Mr. Speaker, all government employees and the computers that they use are the Government of the Northwest Territories’ assets, so it’s important for the government to know what the passwords are. The Department of HR is a department that’s different than other departments, because we deal with processing pay and leave and pension records for all employees. So it’s important for us to be able to access the records of all employees on a regular basis. We need to know where the information is; we need the most up-to-date information.
If an HR employee is not there and we get a complaint from an MLA about one of their
constituents, we are expected to respond on an immediate basis and rectify the problem. So we’re focusing on results, and we need to be able to access records of employees so that we can ensure that they’re paid on time and that their leave is processed. Thank you.