Kevin A. Menicoche

As I indicated in my Member’s statement, I had four anxious young students from the riding of Nahendeh inquiring to my office about them not hearing anything from the department or any opportunities yet. What would be causing delays such as that, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services follows through on commitments made in its strategic plan and action plan to revise the model to allocate funding to health and social services authorities, develop performance agreements that include expected results for key programs and services, and corresponding reporting requirements.

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Summer is on our doorstep, Mr. Speaker, and students have come back from colleges and universities ready to work. I have received four inquiries from Nahendeh students looking for opportunities within the territorial government. The GNWT needs to hire summer students not just in Yellowknife but in all our communities and regions.

Many government employees take holidays, leaving positions vacant for weeks at a time; a summer student could fill those positions with little impact on our overall budget. The passive restraint this government...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provides a comprehensive response to this report within 90 days.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the department provide an all in, total cost for the project when it is complete that clearly identifies internal costs to the Legislative Assembly and the public.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that before the Deh Cho Bridge opens to traffic, the Department of Transportation ensure that a qualified authority certifies that the design and construction of the Deh Cho Bridge meet the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the GNWT finalize a public/private partnership policy; and further, that this policy includes provisions to ensure that the GNWT undertakes an analysis of its full financial exposure, the roles and responsibilities of the GNWT and its partners are clearly defined, due diligence is carried out on the partner’s capacity to fulfill its roles and obligations, risk and opportunities are proportionately shared, and the GNWT establishes a clear understanding of a community’s objectives and abilities when entering a partnership...

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, May 19, 2011, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that this Legislative Assembly strongly recommends the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake a comprehensive review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, including an examination of access to information and privacy legislation in other Canadian jurisdictions and all past recommendations of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and bring forward a bill during the first two years of the 17th...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Justice review and assess the advisability of prohibiting discrimination based on unrelated criminal convictions or criminal records.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its Report on the Review of the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories and commends it to the House.

The Standing Committee on Government Operations reviewed the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner at its meeting on May 16, 2011. The committee would like to thank Ms. Elaine Keenan Bengts for her report and for her appearance before the committee.

The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) is an independent...