Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. Based on last term's mid- term review, when this agenda item came up, I did not want to see a mid-term review happen again. I say this because although I was an ordinary Member and did pose questions to the Cabinet Members, I did not see anything really come out of that whole process except for the fact that Members really raked the Ministers over the coals a few times over. It was a very unpleasant experience from where I was sitting as an ordinary Member. I had really serious concerns about it. We have to really look at the purpose of this mid-term review. Is it to take out Ministers? It is used to take a close look at what Cabinet is doing, what direction it's going? The last time around, I think it was an attempt to try to take some Ministers out. It was a very unpleasant experience.

Last week, during the first meetings of the new Legislative Assembly Members, there was a lot of discussion about the spirit of cooperation, working together and not doing what the last Assembly did. One of my concerns was this mid-term review. What I'm hearing here today is that the Members are supporting this mid-term review but under certain conditions. Originally, I was totally against the mid-term review but after listening to some of the views here, I feel that if this mid-term review is done to strengthen this Legislative Assembly, to improve upon the workings after two years of Cabinet, I would support a mid-term review. However, what some of the Members are saying is to do it under the Territorial Leadership Committee rather than in the Legislative Assembly itself.

I would like to add to what one of the honourable Members said here and that is there is a proposed new committee structure here that will hopefully be designed to have a closer working relationship between the Cabinet Members and ordinary Members in trying to address some of the serious problems that we face here today and over the next four years. Perhaps with the new proposed committee structure there may not be a real need to have a mid-term review.

Further, another honourable Member mentioned that every day that the House sits the Ministers are under review and that Members have the opportunity to question any Cabinet Members on any topic that they feel they have concerns about. The Premier's job would be to make sure that the Cabinet runs cohesively and as a collective unit to try to do the best they can. In this light, there is a review process every day that this House sits.

My view now is that the mid-term review, if it's handled under certain conditions and for a specific purpose other than trying to take Members out, I would be inclined to support such a motion. Mahsi, Mr. Chairman.