Louis Sebert

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act, be read for the second time.

This bill amends the Summary Conviction Procedures Act to provide that the act does not apply to the contravention of a municipal parking bylaw for which an administrative monetary penalty has been established. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I did think about other amounts myself and thought that clearly a reduction from the 10 per cent was warranted and felt that 5 per cent was reasonable. Thank you.

I do not know the answer to that, but I know that they have met all security requirements to this stage, so a sudden change by us might be seen as arbitrary. Perhaps the best way of handling this, though, would be to have us look into it and perhaps we could meet with committee on a confidential basis to discuss some of these issues.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That comes under Commissioner's land administration, the amount set aside for that.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Certainly, I can commit to that. Thank you.

We are, of course, very cognizant of our responsibilities under ATIPP and other privacy legislations, so I would hope that all legislation is looked at through that lens.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Perhaps I could ask that Mr. Hagen assist in responding. Thank you.

I see a note here that on February 8th Catherine McKenna wrote me committing that the government will continue to engage the GNWT through the Parliamentary process to seek our views on regulatory and policy issues. Perhaps I could let Mr. Hagen expand on that, but yes, we are engaged with them, and they do seem to want our engagement. Thank you.

No, there is not a cost that we have ascertained currently. Thank you.

I just wanted to add that inspection reports related to land use permits and water licences are available on the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board's registry.