Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this Assembly recommends that the Department of Finance consider amending the Non-consolidated Schedule of Bad Debt Write-offs, Forgiveness and Student Loan Remissions by removing the names of those who have received student loan remissions and reporting only the amount of the remissions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Nakimayak. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. O'Reilly.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. This was an issue that I raised in the review of the public accounts. Somewhere buried in those three or four volumes is a list of all of the students whose loans have been remitted and how much is outstanding, and they actually have the individual names of the students, which I found to be an invasion of their privacy. So I think that's what this is aimed at, trying to find a way to disclose what those amounts are without invading people's privacy. So I do support this and look forward to the other side responding in an appropriate manner. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. To the motion. Minister Sebert.
Mr. Chair, my only comment on this is: whatever happened to transparency? Thank you.
Thank you, Minister Sebert. To the motion. Mr. Testart.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The committee carefully considered this recommendation and, looking at the detail provided on other areas in the report in the public accounts, we felt that this was over and above what others — an example is contaminated sites. There is no inventory of contaminated sites, but there is an inventory of everyone receiving student loan remission. These are not bad debts; these are students in the remission process. So to the honourable Member from Thebacha's point, transparency is important and the amounts owing certainly are, but attaching them to people who are not carrying bad debts, the committee felt that that was inappropriate to do. We want to ensure that students have their privacy protected, especially students that are following the remission process carefully and accurately. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Testart. To the motion. Question has been called. Motion is carried.
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Mr. Nakimayak.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this Assembly recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a response to this report within 120 days. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Nakimayak. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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You have concluded consideration of Committee Report 4-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 Public Accounts. Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of the report. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.
Mr. Chairman, I move that we report progress.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable.
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I will now rise and report progress.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 3-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 NWT Human Rights Commission Annual Report and Committee Report 4-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 Public Accounts. I would like to report progress with 10 motions being adopted, and that Committee Reports 3-18(2) and 4-18(2) are concluded. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Masi. Do I have a seconder? Member for Deh Cho. Motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the motion.
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Orders of the day for Friday, November 4, 2016, 10:00 a.m.:
Prayer
Ministers’ Statements
Members’ Statements
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgements
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Replies to Commissioner’s Opening Address
Petitions
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
Motions
Motion 28-18(2), Extended Adjournment of the House to January 31, 2017
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Masi, Mr. Clerk. This House adjourns until Friday, November 4, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
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The House adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
