Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is directed to the Minister responsible for the Department of Justice. It has to do with maternity benefits under our existing laws in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I learned recently from talking to a constituent of mine that in the Northwest Territories under the Labour Standards Act, maternity and paternity benefits could only amount to about 26 weeks of leave. It is related to federal EI benefits as well.

From what I understand, employees are not entitled to a year off without pay unless the employer provides for that. There have been recent developments on that with the federal law as well. I have requested that the Minister look into this issue. I wonder if the Minister could advise as to whether he has had the time to review it and what he plans to do on that issue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.