David Krutko

To the motion, the Member from Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.

I would like to call the Committee of the Whole to order. In consideration of the Committee of the Whole are Minister’s Statement 1-16(2), Minister’s Statement 9-16(2), Bill 1, Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act. What is the wish of the committee?

All those opposed, please rise.

To the motion, Ms. Lee.

Mr. Speaker, custom adoption is nothing new to aboriginal people. They’ve been doing it for thousands of years, and I think it’s important to realize that that process still exists in a lot of our communities. The frustration that we’re having in the aboriginal communities is that because the way the legislation is drafted, a lot of people are losing the traditional ability to custom-adopt, of how it used to be in the past. So I think it’s important that as government we look at it to see if it’s meeting the measurement of aboriginal people on exactly what their expectations are, especially...

Mr. McLeod, the mover of the motion.

The motion is being disputed. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell me if she had an opportunity to talk to the Minister of Justice to see if it’s possible to make amendments to improve this program and also look at the possibility of improving access for, especially, grandparents to their grandchildren? Since the legislation has been passed, grandparents’ rights to their grandchildren seem to have been watered down, that they’re no longer part of the approval process and also of having the ability of access that they had in the past.

Justice, appropriation authority required: $1,610,000. Mr. McLeod.

Public Works and Services: $6,419,000.