Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are addressed to the Premier, as I mentioned earlier. I want to follow up on my Member’s statement.
I mentioned in my Member’s statement of the 15 recommendations that are in the committee report from the Standing Committee on Government Operations on Bill 24. There are recommendations for almost every member of Cabinet; therefore, I chose the Premier because he is responsible for all of them.
I would like to first ask the Premier whether or not the government is considering, or whether they are actually in the process of considering or acting on an Executive Council response to the 15 recommendations that are in the Government Operations report. Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. The honourable Premier, Mr. McLeod.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Member indicated, these 15 recommendations came about, they are extraneous to the requirements of Bill C-24. These recommendations were not discussed or voted on in Committee of the Whole and there is no requirement for a government response; however, since we are a government that focuses on results, a government that gets things done, we are in the process of reviewing and responding to all 15 recommendations and the Minister responsible for the Liquor Act or the Liquor Board is coordinating and monitoring the response and the work that is being done by seven departments on these 15 recommendations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thanks to the Premier for that answer. I do know that those recommendations, that the government is not required to respond to those, but all those recommendations are integral to the issues we discuss here every day and to the issues that our standing committees discuss, the things that we hear from our residents, so I am very appreciative that the Premier indicates that we do have some action that is happening. I am also appreciative that I now know the lead Minister who is looking into these 15 recommendations.
There is really not much else for me to ask, Mr. Speaker, but simply to ask, when can I expect a response from the government on these 15 recommendations? Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, I have a tendency to be optimistic, so I will say that we will be able to respond before the end of this session. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Moses.
