Mr. Speaker, that is a good question.
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I have made two appointments in my short time as Minister responsible for this board. They certainly were not women. I can only assure the Member that yes, I am responsible for that, and I will take responsibility for that. It is unfortunate that the board has not represented women for many years before I was Minister.
Mr. Speaker, I can assure the honourable Member that I have actively solicited the N.W.T. Status of Women for recommendations for appointments and I am pleased to also inform the Member that I have already received some excellent recommendations from that council. I have also solicited nominations from M.L.A.s and I am sure that I will be receiving recommendations which include women from Members of this Assembly, judging by the support and Member's concerns expressed here today.
So, Mr. Speaker, all I can say is mea culpa for the past but, one thing I can be given credit for is for not having made long term appointments. We have very short term appointments in place. It means that these deficiencies in representation, which the Member has referred to, can be corrected within the next couple of months. So I will look forward to assistance from Members of the Assembly and my Cabinet colleagues in making the W.C.B. more representative than it has been to date in its history.