Michael Miltenberger

Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Traditional Knowledge Annual Report, 2010-2011. Thank you.

If the Member has a specific concern or issue, I’d be happy to have that detail to see and ensure that due process was followed, of the Member would care to share outside this House that specific detail.

I will commit to have a discussion with the Minister of MACA on this particular issue.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 20, Vital Statistics Act, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We follow the hiring process as laid out. Students are encouraged to register early, put their names in along with their credentials, as well as students from the different regions probably have their own personal points of contact. In terms of the process, we look at hiring about 29 students that we have this year already. That’s the process that we follow.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be happy to talk to the Member outside the Chamber to look at this issue in more detail and some possible options or plan of action that would possibly help address this longstanding issue. Thank you.

There’s a modest presence in the regions and I would anticipate that since it’s now May, almost June, that we’ve probably maxed out, but I would have to check with the department to see if we anticipate exceeding last year’s number of nine.

Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Traditional Knowledge Annual Report, 2010-2011. Thank you.

Thank you. I would be happy to provide the Member with a note that would lay out the position of the government when it comes to this particular service and we can have further discussion at that point if he wishes. Thank you.

Thank you. There’s a common planning process. The Minister of HR laid it out. It’s tied to our business planning process, the funds that are going to be available, the means to look at this particular piece of work that’s done in addition to all the other program demands and getting the information out so that students are encouraged to in fact file and put their names on the system. Thank you.