Jane Groenewegen

Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. General comments. No general comments. Motions. Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. The motion is in order. To the motion. I’ll just allow a couple of minutes for the motion to be distributed. Ms. Bisaro.

I’ll call Committee of the Whole to order. The first bill before us today is Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act. I’m going to ask Minister Jackson Lafferty if he would please introduce his bill. Mr. Lafferty.

Does committee agree that this concludes consideration of Committee Report 1-17(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2010-2011 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, committee. Bill 3 is now deemed ready for third reading. I’d like to thank Member Blake and his witnesses for their attendance here today, and I’ll ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort them out of the Chamber.

Committee, if I could turn your attention now, please, to Committee Report 1-17(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2010-2011 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. I will now go to the chairman of the Government Operations committee for any opening comments he may have. Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Is committee agreed?

A motion is on the floor. To the motion.

Thank you. The bill as a whole?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Listening to the news, I also realized that MPs, some MPs, I’m not so sure about our MP, but some northern MP representing a northern region has also raised this in the House of Commons recently as well. I think that we need as large of a voice as possible on this particular issue, and so I would appreciate if our government could also engage those who are elected who are also trying to achieve this goal as well, to reinforce our case. Thank you.