Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, February 19, the Member for Thebacha rose and made a Member's statement regarding concerns she had with the way in which an issue she had raised with me was dealt with. I accept responsibility for the fact that the issue was not dealt with properly.
What I do not accept, however, is the tone and the manner in which the Member chose to communicate her displeasure. In the space of a two and a half page statement she claims that I am not taking my job seriously, I am cavalier, unprofessional, forgetful, unhelpful, lazy, irresponsible and unconscientious.