Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have heard through this House today of the failures of the work of previous Assemblies. Mr. Speaker, since 1976, this is an issue that has been wrestled with by governments. The first Office of Native Employment was established in 1986. In 1984, a paper on affirmative action was released, and there is still much discussion on it.
The current Affirmative Action Policy was implemented a decade ago in 1989. Since then, we have been continuing to wrestle with the idea of a representative workforce in the Northwest Territories. I am sure we can find some positive examples, but the majority are at the bottom end of the scale in the smaller communities and regions.
Mr. Speaker, overall, when you look at the public service that performs the work on behalf of the government compared to those who are trying to get into a government position, to be fair to them, I think we need to take positive steps towards establishing something that is open, transparent and accountable. They can feel trust in what they say at that level will not hurt them in the long run, because that is some of the stuff we are hearing on the streets.
Mr. Speaker, as I stated, this government has said on a number of occasions that it is going to do things differently. It is going to change the way government does business. It is time to walk the talk. Thank you.