Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just following up on these questions on Mr. Todd's statement earlier today. Mr. Speaker, and I quote from February 23, 1998, from the Hansard. Mr. Picco speaking, "Mr. Speaker, thank you. Mr. Speaker, I just want to follow up on my questions earlier on the personnel policy. I did not intend to imply any type of motive in my questioning. No, I did not, Mr. Todd. My question, Mr. Speaker, is that the Premier said he reviewed the personnel policy and thought it was good".

Mr. Todd just said in a question to Mr. Erasmus that maybe we would have to look at and review this policy. It has already been reviewed. I am wondering, Mr. Speaker, there does not seem to be anything wrong with the policy. I am wondering why the policy is not being followed? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That was nice but he did not answer my question. My question was, did Mr. Todd, because of what he had said at the conflict of interest report, that he did not know it was his responsibility to enforce the policy and he did not know what he was doing about it, that

was my question. So I will repeat it, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question was indeed, does Mr. Todd understand the policy and does he enforce it? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on Mr. Todd's statement on the contracting of employees, on page 80 of the tabled document, the Conflict of Interest report by Ms. Crawford, she states that Minister Todd, the Minister of Finance, the Chairman of the Financial Management Board, testified that he did not know it was his responsibility to enforce that policy, nor did he know what was being done about enforcement. Yet, Mr. Speaker, I will quote from Hansard, February 23, 1998, Mr. Picco speaking here, "I would like to suggest that the people should not be able to opt out of the policy by running to the Chairman of the Financial Management Board." I wonder, Mr. Speaker, could Mr. Todd finally set this record straight? Does he indeed understand the policy and does he enforce it? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just following up on Mr. Todd's earlier statement on contracting of former employees. Mr. Todd, in response to Mr. Krutko's questions, stated that there was no contradiction of the policy. I am wondering why did Mr. Todd not be forced to follow the policy with regard to Mr. Bailey. That is why we have policies in place. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome to the gallery, Mr. John Quirke, the Clerk of the new Nunavut Legislative Assembly and a resident of Iqaluit. Mr. Dave McCann, who is a well-known best selling Canadian author of the NWT Cargo Cult book and owner of the Treeline Cafe, the best place to get a vegetarian breakfast here in Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am going to leave my prepared statement and respond to the Minister of Finance's statement on contracting of former senior managers. First of all, Mr. Speaker, I was one of the people who raised this issue many times in this Assembly and I make no apology for it.

Let us review some of Mr. Todd's statements. He infers that, for example, as deputy minister of Health, an individual would not be privy to information, direction or policy for education or public works. That is bizarre. All senior deputy ministers or assistant deputy ministers meet at senior deputy ministers' meetings and are privy to the direction, policy and focus of this government. The fact is, Mr. Speaker, there is a policy in place and the government did not follow it. Later today, I will ask the Minister about his statement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Todd is correct in his assumptions and he stated categorically in the House and I will believe that. Then I will follow up with my supplementary question on the same Hay Plan Evaluation System, ask Mr. Todd that indeed, these outside agencies have looked at the Hay Plan Evaluation System as implemented by this government. Could he give us something to table in the House to show us where he can prove that, indeed, it is because the PSAC people he has alluded to in the UNW say it is not? They must have some reason for stating that. They are not just pulling it out of the air. My question is, can you table something, Mr. Todd?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister believes it is. I am wondering what type of system they have put in place then to guarantee that indeed it is. Has he had an evaluation done by his own FMBS, has it been evaluated by the Hay Plan itself... he wants to laugh but it is a very serious point. He made an emergency statement on it today and I am asking a serious question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I remember that response and I remember that question. I would like to follow up on that, Mr. Todd and indeed the Hay Plan Evaluation System, that the Minister and this government is using is exactly the same Hay Plan System that is being used that he alluded to earlier, by PSAC and by other provincial and federal government departments. Thank you.