Daryl Dolynny

Mr. Chair, if that is indeed true, I don’t believe the Collective Agreement is considered legislation. I consider that an agreement, as it is intended, is with another third party.

As I said, repealing definitions, in my opinion, makes our legislation less prescriptive. It could be interpreted in different ways. We’ve heard that the term “layoff” is substantive in another form. I didn’t quite understand where this term “layoff” is.

Is the term “layoff” defined in any legislation, not regulations, that the department uses in its due course? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to welcome the Minister and the department here today as we talk about the amendments to the Public Service Act here. Before I get into my general comments, I think it’s important that we discuss some of the presumptive language around the term “direct appointment” within the scope of this bill. Clearly, some Members, including myself, have a great deal of concern on the frequency and the volume of direct appointments granted by Cabinet and as Ministers. These appointments typically circumvent the public process of competition which, in my opinion, undermines the...

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Again, I’ll treat that as a comment. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and not debatable. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Committee, continuing on to page 8, Transportation, capital investment expenditures, airports, not previously authorized, $700,000. Highways, not previously authorized, $40.1 million. Total department, not previously authorized, $40.8 million. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. We’ll actually go to Mr. Brock for that response. Mr. Brock.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table two documents today in the House. One is a Yellowknife Catholic Schools and Yellowknife Education District No. 1 joint media release, October 24, 2014, that talks about the reduction in funding for YK1 and YCS at a combined level of $1,983 million and $969,000.

The next one is a tabled document from Yellowknife Catholic Schools and Yellowknife Education District No. 1. Again a joint media release, titled “YK School Chairs Disappointed with Cabinet’s Response to MLA Motions.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Committee, we are on page 8, Transportation, capital investment expenditures, airports, not previously authorized, $700,000. Highways, not previously authorized, $40.1 million. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Bouchard.

The bill as a whole.