David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. The motion is in order. To the motion. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've told the Minister this before, but these problems that we're encountering today in HR came from the various departments when he amalgamated HR, and I think it's incumbent upon the Minister to show the leadership and go back to the departments where the problems came from, and they exist in a number of departments and he knows which ones they are. Go back and recoup some of the money, Mr. Speaker. The Minister didn't answer my question. When will service levels improve? That is the big question, Mr. Speaker, and I want the Minister to commit...

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, committee. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I guess if the focus has been on old files, it obviously hasn't been on customer service to both our employees, the public, people who are applying for jobs, because that lack of customer service is very, very evident to the people I've been speaking with, Mr. Speaker. Just in terms of records of employment, let's just look at that for a second here. I'm wondering if the Minister's aware that by legislation you're supposed to supply a record of employment to an employee within 10 days. I'm wondering if the government has some special deal concocted...

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you. Mr. Hawkins.

Agreed. We’ll start with Committee Report 1-15(5), Report on the Review of the 2004-2005 Report of the Human Rights Commission. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.