Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Boot Lake, that Bill 6, Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2010-2011, be read for the first time. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Bill 6 has had first reading.
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The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Lafferty.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act, be read for the first time. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Bill 7 has had first reading.
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Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Boot Lake, that Bill 6, Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2010-2011, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to make infrastructure expenditures for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Bill 6 has had second reading and stands referred to a committee.
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Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Committee Report 1-16(4), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Annual Reports; Committee Report 2-16(4), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the Auditor General on Contracting for Goods and Services in the Northwest Territories; and Committee Report 4-16(4), Report on the Review of the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner, with Mr. Krutko in the chair.
I call the Committee of the Whole to order. We have three items: Committee Report 1-16(4), Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Annual Reports; Committee Report 2-16(4), Report on the Review of the Auditor General on Contracting for Goods and Services in the Northwest Territories; and Committee Report 4-16(4), Report on the Review of the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner. Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The wish of the committee is to deal with the committee reports in the order they appear on the Order Paper and proceed as far as we can before having to recognize the clock. Thank you.
Is committee agreed?
Agreed.
Okay. We will be dealing with Committee Report 1-16(4), Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Annual Reports. Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, you may recall that the Standing Committee on Government Operations tabled Committee Report 1-16(4), Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Annual Reports, on October 22, 2009. The report was received by the Assembly and moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration. The report contains several recommendations.
Mr. Hawkins, are you moving the motion? The motion is being distributed. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends the Government of the Northwest Territories enhance its policies and guidelines on the use of portable electronic devices and the access and privacy issues that arise through the use of such devices.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake a comprehensive analysis of the review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act to determine the need for legislation to protect the personal information of the people of the Northwest Territories held by the private sector.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act be amended to extend the period of time in which applicants may ask that a decision on a request for information be reviewed by the Information and Privacy Commissioner.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories develop policies to address electronic records and their relationship to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and that the government provide training to employees on this issue.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Hawkins.
Finally, Mr. Chairman, I move that this committee recommends that the government provide a comprehensive response to this report within 120 days.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You may recall that the Standing Committee on Government Operations tabled Committee Report 2-16(4), Report on the Review of the Auditor General on Contracting for Goods and Services in the Northwest Territories on October 22, 2009...
Does the committee agree that Committee Report 1-16(4) is concluded?
Agreed.
Agreed. Committee Report 1-16(4) is now concluded.
Mr. Hawkins, Committee Report 2-16(4).
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You may recall that the Standing Committee on Government Operations tabled Committee Report 2-16(4), Report on the Review of the Auditor General on Contracting for Goods and Services in the Northwest Territories, on October 22nd, 2009. The report was received by the Assembly and moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration. The report contained several recommendations.
