Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess we spent a lot of time in Caucus trying to set the process for this review. If the people have a problem with the length of time it has taken, we are all collectively to blame in this consensus form of government for that. We did look at the times. We allotted the questions. We also set up the formula that we asked for. It was not something that was imposed on anyone. We all had a
part to play in that during our Caucus decisions over the last couple of weeks until we got to this day.
I believe the review was done in a serious vein, in a serious light. I do not think it was perfect. Few things are. I think quite a bit of the information that came forward was good. Sometimes you get bogged down in the process of what is happening and not what actually is happening, trying to bring out questions of accountability, trying to look at things in the common agenda that we talked about earlier, and hopefully looking at where we wanted to go as some of the other Members have talked about between now and April 1, 1999. For some in this House, they will continue on in this location.
I think we have been here now since 11:30 last night. We are here now almost 2:30 this morning. I think that would show anyone in the public that we took it seriously. But once you go this length of time, I think it starts to wear very thin and starts to slow down a little on your questions and also your answers. After saying that, I think Mr. Roland said maybe people are expecting a non-confidence or removal of a Minister or something like that and personally I did not see any need to go that far in the line of questioning tonight. But those kinds of hammers are always in place in any type of parliamentary system. Not having to use it is a good thing and it is a good commentary. Although we have varying opinions on different issues, I think we are all in here for the same reason, for the betterment of the people of the Northwest Territories and of Nunavut.
I would like to thank the Cabinet Ministers for gracefully putting up with a barrage of questions over the last couple of days. Some of them were being repeated and the Ministers were giving the same answers, and I respect them for that and I also respect my fellow colleagues tonight who hung in here with a good sense of humour and tried to do the job that we were elected to do, that is to keep the government accountable and hope for the public.
I also would like to thank the media. I know they stayed here. I do not know if they have been getting any meals or anything. I would like to thank the media for allowing us this opportunity. Someone must be watching somewhere. I would like to thank the media for staying with us and hopefully reporting on what has occurred.
To you, Mr. Hamilton, and your staff and to the Sergeant-at-Arms and to Mr. Steen for his good work in the chair. Mr. Steen, thank you very much. I appreciate the free flow of information and the facilitation that you endeavour to do. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.