Daryl Dolynny

Clause 7.

---Clause 7 approved

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If one was to evaluate our current state of affairs when it comes to our energy production, our over 26 percent in power rate increases over the life of this Assembly and our continued lack of a plan, some would say we are on a constant morphine drip, and they would be right. Furthermore, as a main shareholder in what is in essence a Crown corporation, the NWT Power Corporation has shown its lack of accountability, and instead of being held to task as a corporation would in the real world, we lavish it with subsidy rewards.

History has shown time and time again the GNWT...

We will continue on with the clause. Clause 5 as amended.

---Clause 5 as amended approved

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to welcome the Minister and his department here today. As noted, bringing superintendents into the public service did seem like a very simple design in the bill format. But as you have heard today, it has raised a number of concerns and some issues. Some of these concerns and issues have been clearly articulated by our committee chair and some of the Members as well. For the point of clarity, I’d like to talk about five key areas, and they’re in no particular order or priority.

One of the concerns which seems to have a basic theme in some of the bills that we...

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Minister Lafferty.

Clause 5. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. We’ll allow the Minister to respond to those concerns. Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Again, I’d like to welcome Ms. Desjardins, Ms. MacNeil and Mr. Chutskoff back to the House. Minister Beaulieu.

Mr. Chair, I will ask my question again. Is the term “layoff” defined in any of our legislation? Thank you.