Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the fact is, as a representative government, I can't defend what previous governments did or did not do. The fact is that when Ministers bring forward a request for direct appointment, it's tied to some of our other initiatives. For example, when we talk about graduates from our Nursing Program, our Social Work Program, as well as some of the teachers, and as well the internship program that we have of people who've gone to school, receive some training in their area and have worked within the department for a year or so, we've used that tool as an avenue of ensuring that we get qualified people in those positions.
Mr. Speaker, the Member is using the allocation of disabled people in the sense of the percentage of disabled people across the North at 13 percent and using that in comparison with how many people are employed within the Government of the Northwest Territories. We don't have a key number here on how many disabled people have applied for government positions. Yes, the number is not good and, as well as in a number of areas within our affirmative action policy, and we are going to work to put in something that is, as I mentioned earlier, put together a package that we want to bring to Members about the employment equity policy. Thank you.