Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don’t want to steal the Minister’s thunder. As a committee member, I support the objective of minimizing any disruption to the continuity of employment for affected employees to reduce their stress for these individuals during a time of uncertainty in their lives. Nonetheless, there is particular wording that exists in this section, Section 27(3) of the Public Service Act, and it remains an amendment contemplated in this Bill 30. I find this clause very troubling.

The cause of concern is the wording which gives the Minister the authority to appoint the employee without...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have been listening very attentively to the issue regarding this clause. To save time and energy of the House I’d like to move a motion, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Aumond, Mr. Neudorf, Mr. Lovely, welcome to the Chamber here this evening. Committee, we are on general comments. Does committee agree, if there are no further general comments, committee is prepared to go into detail?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Motion is being circulated. Motion is in order. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Committee, Tabled Document 154-17(5) will be reported and recommended as ready for consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

With that, I’d like to thank our guests here this afternoon. Mr. Lovely, Mr. Neudorf, Mr. Aumond, thanks for joining us. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses out of the House.

In keeping with direction provided by committee, we will now return to Tabled Document 115-17(5), NWT Capital Estimates 2015-2016. We do have...

Clauses 11 to 15.

---Clauses 11 through 15 inclusive approved

Thank you, Mr. Neudorf. Mr. Bouchard.

Does committee agree that consideration of the Transportation capital budget is concluded?

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Page 10, Environment and Natural Resources, capital investment expenditures, wildlife, not previously authorized, $43,000. Water resources, not previously authorized, $3.096 million. Total department, not previously authorized, $3.139 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Clauses 1 to 5.

---Clauses 1 through 5 inclusive approved