Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, we have cut out compassionate travel for members of the public, but if you are on Cabinet now you can travel to a funeral, it sounds like. I think the public will comment on that. The Minister of Education has a reason to visit every community in the Northwest Territories. He has schools in every community. Almost every Minister has a reason to visit every community, and you can make sure your visits tie into community events.
I am afraid, Mr. Speaker, I am having trouble understanding the rationale here, and taking your wife along. Mr. Speaker, I was a Member of Cabinet for four years, I travelled extensively to federal/provincial/territorial meetings across Canada and I did not find one provincial jurisdiction that paid for the spouse to travel. We are proposing spousal travel. Why do we have to be like the feds and why not like the provinces?