Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Member made a number of statements. For instance, he says he wants to speak to the issue of the most senior civil servant in the Government of the Northwest Territories. That, Mr. Speaker, is Liz Snider, secretary to Cabinet. It is not the chief of staff. That needs to be corrected because the Member is making the implication that the chief of staff is the most senior civil servant in the Government of the Northwest Territories.
The senior civil servants in the Government of the Northwest Territories are the deputy ministers, directors and superintendents, people who have power in legislation, who run departments, who deal with money and employees of a substantial number.
The chief of staff, as I have said, is an executive assistant with enhanced responsibilities. It is a political appointment. It is a political position that services the Premier's office. That is what it is.
The Member made the allegation that whatever it is that he says we have done undermines the most fundamental premise of a non-political civil servants, and I reject that. He refers to a legal opinion a number of times. He shared that with his colleagues, but he has not shown that to Members of this House. It is not a tabled document, but he continues to refer to it and to make the allegations, Mr. Speaker. This legal opinion questions whether or not Cabinet has contravened its own legislation. That is that Cabinet, by the Member's allegation, has done something illegal. I reject that.
I challenge the Member to produce some evidence other than his own personal opinion that it is in fact a legal opinion that exists. I would like to see it tabled. I think the people of the Northwest Territories would like to see it. It is a serious allegation and I challenge him to table it.