem with revenant Is that that game took so much resources that to then have a character that has to separate those resources from each other Is a lot to do and over instantaneous at the same time I guess we'll find out So malaya you made me do this I have me do this It sounds like it's some kind of returning of damage In my mind that she'll build up damage over time. It's the it's kind of the like Uh, stop hitting yourself kind of return Yeah, so she builds up damage over time presses her ultimate and returns it all to somebody That you made me do this That's uh, that's a keen observation here. I didn't even think of that I was just thinking because she's an assassin that it's definitely, uh, You know a single target focused ultimate I didn't even think so far is that you made me do this implies that She actually You know Reflects damage to people in a way or stores it up and then Part of the reason I think of that as well is that we've seen that Concept art with her having that shield or whatever it is around her And I'm thinking that those two things are related So the shield in some way is gathering the damage that she then returns to somebody else Oh, that would be badass I like that good good good call jelly knees Uh marina this one's not the one that could be just about anything She is a support. She says hurricane marina hurricane marina Yep Clever voice line, I guess but uh doesn't really tell us anything This could mean literally about the ultimate She she changes the weather of the game to be rainy and maybe she gets bonuses from it or She heals her team or she like, I don't Is this acid rain? Is she pouring acid rain on the other team? Is she healing her team? Is she what is this? Are she causing a flood? Maybe that's what it is. She does like a tidal wave effect that it's a hurricane So there's the flooding. I don't know it could literally be anything Yeah Yeah, that's another one. We're just clueless on Uh, how about the next one's jelly knees you want to read those off? Yeah, so we've got noxus with let the light in Let the light in in my mind. This is going to be some kind of She's a light based character, of course, so that's important, but she's going to Do like a burst attack of some kind as her ultimate In that it's it's the final let the light in come on. We're doing this right now So it's I don't know that that's literally my best guess on this one Yeah I was thinking it could be something it would be sort of a self buffing ultimate Since she functions with light maybe let the light in she Okay, use yourself with light or something like that. I didn't think about that at all, but that that could be entirely possible Again, I like that not enough really to go one The only one that's that really tells us exactly what it is is malware with trapped in my realities Everyone else is just a guess at best. Yeah Then we've got tallows with get down Which is very interesting to me because I wonder if that ability could affect his own team Because that's normally what you would say you don't say get down to your enemies Exactly. And so it's the unless it's like a He's telling them to get knocked down or something like he's Maybe this maybe this will be that earthquake ability or the the earth shatter ability that knocks people down Or up or whatever it may be but to me this feels like it's something that could affect both sides So you have to coordinate with your tallows to make sure he's going to cast it And not affect your team but only affect the other team, right? uh Yeah, I mean now that you say that that kind of It makes me think of intervene As a warrior in world of warcraft, which is the ability where you charge to somebody and take any damage that they were going to take Maybe that's what it could be. He always get down charges to a target and then Takes any damage that they would take because he is of the night class, which are the tanks of ethereal He doesn't have a shield though Is my thought because they're so adamant about designing characters and using the equipment that they've been given He's only got his big axe and according to his lore. He used to have a shield that he got rid of So really I don't know if that's Going to work for him like a defensive ability like that you'd think of a shield or something Granted his axe is pretty big. Maybe he's just gonna hold the axe out in front of him and use that as A shield in this case, but take it on the jaw man Yeah, I don't know if this could go either way Yeah, I could it really could Interesting interesting and then a run So everything you know is about to burn Everything you know is gonna be some kind of flamethrower attack Yeah, I feel like that's it's the burn that says that but his lore in the background is that he Is basically like a devil Created as a weapon to hunt down the heralds of other deities So zero or talos or people like that So I'm very interested to see If his lore ties into that at all if he's more fire based Because when you look at Iran is his art or his character model, he's very rock. He's He's solid rock and I don't see fire as his main Source so it's interesting that he's going to burn people with his ultimate Yeah, he's got the flaming red eyes, but that's about it as far as fire to do with him So I wonder if we're going to see more Fire abilities out of Iran Than just his ultimate It would be cool. I hope he breathes the fire Be pretty rad Or a fire breathing Iran All right.  