Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. When this committee was first established, our representatives were on there, my Department of Justice and also the Department of Health and Social Services. In the beginning there was a lot of discussion across a broad sector of what’s going to be happening, the programming in the Northwest Territories and Yellowknife. One of the key messages that came back was the potential conflict of interest that may have been perceived where departmental staff were sitting at the meeting with all the discussions and decisions that were being made. It was very uncomfortable for them. They came back and we discussed that, and the Member approached me just the other day. I did discuss it with my senior staff.

We would be more than willing to work with the committee on an advisory role, not a decision-making role, so they can have valuable input into the system, as well. I’m looking forward to that, working with the committee through my departmental staff.