Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I realize that the honourable Member, Tony Whitford, had to spend a great deal of time to come to such a decision. Mr. Whitford is a fine man, a good man, a hard working man and an honest man. In our dealings with Mr. Whitford there was never a time when there needed to be extra effort put into the responsibility as a Cabinet Minister, that he was unwilling to take the extra time to do so, no matter how small or how big the task was.

I understand that Mr. Whitford has taken this step because although he has these qualities, technically he could not reach the expectations of the Legislative Assembly. I wish Mr. Whitford well. I hope we can continue with our working relationship and I hope that we continue to have his support. Thank you.