Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Common law for residential real estate requires that a seller disclose latent or hidden defects that he or she is aware of and that could not be seen in an ordinary inspection. Most real estate purchase contracts obligate sellers to disclose certain information, especially with respect to compliance with municipal regulations and appliances. While generally not legally mandated in Canada, seller property disclosure statements, also called property condition statements or seller property information statements, afford some protection to both buyers and sellers.

My...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don’t want to steal the Minister’s thunder. As a committee member, I support the objective of minimizing any disruption to the continuity of employment for affected employees to reduce their stress for these individuals during a time of uncertainty in their lives. Nonetheless, there is particular wording that exists in this section, Section 27(3) of the Public Service Act, and it remains an amendment contemplated in this Bill 30. I find this clause very troubling.

The cause of concern is the wording which gives the Minister the authority to appoint the employee without...

Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses into the House.

Minister Beaulieu, if you’d be kind enough to introduce your witness to the House, please.

Clauses 21 to 25.

---Clauses 21 through 25 inclusive approved

Thank you, committee. Turning to page 6, Public Works and Services, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $1.395 million. Total department, not previously authorized, $1.395 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. We’re just going to circulate the motion. The motion is in order. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Committee, Tabled Document 115-17(5) will be reported and recommended as ready for consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

As agreed upon earlier, we will now turn to Bill 33, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscite Act, No. 2, and we’ll go to the sponsor of the bill, deputy chair of Caucus, Mr. Moses, to see if he has any opening remarks.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Motion is being circulated. Motion is in order. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Committee, Tabled Document 154-17(5) will be reported and recommended as ready for consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

With that, I’d like to thank our guests here this afternoon. Mr. Lovely, Mr. Neudorf, Mr. Aumond, thanks for joining us. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses out of the House.

In keeping with direction provided by committee, we will now return to Tabled Document 115-17(5), NWT Capital Estimates 2015-2016. We do have...

Clauses 11 to 15.

---Clauses 11 through 15 inclusive approved

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Aumond, Mr. Neudorf, Mr. Lovely, welcome to the Chamber here this evening. Committee, we are on general comments. Does committee agree, if there are no further general comments, committee is prepared to go into detail?