Mr. Chairman, just as far as the advisability of doing something later in the term of a government rather than earlier in the term, I would remind Members of this committee that a very important piece of legislation which set up the new conflict of interest rules and modernized that legislation was in fact passed in the last session of the previous Legislative Assembly.
I think we have to recognize that sometimes it takes some time for these ideas to be formed and to come forward. In this case, I think it's no secret that the issue was discussed at length by Caucus at a workshop held in Fort Smith. It may be surfacing late in the term of the Legislature, but that doesn't mean that it's not an important subject, nor does it mean that it hasn't been discussed frequently by Members to get us to the point where we are today.
So I would hope -- and I'll say it again , that since a lot of work has been done on this issue, including work by current Members and the Legislative Assembly staff -- that a legislative action paper could be produced and be a legacy of this Legislature, rather than deferred to a new Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.