Total Supplementary Appropriation: $28.205 million.

Bill 9, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008, Total Supplementary Appropriation, not previously authorized: $28.205 million, approved.

I’m wondering what sort of accountability here…. As I understand it, this commissioner hardly visited any communities. To me, as just a member of the public and so on, I saw very little profile for the Languages Commissioner. I think back to a few commissioners ago when it was huge, in the news all the time; it was a big part of…. To me, this is a really important role, so I’m wondering what sort of accountability…. How does this commissioner get feedback about the job she’s doing and so on, to make sure things get happening as they should?

Total Health and Social Services: $17.32 million.

Bill 9, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008, Total Health and Social Services, not previously authorized: $17.32 million, approved.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to support language diversity in the Northwest Territories.

There is so much that’s embodied in a language: ways of being, ways of knowing, incredible understanding, a whole framework for the way the world works.

Mr. Speaker, I was facilitating a workshop in Whati with elders and youth a number of years ago, and I finally realized they all spoke the Tlicho language, except for me. So I said, “Why don’t you guys go ahead?” and they did. But at the end the elders told me it was sad they didn’t speak strong Dogrib and didn’t understand the layers of...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Ms. LeClair.

Thank you. Mr. Hawkins, did you have a question?

Thank you, Minister. Ms. LeClair.

Thank you. Committee reports 4, 5, 6 and 7 are concluded. What is the wish of the committee?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you very much. Thanks to the Minister and witnesses. You may excuse the witnesses, Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms.

Thank you very much, committee.