Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I also want to be part of a team that builds a strong, new Northwest Territories. Although we have had some trying times over the interim appropriation, early in our life, I think those are growing pains.
I want to be able to contribute to the development of the Northwest Territories in a positive way. That is why, Mr. Speaker, when I review interim appropriations, the main estimates, bills that come forward, I request a fair bit of information to ensure I am accurately reading what is put before me.
Having a bit of experience from the 13th Assembly, I like to use that experience to help me continue to do a good job, or at least try to. Mr. Speaker, we know it has been a short time to get up and running and put an interim appropriation in place. We saw it pass. We heard a lot of questions, and there was some debate.
We have put the first piece of the puzzle in place. Mr. Speaker, I believe yesterday the Minister responsible for Finance showed a bit of commitment by tabling the capital plan comparisons to put that information out there. I know it is a short time and the departments were probably working long hours to make sure this information was available.
It is that information that I require to do my job properly. As I reviewed the information in the comparison to the interim appropriation, I think I will still need a bit of clarification. Some of the numbers that are in this document are different from what I have viewed in the interim appropriation.
Mr. Speaker, I talked about doing a good job. The government has talked about accountability and transparency. Working together, we can show the people of the Northwest Territories that we are all working for the best cause, and that is the people, not the government.
With that, Mr. Speaker, I will seek further clarification from the Minister responsible for Finance later today. Thank you.
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