She's charming you that's a pretty obvious I think I think for me for that khalia is going to have some kind of charm ability Yeah, that's very that's why I wrote that one down. Yeah, it's very in lore for a nine-tailed fox as well Yeah In almost every game that has a nine-tailed fox they have a charm ability at the same time So it seems like there's a consistency here that I don't see why they would not follow Yeah, I that that's why I wrote that down. It definitely makes it I mean, it's it's xcl's line, but it definitely makes leaves you to believe that khalia is gonna be able to charm people She is quite charming Out of all the voice lines, I'm gonna I'm gonna stop here real quick out of all the voice lines Hers are my favorite as far as how well their voice acted agreed I think pairs did an amazing Job with that. Um, if you guys want to check out pairs, she has a youtube channel called fluffy and trying her best I think it's called. Oh, I'll link it down in the description. But yeah, um She did an amazing amazing job with khalia. Just the right amount of spunk It's probably not everybody's cup of tea because she's kind of a like an annoying child, but They wanted an annoying child and that's what they got and it sounded like she was having fun with it Yes, exactly It really sounded like she was into it Which is makes sense. I mean, that's why I think on their current website If you go to that initial page where you have to click to enter It's a khalia voice line that plays because I think they are aware that her voice lines just sound so good and so much fun That it makes you excited to listen to them right 100 and then another one when leah encounters malware She sounds very horrified. This was a very well-acted voice line as well She says you are you are not of this world and uh, I think that implies because we know From the website and the lore that we've been given that there's various worlds in the ethereal universe some of them are technologically advanced Some of them are very natural some of them are heavens like some of them are hellish But uh, it really sounds and leah is definitely of the natural part But what it really sounds like malware is not anything of the universe at all like Leah would know Of the other worlds and their technological advancements and such But it even it seems like malware is even outside of that sort of scope of Of uh of understanding for leah, which I think is really cool. I did too and malware Is cybernetic he it's not that he got cybernetic enhancements like that's part of his being From the images that we've seen that's what I that's the feeling I get from that So I feel like that's going to be an entire world of people Or of creatures that are not just cybernetically enhanced. They are biological machines basically Yeah, which I think is going to be a cool concept to explore Yeah, I'm really looking forward to malware. I'm not much for ADCs, but malware seems really fun. It doesn't matter if his ultimate if we're right about his ultimate you can just 1v1 somebody It's just you with them. No problem But that's where I fail jelly I'm a team player. I do not do well on my own Then we have a uh joke from xeol where he plays rock paper scissors with his shadow Which I think is kind of neat. I think that lends a lot of um Uh lends a lot to that character because his Shadow is just blood thirsty and vicious and he seems more of a kind of an innocent um Kind of good sort of guy and just the thought of those two just played rock paper scissors with each other I think is kind of funny. Well, the interesting thing about the shadow is if I remember correctly about the lore Is that it's explained that that shadow is a disease Really, I don't remember seeing that I'm I feel like that's what I saw. Maybe I'm wrong But I if I remember correctly it was it but between malaya and his lore you can kind of Maybe Make the logical gap that he has this disease malaya talks about I think it's her mother gets this split personality disease And to me that sounds very similar to xcl's shadow Right and knowing that they're related as well Is an important thing for that. Maybe it's genetic. Maybe there's there's more to it that we don't know about But to me so it's interesting that this is a disease that maybe xcl has risen above to me it sounds like some kind of form of um Alzheimer's But it's you're splitting your personality into two separate forms and those are fighting for control And the the two is one line and this joke of him playing with his shadow. Maybe he's come to like an agreement with either side Uh that they are more comfortable with each other or something among those lines Which I I'm super stoked to see him just for more about his lower side than anything else Because I think he's a very interesting character He is going down that route I'm more excited about his sweet sweet abs Uh, move on. Uh, they have some actual ability names in the voice lines. Um, marina has several voice lines for something called ebb and flow Which is uh, a lot of the voice lines have to do with Seems like dousing people with water really but in a good way And knowing she's got a trident and she's kind of mermaid like Not without the tail, but she's kind of got that vibe about her that would make sense that it's all water based Evan flow could be anything Yeah, I mean ebb and flow means give and take really So my thought all the voice lines seem to be just giving My thought process behind that is that she might take health from an enemy and give it to an ally Hmm Ooh, that would be awesome Just knowing she's a support so that would fit it gives her a heal that she can use Um fits with a theming of ebb and flow like that's but that's the best thing I have for it In that regard How about telos Jolenees So he's got voice lines for frenzy is what it is called in the the videos that he's got and that to me seems like some kind of frenzied ability he's gonna do more damage or attack faster or something among those lines For probably uh, I don't think it's an ultimate ability. Well, we know it's not as his ultimate ability It was the get down Right But so I'm not sure if this will be a passive ability that maybe every certain amount of auto attacks He goes into a frenzy or if he builds up enough auto attacks in a row He goes into frenzy or if this will be a full-fledged ability for it or not either Yeah, that's the only that's the thing I could think of is it's definitely some sort of self buff where he Probably attack speed. I got it. He'll just be Boris. We'll just give him Boris's cue or he