Thank you, Mr. Chair. This puts me in a difficult position. There are conventions that we do. There was a reason for it. We haven't had an opportunity during this session to actually have the reasoning presented to us: why did this come out in the beginning? I'm going to make a guess. The reasoning was probably to ensure that there was balance, equal representation on Cabinet is my guess. I have nothing to confirm that. The Premier and Cabinet has zero vote. There's a lot of say that has zero vote so, in fact, actually, where we sit today with one Yellowknife Minister being taken out is that we only have one Yellowknife Minister who has a vote in Cabinet.

I always look at fairness. If it was a small-community Minister, would we be having this conversation? I try to look at that. The bigger thing for me, Mr. Chair, is that I did get a couple of phone calls from Indigenous leaders with concerns. There is division amongst them. My job as the Minister of Indigenous Affairs, I think that it's important to consult with our stakeholders and especially if we really respect government-to-government and equal partnership with our Indigenous governments. I think this is something that needs to have a bigger discussion, Mr. Chair, so I think this is a rash decision that I think needs more time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.