Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to take a moment to make a couple of comments. One is on the recommendation that was passed with regard to the Conflict of Interest Commissioner in this House. I voted as a Member. I voted based on some legal advice I received regarding the recommendation in that report. I thought about it. I knew it would cause tremendous emotional reaction in my former colleague, Jane Groenewegen. I apologize to her. I am just full of apologies these days.

Mr. Speaker, I did not have the opportunity to tell her how I would vote on that as a Member as things have been happening very rapidly in this House. I believe that there should have been notice given to the Member by the Conflict of Interest Commissioner and that we should use due process to evaluate her performance and carry it out in that fashion.

I do not think it should have been done through the special committee. Those were the reasons for my response.

I could tell Members that I have asked the members of the public to indicate to me as a Member of this Legislature, as an MLA and as a Member of this Legislature if in fact public confidence in this government, this Legislature and myself as a Member has been shaken. In no way have I asked anyone to make threats. I simply asked that each member of the public, community leaders and chiefs to ask their MLAs to be categorical and clear on where they stand.

I in no way condone and encourage that I have spoken to individual Members in this House to convey that. I simply want to know, does the public support me? Has their confidence been shaken? I believe that the confidence has been demonstrated and is continuing to be demonstrated to me.