Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
WHEREAS the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act was enacted in 1994;
AND WHEREAS in the 17 years since the act was passed, e-mail, laptops, flash drives, smartphones and other technological developments have dramatically altered the way government manages, uses and communicates information;
AND WHEREAS other Canadian jurisdictions have conducted comprehensive reviews of their access to information and privacy legislation in recent years;
AND WHEREAS since the coming into force of the act, the Information and Privacy Commissioner has made a number of recommendations for amendments to the act that have not been addressed;
AND WHEREAS the Information and Privacy Commissioner has recommended a comprehensive review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act in her 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 annual reports;
AND WHEREAS the Standing Committee on Government Operations also recommended a comprehensive review of the act in its Report on the Review of the 2008-2009 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner;
AND WHEREAS the Government of the Northwest Territories February 2011 response to the standing committee’s recommendation did not provide an undertaking to complete a comprehensive review of the act;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, 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 Assembly;
AND FURTHER, that the Government of the Northwest Territories include mention of the need for a comprehensive review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act in any transition document or report to the 17th Assembly;
AND FURTHERMORE, that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a comprehensive response to this motion within 90 days.
Thank you, Mr, Menicoche. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
---Carried
The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.
Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 44 to deal with Motion 6-16(6), which I gave notice of yesterday.
---Unanimous consent granted
Proceed with your motion, Mr. Yakeleya.
