Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I had a question for a Minister but he is not available right now, but I would ask the Premier a question. Mr. Speaker, I use this time here to ask the government questions, items that are current. So the government gets an opportunity to talk to Members of this House and more importantly, the people of the Northwest Territories, explaining why they are doing things. For the past three days, Mr. Speaker, I have been trying to ask questions of Ministers who have been in town, have been in the legislative building but have not been available to answer questions. There are some Ministers, Mr. Speaker, who spend a lot of time and very seldom leave this House during Question Period. There are some who are consistently absent from the House, so the public of the Northwest Territories does not get an opportunity to hear these responses from the government. I would ask the Premier, would he please ensure that for that one hour, if the Ministers are not on duty travel, that they remain in the House so they can answer questions so the public of the Northwest Territories, who we are responsible to, can hear government positions? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Seamus Henry on Question 385-13(5): Attendance Of Ministers
In the Legislative Assembly on February 19th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Question 385-13(5): Attendance Of Ministers
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 18th, 1998
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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