Thank you, Mr. Chairman. All of the Ministers are very busy and happy with their portfolios. The arrangement with the Minister of Finance, Mr. Handley, and the Minister of Justice and Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Antoine, will assist me as the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development in doing the work required in that portfolio.
It is one that all three of us are very happy with. We also, as you can see, brought in Mr. Ootes to do something specific with us this week by representing us in Israel, where this government was asked to speak on the issue of diamonds in Canada. That is the very first time we have been asked to do that.
I have asked the Deputy Premier, Mrs. Groenewegen, to represent me as Premier at the recent prospectors and developers conference in Toronto. We are very much working together as a team. We have offered to have as many Ministers that are interested in working with this portfolio to be a part of it. There has been no lack of interest. We have done tremendous work together.
Once we see a need to reassign portfolios, we will look at it. I cannot make a commitment that it will happen in the next year or so, but that is our prerogative. It will be done in full consultation with my Cabinet colleagues. If we feel there is a need to do it, we shall consider it.
I believe that if the Premier is without a portfolio or responsibility, there would be no need to have an additional executive assistant assigned to the office. That is true. Thank you.