Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have the pleasure of presenting the report of the standing committee on legislation regarding Bill 3. Mr. Chairman, the standing committee met on December 3, 1991 and considered the proposed bill at that time. The committee was grateful to the Government House Leader, the Hon. John Pollard, and his legislative counsel, for meeting with the standing committee to present the bill and respond to Member's concerns. The standing committee found Bill 3 to be technically sound and noted that it will, in fact, allow the government to meet its obligations for the translation of statutory instruments.
I should note that there were some general comments in the standing committee meeting that dealt with relevant issues pertaining to aboriginal languages. I expect that those comments may be raised during committee of the whole today.
In concluding this afternoon's report, Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to advise that the standing committee on legislation agreed that Bill 3 was ready for consideration in committee of the whole. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.