Mahsi, Madam Speaker. I have a motion to amend the terms of reference of the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions.
WHEREAS, the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions recommended to the Legislative Assembly that the annual reports and other reports of the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories be referred to and reviewed by that standing committee;
AND WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly, on November 4, 1994, adopted the recommendation of the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions on this matter;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that the terms of reference of the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions be amended by adding the following as item (d) under the heading "The Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions may on its own authority:
(d)Review the annual reports and any other reports of the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories which shall be considered automatically referred to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions after tabling in the Legislative Assembly. Notwithstanding this formal process, the Speaker is authorized to provide these documents to the standing committee in advance of tabling to expedite the review by the committee. For further certainty, this review in advance of tabling may include public hearings and all other authorized activities of the standing committee.
Mahsi.