Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Honourable Jim Antoine, Minister responsible for the Department of Justice. On review of the contract report for the second quarter year to date of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, I would like to request a response to the following question as it relates to the Department of Justice:
For the contracts listed under the Department of Justice, could the Minister provide an explanation as to why the Government of the Northwest Territories spent more than $1.3 million on external legal services during the first half of the fiscal year?
Thank you for your timely response.