Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think probably this is one department that will get more praise than criticism, the only department in this whole process here that will probably be on the flipside of the coin here for once. I just wanted to say that I really have to commend the Legislative Assembly. I know I did make some references in the past about the lack of affirmative action here in the Legislative Assembly and I really have to commend the office of the Clerk and the Legislative Assembly for really forging ahead and getting some action done on the affirmative action side. I definitely have to commend them on that. They are definitely a model for all government departments, that it is doable and even at the highest House of the NWT. I think the rest of the government departments should really give them a lot of praise for carrying out that initiative in such short notice.
The APTN and our own TV channel option was always discussed here with all the Members. I was sad to see that the APTN channel went because a lot of the small communities really relied heavily on it. I still get a lot of feedback now from a lot of the smaller communities. You would be really surprised to know that there, in the small communities, they stay up until past midnight just to watch the sessions here and take part in what's going on in government. So even though it is at the wee hours of the evening, I think the tuning in of the Legislative Assembly is still really on the high priority list of a lot of people here in the NWT, especially out in the remote centres.
With regard to the technology side of things, I know there are definitely pros and cons to more technology here in the House, but I think if we keep it good and simple and put more emphasis into what actually gets discussed here as opposed to what gets distributed, I think that is the important thing to come to grips with. I was never really in favour of bringing in too much technology into the House in the first place because of distractions. But the door is still open for it anyway, so I would encourage the office of the Clerk to forge ahead and see how we can improve in that area. There's always improvement, undoubtedly; but I think what we've done so far is leaps and bounds anyway. That's all I have to say. Thank you very much.
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