Mr. Speaker, as I have said, Ministers that are elected in Yellowknife, for instance, have no home travel provisions. It has been pointed out they can walk or drive home everyday and walk through their constituency, so it is no great consequence there. It also does not allow for Yellowknife-elected Ministers to attend important functions in and out of the Territory where it is in their interest to attend as Members of the Executive.
I pointed one out earlier, the Great Northern Arts Festival. There are other occasions when Ministers of government should attend functions because it is in the interest of this government that they attend. Sometimes it is in our interest to ensure that their spouses are there, it adds to the charm where there is none. Where there is need for social interaction, social grace, it always enhances it when our spouses attend. That is what it provides for.
It provides for greater enhancement of family, the promotion of family values that the Member believes so strongly in. We do not work ourselves to death on this side at the expense of our family and our children. It does allow for better work, more efficient work by our Ministers and by this government, still staying within the resources allocated presently. Thank you.