Brendan Bell was first elected to the 14th Legislative Assembly on December 6th, 1999. Born on August 17th, 1971 Brendan has lived in the NWT since 1980. He now lives in Yellowknife with his wife Jill and their daughter Emily.
Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Bell was a business owner and also worked for a management-consulting firm in Yellowknife for several years. Brendan has Bachelor of Commerce and Masters in Business Administration degrees.
In the 14th Assembly Brendan was appointed Chair of Standing Committee on Social Programs, Chair of Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, and Chair of Special Committee on Conflict Process. He also served as a member of both the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight and the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Jury Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 11, Tourism Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Mr. Chairman, it's a good question; I'm not sure. Obviously, as I've indicated, the Department of Health was involved in the development of this with us. They've been consulting with Justice, so how the health care planning information works and how it's categorized is not something I have at my fingertips. But perhaps the Minister of Health might want to provide some information in that regard. Thank you.
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Mr. Chairman, it's protected under our privacy legislation. The Department of Health won't be sharing that with us for this purpose. Thank you.
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Mr. Chairman, thank you. With me today, Colin Gordon, director of court services, also Janis Cooper, legislative counsel. Thank you.
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I do. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am pleased to present Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Jury Act.
This bill makes amendments to the Jury Act to provide the sheriff access to names and addresses of people over the age of 18 from health care plan registration information for the purpose of compiling a list of jurors. These amendments are necessary because provisions of the new Elections and Plebiscites Act no longer permit the sharing of elector lists to compile juror lists.
As Members know, the right to trial by jury is fundamental to our system of justice. The sheriff must have reliable...
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Mr. Chairman, section 1 of the Medical Care Act does define insured persons, and it suggests that they're people who are eligible for and entitled to insured services under this act or the regulations. As the Minister has pointed out, I believe everybody in the Territories is eligible for insured services. Some are eligible for non-insured services as well, over and above. So I think everybody is caught under this provision of the Medical Care Act. Thank you.
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Mr. Chairman, names and addresses of people who are over 18. Thank you.
