Thank you, Madam Speaker, and honourable Members.
WHEREAS, the Official Languages Act was amended in 1990 to create the position of Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories;
AND WHEREAS, the first appointment to the position of Languages Commissioner was made in December 1991;
AND WHEREAS, the First Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories for the Year 1992-93 was tabled on December 14, 1993;
AND WHEREAS, the annual report contains 30 recommendations for consideration by the Legislative Assembly and the Government of the Northwest Territories;
AND WHEREAS, the Languages Commissioner should be accountable for her actions, including budgeting and the expenditures of public funds;
AND WHEREAS, there is no formal mechanism in place to review the annual report of the Languages Commissioner or to hold the office accountable;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, by special order of reference, that Tabled Document 11-12(5), the First Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories for the Year 1992-93 be referred to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions;
AND FURTHER, that the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions be empowered to review and report back to the Legislative Assembly on the recommendations contained in Tabled Document 11-12(5);
AND FURTHERMORE, that the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions consider the matter and make recommendations on a mechanism to establish reporting relationships and accountability of the Languages Commissioner to the Legislative Assembly;
AND FURTHERMORE, that the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions provide a final report to the Legislative Assembly prior to the prorogation of the Sixth Session of the 12th Legislative Assembly.