Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My statement is on the amalgamation of the infrastructure departments, the decision that Mr. Arlooktoo spoke of earlier today. Let me make this clear. I appreciate the fact that the government is willing to defer amalgamation, and are willing to work with us on this issue. However, I do not like the inference that I am not doing my duties by not agreeing to amalgamate these departments.
First of all, when I was elected I did not say that I was coming here to agree with everything that the government put forward. Secondly, I do not like the inaccuracies in the statement. The Deputy Premier suggests that the Committee agrees, the proposed amalgamation will, if accepted, take us one step closer to creating a more efficient and effective government.