Mr. Speaker, as the Member for the Sahtu and a Member of the Legislature, I want to talk about accountability. As Members of the Legislature, we are elected, as the Member for Inuvik, Mr. Roland said yesterday, to be truthful, up-front and accountable. I say that yes, that is true and it applies to every Member who stands up and speaks in this Legislature.
I ask the question, who will be accountable when Members of this Legislature stand up and make statements that have no basis in fact, that are in fact untrue, and who made unfounded, unsubstantiated allegations? Who will be accountable for Members who stand up and make statements that tarnish the credibility of this Legislature? We expect all Members to be up-front and truthful, or is it just Members in Cabinet?
I say that all Members should be expected to be truthful and up-front and that when Members make statements that are not true, make allegations that have no basis in fact, yes, I agree they should be truthful and stop making unfounded and false statements, and apologize when they do so inadvertently. Thank you.