Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to ask some questions, as well, of the Minister of Health and Social Services.

I heard the Minister in responding to Mrs. Groenewegen in answer to the question about money, that there needed to be support. I would suggest to the Minister that the support for additional funds in the department to deal with the problem of addictions, particularly alcohol, is already there. You’ve got 11 votes on this side of the House already.

I’d like to ask the Minister, knowing that he’s got support from the majority of the House, and I imagine he’s got support on the other...

Does committee agree?

To the bill as a whole.

Thank you, Minister. Thank you to your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you would please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Committee, we’ll move onto Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Human Rights Act, No. 3. The bill’s sponsor, Mr. Bouchard, I will go to you to introduce the bill. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Welcome, Mr. Aitken. Bill 12. We will defer the bill and title page until after we have considered the clause-by-clause. Committee, we’ll move to clause 1.

---Clauses 1 through 4 inclusive approved

Okay. Committee, we will go back a page to the title page of Bill 13, An Act to Repeal the Credit Union Act. Does committee agree to the bill as a whole?

Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you would escort the witnesses into the House.

Okay, committee, I will open the floor to general comments on Bill 12. Are there any general comments? Is committee agreed we’ll move to detail?

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Are there any further opening comments? Is committee agreed we will move to detail?

Thank you, Mr. Moses. I’d like to ask the Minister responsible for the bill if he has any witnesses he wishes to bring into the House.

Thank you. I will now rise and report progress.