Kevin A. Menicoche

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that before the Deh Cho Bridge opens to traffic, the Department of Transportation ensure that a qualified authority certifies that the design and construction of the Deh Cho Bridge meet the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the GNWT finalize a public/private partnership policy; and further, that this policy includes provisions to ensure that the GNWT undertakes an analysis of its full financial exposure, the roles and responsibilities of the GNWT and its partners are clearly defined, due diligence is carried out on the partner’s capacity to fulfill its roles and obligations, risk and opportunities are proportionately shared, and the GNWT establishes a clear understanding of a community’s objectives and abilities when entering a partnership...

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, May 19, 2011, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that this Legislative Assembly strongly recommends the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake a comprehensive review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, including an examination of access to information and privacy legislation in other Canadian jurisdictions and all past recommendations of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and bring forward a bill during the first two years of the 17th...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Justice review and assess the advisability of prohibiting discrimination based on unrelated criminal convictions or criminal records.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its Report on the Review of the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories and commends it to the House.

The Standing Committee on Government Operations reviewed the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner at its meeting on May 16, 2011. The committee would like to thank Ms. Elaine Keenan Bengts for her report and for her appearance before the committee.

The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) is an independent...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services and the health authorities develop a set of system-wide performance indicators and identify key data requirements, develop a program evaluation plan setting out areas they plan to evaluate, and regularly inform the Legislative Assembly and the public about the performance of the NWT health care system.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’m just concerned about our government using the passive restraint measures in each of the departments. Would such measures or the concept actually impact the amount of summer students and the goal that we’re trying to reach? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services, health authorities, and the Department of Human Resources develop a comprehensive system-wide recruitment and retention plan for health professionals for implementation in 2012-2013 and that they monitor progress against the plan on an ongoing basis.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to ask the Minister of Human Resources questions on the Member’s statement I spoke about earlier in the day. The question was raised in the House last week, Mr. Speaker, and I’d just like a current update about the number of summer students hired to date as compared to last year. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories develops a plan for implementing all the Auditor General’s recommendations on health programs and services, and provides it to Members of the Legislative Assembly and the public; and further, that the implementation plan include a timeline and quarterly progress updates to the Standing Committee on Social Programs beginning in June 2011.