Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association Act calls for the teachers association to have responsibility to make by-laws respecting the reprimand, suspension, expulsion, reinstatement and discipline of their members. I'm not quoting that exactly, but that's in section four which, I think, dates back to 1976. I guess I would just like to venture my opinion that the association has not demonstrated to me, in the handling of disciplinary issues that have occurred in my constituency, that they are doing a responsible job.
I have evidence, in fact, that the association executive rejected recommendations of an independent disciplinary panel of teachers that was set up under their own regulations. I suspect that the recommendations of this independent panel were rejected-- and I suspect this because the recommendations were made about the sitting member of the executive of the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association. This has been bothering me since it happened. I've been observing the association and I will simply say that I believe this whole area needs reform. In the review of the education legislation and the strategy work that is under way, will attention be paid by the Minister to this whole area of discipline and problems that arise with teachers? In other words, is the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association Act, its provisions, regulations and by-laws, also something that could be reviewed? Thank you.