Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for the Public Service Act, regarding the NWT Power Corporation employees' union representation. Mr. Speaker, it has dawned on me again that life has just one circle and I intend to demonstrate what I mean by those words.
Concerns were brought to my attention regarding the dissatisfaction of unionized employees of the NWT Power Corporation regarding their representation by the Union of Northern Workers. Originally when I received these concerns, I wrote to the Minister responsible for the NWT Power Corporation, which is Mr. Dent. He responded by indicating that the matter of representation of bargaining unit employees of the Government of the Northwest Territories would be best addressed by the Minister responsible for the Public Service Act, who was Mr. Todd at the time. I would have liked to address these concerns to Mr. Todd, but Mr. Todd is no longer in that position, so I have come full circle now and I would address the concerns back to Mr. Dent.
Could the Minister responsible for the Public Service Act indicate if it is possible for a group of unionized employees of the Government of the Northwest Territories, in particular, the NWT Power Corporation to have separate representation from the association other than the Union of Northern Workers? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.