runs at somebody Gains attack speed gains moves speed and damage Problem solved. Yeah, that'd be great on a tank And that's all I had written down jelly Did you have any voice lines you wanted to talk about? Those are really the big ones that I saw too in those videos that those were the ones that I think gave the best perspective on the ability Possible plus the little things like the jokes and the ability name that you saw I think um Like I said, I think callias are the best um voice acted no offense to the other voice actors They all did a great job. Just that one struck me is particularly good I think the best lines though are a ron's a ron has some really great voice lines if you If you haven't heard them in a while go back and listen to them because they're just They're awesome And I think it's really easy for a character like that to overdo the effects on his voice And I don't feel like that was done at all with a ron I feel like they're they're right in that balance where it's a good effect, but it's not overdone Yeah, uh tricolor did a great job. Mm-hmm there He kills it like rock talks voice. You can hear like rocks rumbling and background every every time he talks The weird thing to me seeing tricolor baby birds chirping. Yep. The weird thing seeing tricolor's work It feels like somebody who's been in the industry for 30 years doing like the little details like that And he's relatively young like it just it blows my mind Just it makes me feel like what am I doing that I I can't do things like this Oh, I've just never devoted myself something as thoroughly As a tricolor has And he makes like voice lines for league voice packs for league just on his own He does all these things that I'm just like I'm sitting here not doing any of those things Right Uh, he's also um, he's assisting with uh project stamina with their voice lines. Oh, is he I didn't know that busy busy b Good for him Yeah Hope it uh, I hope it works out for him. I hope it uh ends up. I hope he ends up eventually making money Yep Don't we all I mean this whole team I hope they all eventually start making money Truly because they put so much work into this And seeing the design team and all of the art that they've created and the just the concepts of all of this I hope it succeeds for them all into the future for sure It's something we talked about earlier this week. We were saying, um, you know They'll probably do a kickstarter or something like that eventually the most games do but they need to Come out with um with gameplay before they do any sort of kickstarter or ask for any kind of money So I think as I put it it'll be a shit storm starter rather than a kickstarter if they uh Try to ask for money without showing us some gameplay. Absolutely. I couldn't agree with more with you because it's At this point it's been long enough. We should have some kind of proof of concept For people to to back the project for people that have been part of the community to back the project I guess I should say There are people out there that'll back it no no matter what what they do, but hopefully we get to see something attached with it other than Uh, they I know that they're working on a website update other than the website update I hope we see more than that Um to help prove that this is something that's happening to those people that don't believe something's happening I mean you and I both know that they're working very hard on this game every day We're but we're in contact with Owen and Kai and people like that And my girlfriend who works on it every day, right? It's it's I'm gonna say you you see it more than I do So it's one of those things where we know it's happening But there are a lot of people that don't and they just are taking our words for it basically So it'd be way better for the community to see something Concrete rather than just have to take people like us as word Or yep, it's happening. It's gonna happen soon I want to see something concrete too.  Oh man, I don't know man Just don't be another core. Just don't be another core. I got a lot of faith in them. I got a lot of faith in them I have seen some behind the scenes stuff and uh Very certain that this game will come out. Well, if it's going to be good or not I have no no freaking idea.  I know you're just as stoked for it for it as I am Absolutely And it's I won't say that the game is going to be anything But it definitely has the potential to be the next big thing. Oh god, yeah And that's I think that's the most exciting thing for me Is that we've been I basically a lot of us in the community are on the ground floor of potentially seeing that happen I'm seeing it like Like I came in the paragon. I wouldn't say late, but Definitely wasn't the first person on the server or anything like that But uh with the theory it could be something bigger and better than paragon and we could be the first people in the servers Something to make smite sweat Yeah, finally Smite needs to sweat.  They really do honestly But uh, I think that's all I got for uh this week jelly. You got anything. No, that's it for me too Anything you want to plug uh twitch tv slash jelly niece, you know Hang out there five nights a week man goose is there a lot of the time Just very chill vibes over there Happy to talk about all things a real plug this week either, but Yeah Yeah, come hang out with us. I'm usually there in the stream. So Hit him up drop him a follow so you can see when he's streaming It will be a serial the second I can The second I can the second they like okay, you can stream. I'll be like, I'm in where where Uh, I can't come into work this week. Sorry Hey, my my truck might just happen to break down that week. Oh darn, you know Just one of those things of life. You can't control it. You can't control But I think that's gonna be it for this week. Thank you for joining us and uh Thanks for joining us as we all prepare to enter the ether for now This is the man goose and jelly niece signing off you guys Have a good one and goose