Jim Antoine on Committee Motion 38-12(7): To Adopt Recommendation 11, Carried

In the Legislative Assembly on April 11th, 1995. See this statement in context.

Committee Motion 38-12(7): To Adopt Recommendation 11, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

April 11th, 1995

Page 973

Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Ministerial Accountability

The Premier, on behalf of all Members of the Assembly, needs the authority to discipline and dismiss Ministers. For the remainder of this government, the Premier must have undated resignation letters for all Ministers. For the next government, the committee believes there needs to be some mechanism, possibly through amendments to the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, which would give the Premier the authority to discipline and dismiss Ministers.

The 12th Assembly attempted to address this issue through a motion arising from the Territorial Leadership Committee. This motion dealt with the discipline and monitoring of Ministers. However, on closer review, the problems still exist. Members of the committee note that the Government House Leader has already made a commitment to amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to address another issue. When these amendments are made, the committee would like to see additional amendments to deal with the discipline and dismissal of Ministers.

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Jim Antoine on Committee Motion 38-12(7): To Adopt Recommendation 11, Carried

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