Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One point in the Premier's testimony in the conflict process, he said "If there are issues considering conduct, that is for the Board of Management, or perhaps myself as Premier, to deal with." Certainly, obviously it was clear to everybody that the Board of Management could not be involved in dealing with conduct issues of senior staff and as Premier, he had a role to play in restoring the public confidence, but I do not know, in my mind, that should have extended to the Minister for the public service.

We are all representatives of this government. I think it leaves the perception that there is a possibility that people may perceive he was also in conflict. I do not understand why another Member who was clearly not even close to the process at all, one of the other very able Cabinet Ministers was not asked, the Deputy Premier, for instance, Mr. Antoine, was not asked to assume the role of the Minister for the public service. I think that would have been very clear to the public that there was some distance there and I think it would have been very reassuring.

It is strange to me that was not undertaken. I think had it been, it would have been deemed to be appropriate. Would the Minister please respond to why he feels another Minister who was totally detached and uninvolved from this process was not appointed to do this job?