Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
WHEREAS the Government of the Northwest Territories is responsible for the expenditure of public funds provided to them under the appropriation authority of the Legislative Assembly;
AND WHEREAS the Government of the Northwest Territories has a responsibility to be fully accountable for the manner in which funds are expended;
AND WHEREAS the responsibility for accurately reporting the expenditures of public funds lie with the Government of the Northwest Territories;
AND WHEREAS certain expenditures of the Government of the Northwest Territories are not available publicly;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that this Legislative Assembly requests the Executive Council to consider amending the Financial Administration Act to require the reporting in the Public Accounts of all sole-source and negotiated contracts in those amounts of $5,000 or more in a fiscal year;
AND FURTHER, that the Executive Council table on an annual basis a list of all contracts entered into by the Government of the Northwest Territories in those amounts of $5,000 or more in a fiscal year;
AND FURTHERMORE, that the Executive Council consider introducing legislation that would require the public disclosure of the salary and benefits paid in respect of employment in the public sector to employees who receive remuneration of more then $100,000 a year.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.