Thank you, Mr. Speaker. About a century ago, we got the five-day work week, which was great. And it wasn't just brought to us by labour movements asking for it. It was also championed by industry titans like Henry Ford, who quickly found out none of his workers could afford to buy his cars; and, even if they could, they didn't have any time to drive them. Well, Mr. Speaker, not having enough money or time sounds like a problem we all know well in the North, and that's why I propose we become champions for the four-day work week, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the four-day work week, it's not just about working less. There is this idea that if people aren't working - they're not doing anything valuable with their time. Mr. Speaker, we have seen the rates of volunteerism decline steadily. We saw many of our volunteer initiatives dive through COVID and have yet to come back. We are seeing people struggle to find child care, struggle to find the time to find a balance between their work and their life. And to me, Mr. Speaker, a four-day work week is the solution to that.

Multiple studies have shown that multiple companies have done it. There is really no downside. Workers are more productive; they take less sick days, Mr. Speaker; you get better retention - all things we struggle with in the North.

Mr. Speaker, we know right now if you are a worker and you are not getting about a 7 percent pay increase this year, you are effectively getting a pay cut. And we know many workers are not able to negotiate that additional income out of their business, their employers, and many employers can't afford it. So I encourage all of our workers and all of our employers to look at some more creative ways. Perhaps we start with half-day Fridays, Mr. Speaker. Perhaps we start with flex days. We need to rethink how we do work in this territory to make sure that people stay in their jobs and make sure we have happy healthy employees going forward. I will have questions for the Premier today, Mr. Speaker, and whether she thinks the four-day work week is awesome. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.