Thank you. I understand the primary difficulty was, as the Minister indicated, drawing enough people from the number five. Once the number is increased to eight it will be easier, from those eight, to find three who are available. The principle of the quorum is often a majority. These will be set up very much like the court system is set up. The court of appeal can sit with only three members even though the number of members constituting the court of appeal is much greater than that, it may be ten or 11. It is an administrative mechanism to allow the appeal process to go on smoothly even when everyone may not be available. As I say it is just an administrative mechanism to make it work more smoothly. If the quorum were to be increased I do not know that the problem would be solved, they would still have difficulty getting enough people on the committee to be available for each appeal. Thank you.
Ms. Buckland on Bill 5: An Act To Amend The Social Assistance Act
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Bill 5: An Act To Amend The Social Assistance Act
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 17th, 1993
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Buckland
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