Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee also looked at other matters. The first was the mandate for workplace safety. From our review of the consolidated resolutions of the Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board it was noted that recommendations on safety matters had been referred to the Minister. While this is laudable on the part of the board, the standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions could find no indication that the Minister had specifically assigned the Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board "other duties" in this respect, pursuant to section 6(1)(c) of the act. Presently, a number of GNWT departments -- for instance Health, Safety and Public Services, and the Labour Standards Board -- and agencies such as the Workers' Compensation Board are active in the study and enforcement of workplace safety standards. The standing committee was concerned that these initiatives should proceed in a co-ordinated plan and should be subject to program evaluation.

Motion To Adopt Recommendation 3, Carried

Mr. Chairman, our third recommendation deals with this matter, and I would like to move that the government undertake a review of all workplace safety initiatives, services, education strategies and studies and prepare a plan for their co-ordination and evaluation.