Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will take your advice. The most important question before us is where do we go from here? What is the proper thing to do, that speaks most clearly to and in the best interest of the people of the Northwest Territories, whom we are here to serve?
As I continued to deliberate this question this morning, trying to think of the answers, a letter came across my desk that says, in my view, what many whom I talked over the weekend have been telling me. It is a letter from Chief Charlie Furlong of Aklavik.
Mr. Chairman, it says:
As a taxpayer, an observer and an aboriginal leader, I like many other citizens across the Northwest Territories, have heard and are listening to the debate that is crippling the image of the current government. As a taxpayer, yes, I am deeply concerned as to how our resources are being managed. But because you are a consensus government, you are all responsible -- from the Premier's office, Cabinet Ministers, MLAs and the committees that are structured to plan and recommend efficient and effective government.
Mr. Chairman, I am also reading this because I find that in my job, when I am really embroiled in what is going on here, it helps me the most when I hear the observations and opinion of the people outside. Mr. Chairman, the letter goes on to say:
I have noticed, and I am sure many others have also noticed, that certain Members on certain committees have used, or in some cases, abused their appointments to steer the purpose of these committees into an adversarial...
...and I am not going to say that word. Mr. Chairman, he goes on to say that:
A change in Premier will certainly have a negative impact...