Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I had initially asked Cabinet to consider abstaining on this motion mostly to show the type of leadership that would indicate we are prepared to consider in spite of the support we have for the initiative. We are concerned if even one MLA has concerns about any initiative we undertake. We were going to do that by abstaining, so we would indicate we are listening and we are concerned. We wanted to show the respect for the Members for the Deh Cho, Tu Nedhe, North Slave and other Members who were voicing some concerns about the way in which we were implementing and proceeding, but because the Member for Hay River had defined it differently, we no longer had the option to see it as a recommendation.

So we will vote and I am asking Cabinet now to vote against the motion.

Having said that, I want to indicate again to Members, we are listening and we are obligated to consider the issues that are raised here, the concerns that have been expressed by the MLAs in the smaller communities. It's unfortunate that the motion is no longer and can be seen as simply a recommendation. I can tell you that we accept there are some problems, concerns and issues there. We will commit to reviewing those to make sure that as we proceed with implementation, that we do it in a fair, clear and consistent way. So we will be voting against the motion. Thank you.