Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Thank you. I'll pass that to the deputy minister.

Thank you. I'll go to the deputy minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The functional review -- well, I should say since the last update on that, we've changed staffing leadership within our corporate communications division within the department. We've taken a look at the functional review and determined that while we'll use some of the lessons learned in previous versions of reviews, what we'll likely focus on doing going forward is engaging with the comms community within and across the GNWT to make sure that what we're doing as a system, and how we're supporting communicators within departments, is effective and helps them address their needs and pressures they're receiving from within their departments and within the sectors they serve. So that's the shift of focus at this point. So at this point, the review is no longer going to proceed at least in the way that was originally envisioned coming out of the last Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from Great Slave.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's cautiously good news, I think, personally. But I do want to commend the Minister and his staff for listening to communication staff across the government. They do a lot of good work, and supports are definitely needed for them. So actually, yeah, pretty good to hear.

What I would like to know, if the Minister can elaborate on if there is a new approach being considered and if there is any sort of metrics or benchmarks that we were hoping to reach in terms of how we're showing that we're giving those folks good support. I'd love to hear it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

I'll hand it to the deputy minister.

Thank you. I'll go to the deputy minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wouldn't say that there's a new approach being contemplated yet. I think we have a number of policies that guide the function of communications across government, whether that be in relation to Cabinet communications on the political side, corporate communications, and at the departmental level. From a procedural standpoint, we're not looking at making major adjustments but, again, going back to the Member's previous questions, if we hear from individuals within the comms community that things are, for example, perhaps too cumbersome in certain areas, we want to try to attend to those experiences and observations, so I think we're open to that. But at this point in time, no substantive major changes to approach are being contemplated, at least in advance of that engagement. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from Great Slave.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just one more question on this which is will the results of an engagement with the comms community be shared with Members. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the deputy minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Absolutely, that would be something given some interest in corporate communications, we could provide a presentation or a briefing once that information has been completed. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go back to the Member from Great Slave.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Nothing further on this item.

Thank you. Any further questions from Members? Okay, no further questions, please turn to page 127.

Executive and Indigenous Affairs, corporate communication, operations expenditure summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $1,541,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. Moving to the executive council offices beginning on page 129 with information items on page 131. Are there any questions? No further questions, please turn to page 130.

Executive and Indigenous Affairs, executive council offices, operations expenditure summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $4,312,000. Does the committee agree?

Thank you. Moving on to gender equality -- oh, sorry, gender equity beginning on page 132 with information items on page 135. Are there any questions? I'm going to the Member from Great Slave.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, in the update updated to the business plan for this year, EIA is speaking to additional work on MMIWG, which is always a good thing. Can the Minister please explain what the purpose and expected results of the MMIWG advisory committee are. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

I'll hand it to the deputy minister through you, Mr. Chair.