Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today, when my colleague for Natilikmiot, did a Member's statement on behalf of ordinary Members, I was in favour of the comments that he made. But, things have changed. I listened to a number of Members with great interest when they spoke to the motion in front of us. I am glad that it was brought forward. It took a great deal of courage. I realize that most of the Members, as my colleague for Inuvik has indicated, are hoping that the Premier would take some sort of action, but that is not the issue that is under discussion. The question that is in front of us is with regard to one specific Executive Council Member.
Madam Speaker, I realize that there has been some improvement made by the Minister since the last review. I know that the Executive has been very supportive. That is why she did make some sort of improvement. Nevertheless, I still remain unconvinced that the Minister, in my view, is demonstrating the level of competence expected as a Cabinet Minister.
Since we introduced television, many people have commented to me about the actions that take place in this House. It is reflected on this House. I thought seriously about how I should vote this afternoon. I am not going to, as other Members have, leave it up to the Premier to decide. As my colleague from Inuvik indicated, the honourable Member in question has publicly stated that it was the Members of this House who put her into that position, and if they weren't satisfied with her then they should have taken her out. I read that in the paper. Now, we have an opportunity in front of us that you could decide for yourself to either go one way or the other.
I have nothing against the honourable Member in question whether she is on that side of the House or on this side. If she is on this side of the House, I would support the initiative that she undertakes and even help her. Earlier on, Madam Speaker, I indicated that everything we do here, people outside this House see us, especially on television. I am not too pleased with the conduct of the Minister who is in question. I still claim that the competence level is not there, although there have been improvements within the last few months. Members of this House have to seriously consider how they are going to vote. Not only that, Madam Speaker, I am curious to see how the Executive Members are going to vote or how they are going to respond to this particular motion, to see if they are going to speak to the motion or not. They are the ones who work on a day-to-day basis with the Member in question.
Madam Speaker, in closing, I will be supporting the motion under consideration. Thank you.