Thank you. Just before I move to ask for a vote on this, Mr. Chairman, I would just like to say I think it was important for the committee to not come out here and purport to tell the Premier who he can hire and who he cannot hire. As has been mentioned previously by other Members, it is the Premier who is ultimately accountable for his staff's performance. It is the Premier who should make decisions as to whether or not they deserve reprimands. It is the Premier who should decide whether or not they continue to work for him in serving the interests of the people of the Northwest Territories.
We did suggest that it was our view that the Premier should require the resignations. It was simply the opinion of the five of us, the membership of the committee. We were certainly not ordering the Premier to do this. We were recommending that he take immediate action to regain the confidence of the public and Members.
There are a whole gamut of options here. The Premier could do absolutely nothing more and say I have reprimanded these people, I have gone above and beyond already, what was required. In fact, he has just stated that even our senior management, when advising him, said the conduct of Bayly and Sorensen does not even warrant a reprimand. I find that scary but that aside, that is the advice that he received.
As I said, there is a gamut of options, from do nothing to ask for resignations and many in between. It is up to the Premier to choose the option that he feels is most appropriate and in doing so, retaining the confidence of the House and the confidence of the public of the Northwest Territories. I hope he will take that task seriously. Thank you.