Bob Bromley

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

Clauses 81 to 90.

---Clauses 81 through 90 inclusive approved

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole together. Committee, we have before us Bills 20 and 21, I believe. Committee agree that we start with Bill 20? Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Committee, we’re on general comments. Before I go to Mr. Abernethy, any further general comments? Seeing none, I will go to Mr. Abernethy to respond.

Clauses 61 to 70.

---Clauses 61 through 70 inclusive approved

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Does committee agree we will deal with Bills 20 and 21 today?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Krutko.

Clauses 41 to 50.

---Clauses 41 through 50 inclusive approved

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Minister’s commitment there. I want to note that even though time is running out for this mandate, our mandate, under current plans, the Giant Mine issue is never going to go away. The federal government needs to be put on notice now, that they must make fuller information more proactively available, starting with the supply of information to these Members.

Will the Minister make a formal request to the federal Minister for a full briefing and an opportunity for the Members of our next Assembly to direct questions at the proponent/regulators of this...