Thank you. I did not get a specific question, but I am prepared to speak to the issue. Mr. Speaker, first of all, the Member for Thebacha has indicated he has based his concerns on a legal opinion that he has in his possession. I would like to ask the Member if he would be kind enough to share that with us, since he is making some references to it.

Secondly, there was a report in the media based on an interview he did last week that he is a voting Liberal. So whatever may fall out of this, perhaps the federal candidate will take some solace in knowing he will be supporting her in the federal campaign.

Now to the issue that the Member raised, when we were elected as Cabinet, there were some positions that needed to be filled and an organizing of the Cabinet and the staff of both the Premier's office and the Ministers' offices. There was an agreement amongst all the Ministers that we should share in the appointments of our staff, senior management, as well as personal executive assistants, right down to our secretaries. All the appointments were made with the support and approval of Cabinet, which includes the secretary to Cabinet, Liz Snider, the principal secretary who was George Braden for a few months and now Mr. John Bayly.

We also created a chief of staff position. The chief of staff position is in fact an executive assistant position that has additional responsibilities. By a political agreement amongst the Ministers, the chief of staff would be allowed to call meetings of all executive assistants, including secretaries and to ensure that there is overall coordination of the Cabinet. As Members know, no other previous Cabinet has conducted business in this way. So for the chief of staff position, it is considered an executive assistant to the Premier. It is up to the chief of staff to indicate that there are enhanced responsibilities and, like I said, by political agreement, Ministers have agreed that their executive assistants will attend meetings called by the chief of staff. This definition was carried into I believe this House, as well as to the standing committee. So as such, she has a contract that allows her to carry on with political activities and there is no conflict. Cabinet has been advised of that. However, as of last week, last Wednesday I believe, she has been on leave -- unpaid leave -- until I believe the 28th of November. Thank you.