Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in the committee review, we raised a number of issues with the department, the Premier and his staff, regarding some of the growth, as we pointed out in the committee report. During the review, we requested more information as to the Department of the Executive's changes that had occurred. I must thank the Premier and his staff for providing that information.

Based on that new information, I have some comments. We had seen a significant change in the mission statement of the department, and where it went from there. The previous mission statement was focused on the people and how the Executive would impact people's lives in the Northwest Territories and so on.

What we found this time was the mission is turned internal, more to the structure of government and how it can support government. One of the concerns we raised was to question the intent of it. If it is in fact just a shift, instead of a department focusing on people, it was focusing on Cabinet and Ministers and so on. That would seem to make sense in that area. However, then it clouded the area a little bit. Many people in the Northwest Territories look at the Executive as being Cabinet and the lead in government and changes and new initiatives. That was an area of classification.

What we received here is a copy of what is in the book. That does not really explain some of the changes or the intent of the changes. I think overall, we have been through the budget during the interim appropriation, and there has not been significant changes one way or another since that time.

We did press the issue again of the growth and the need to review and substantiate it, in light of our fiscal situation. Decreases in other departments, mainly Municipal and Community Affairs and, as we will see with Transportation as it comes up. Mr. Chairman, I will save the rest of my questions for when we get into detail. Thank you.