Bob Bromley

In four years I don’t recall ever being given a departmental briefing on this project. We are not standing up for the public interest. It’s time to start.

I’d like to thank the Minister and witnesses. I’d like to ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Is committee agreed that we go to Bill 21, private member’s public bill, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act?

Thank you, Minister. Welcome, witnesses. Next we will go to general comments on the bill. General comments?

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 20, Vital Statistics Act, and Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, and would like to report progress, and that Bills 20 and 21 are ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Mahsi.

The bill as a whole.

Thank you, Minister. I’d like to ask if committee agrees.

Does committee agree that Bill 21 is ready for third reading?

---Bill 21 as a whole approved for third reading

Clauses 101 to 110.

---Clauses 101 through 110 inclusive approved

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Next I would like to invite Chairman Beaulieu, Standing Committee on Social Programs, to make comments on the bill.

Thank you, committee. We’ll go clause by clause, Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act. We’ll start on page 1, clause 1.

---Clauses 1 through 8 inclusive approved