Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I talked about the envoy yesterday, and I wanted to continue where I left off.

Mr. Speaker, as a reminder, just to set the table as they say, Ontario's budget is $232 billion. The GNWT hides in its shadow being 1 percent of that. But the Ottawa envoy is $140,000 a year. Mr. Speaker, the Quebec budget annually is approximately $166 billion. In round numbers, that's about 1.3 of our budget, in comparison to them, Mr. Speaker. So in other words, they pay their envoy $140,000. How are we seeing in comparison, in any straight line, why is our envoy worth $440,000, Mr. Speaker? Why is this envoy, this friend of the Premier's, worth two to three times as much as the Ontario or the Quebec envoy? I can't see the math, Mr. Speaker.

And by the way, for the record, I looked up the phrase envoy, and it could be used in many different ways. There's some interpretations that I want to say for the record. It can also be exchanged for the word ambassador. Mr. Speaker, this person is sent on a mission. Sounds like an envoy. And I thought, well, considering we're paying this person $440,000 a year, you know, we better address him properly. So how do you address an envoy or an ambassador? You use the phrase Your Excellency.

Mr. Speaker, is there value for money? Mr. Speaker, I mean, I see it more likely us bringing back the unicorns from our imagination to life than seeing value for money here.

Are there other options? Absolutely, Mr. Speaker. I've called and spoken to two different political advocacy groups. They hire a team at a fraction of the price. Their monthly fee runs between $2,000 and $25,000 per month. It's all about what you want, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, their range is based on a size of a team for your issues, your concerns. They'll focus, they'll sit in and negotiate and, of course, they'll fight for your issues. But what's interesting is they bring a plan, Mr. Speaker. They have a matrix of deliverables for your money, Mr. Speaker. You get to see where your money's going, Mr. Speaker. You ask, Mr. Speaker, what is this advocacy paying for? I know this $440,000, something is lacking. What is -- there's a word here I'm lacking. Oh, it's called transparency, Mr. Speaker. There's no transparency. Mr. Speaker, monthly, this is 300 -- sorry, monthly this is $37,000 for this ambassador. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. Members' statements. Member from Hay River South.