Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am also pleased to speak in favour of this motion, although I would like to make some remarks in relation to an issue that both Mr. Bell and myself raised in our campaigns.
This issue was the subject of some attention during the course of the campaign and the days leading up to our business here this morning, Mr. Chair. The commitment that we all have is to seek ways to improve government, to evolve our young democracy, and to build on the strengths of our consensus system. The process we had been exploring was to transfer the authority to choose the Cabinet from the Assembly as a whole to the Premier. The value and the merit of that idea, from my perspective, Mr. Chair, was to create a better, more cohesive relationship between the Premier and the Cabinet.
I would reflect on Mr. Bell's comments that, while the discussions we had were very constructive and vigorous, it related more to a process than to the issue itself.
The requirement that many Members had in order to consider this idea more fully was to take it back to their constituencies, and to hopefully look at this and other ideas in the future that will help us create a better government and ensure evolution in the way we deliver our service.
Therefore, Mr. Chair, I am pleased to speak in favour of this motion. I would like to thank my colleagues for giving this idea due consideration and for their openness in considering this and other ideas in the future. Thank you.