Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, over the past number of months, this government has spent approximately $1 million on a conflict of interest inquiry. Approximately 20,000 pages of information and evidence was compiled and approximately 50 witnesses were subpoenaed to testify.

Mr. Speaker, in this House, we have a parliamentary privilege and that is to ask or seek consent to extend question period, so as to further explore and question critical issues in this House that are of great interest to the general public. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I requested such an extension, but unfortunately was nayed by the Acting Premier, Mr. Arlooktoo. This, Mr. Speaker, in itself suggests to me that the honourable Members across the floor have learned little or nothing from the results of this conflict of interest inquiry. Thank you.

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