Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When we worked on the special committee on the northern economy we found that one of the major weaknesses we have in developing any structure or any kind of overall direction or system is in the nature of our government, where the loyalties of individual Ministers were owed to the Members that voted them in to office as an executive of this Legislature. Therefore, they are torn both ways. They are torn to loyalty to colleagues on cabinet as well as loyalties to people on this side of the House. It makes it very difficult, from time to time, for the Leader to pull the team together and get everybody rowing in the same boat.
There are a lot of other reasons why this is necessary. It was identified in Strength at Two Levels as the basic weakness in our system of government. I fully believe that the Government Leader already has powers which she knows how to use. I think all this would do is really indicate to the rest of us that there will be loyalty; that there will be a team; and that Members will respect the fact that we really cannot have any progress unless we have a government that can really show loyalty and operate together. I am sure the Leader, if she were to get these letters, would use them with the right amount of discretion at any particular time she may have to use them. Thank you.