Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, very clearly this motion, titled Censuring the Actions of the Executive Council, to me is indicative of the level of frustration on this side of the House. I think this particular issue referred to in the motion is what would be seen to be the straw that broke the camel's back.

It speaks to a very specific issue. My own sense is that the level of frustration has been building for some time and there have been a lot of issues out there, in my case, that need me to look at this motion and what it is suggesting we do.

Mr. Speaker, I find it very unfortunate and unacceptable that the Cabinet chose to deliberately ignore the Public Service Act. I think it is very unacceptable that they would engage in political patronage.

Committees have repeatedly been bypassed on issues. We have written letters. We have begged and pleaded to be involved, but yet it continues to happen. There seems to be an unfortunate focus of the government, in many cases, on form over substance.

The issue of movement of monies; how it is moved, where it is moved. We are dealing with one of the biggest supps in legislative history. A lot of that money could have been and should have been in the business plans.

Mr. Speaker, in a lot of cases, the perception of Cabinet has been that some are very high-handed, dismissive and arrogant. Is this a violation of the FAA? I do not know.

The Member has made a good case. He has been very passionate about it, but very clearly this motion is a wake-up call to Cabinet that all is not well in the House the people of the Northwest Territories built. There are issues that are out there. Do not look at this as a simple matter, that it is indicative and symptomatic of other issues.

This is consensus government. We have very few tools at our disposal to actually get the attention of Cabinet. They say they "take stuff under advisement." they will "give it the consideration it deserves, we will think about it."

The reality is this is a lever that we have, and for whatever reasons Members have around this House, it has come to the point where there is a motion of censure on the floor.

Mr. Speaker, it is something I think we have to look at. Whether this motion is defeated or passed, the reality is we have some work to do to keep things together. This is symptomatic. It leads to the broader question that with this motion of censure, given the time of our term, that the issue of a mid-term review be put on the table. This is a very serious matter.

I think it is a time for people to listen to this, for other Members to take note that this is, while very specific in the content, Mr. Speaker, symptomatic of some of the broader problems. There are issues here that have to be dealt with. Thank you.