Okay, if that's clear and that's the case then this clause is acceptable because currently you can have a lot of alternates at a meeting and because they can't vote, many times you don't have a quorum. I want to be clear and we have to clarity it in the regulations that they have a right to vote if they are replacing the appointed member.
Debates of June 21st, 1995
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We agree with the honourable Member. In fact, that is one of the reasons we added the addition to this section so that we could allow the alternates to be eligible to replace and represent the community. We understand and we will ensure that it is clear in the regulations.
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Clause 91. The chair recognizes ...We had some approval at the time we started discussing it; however, back to clause 90. Clause 90.
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Thank you. Clause 91. The chair recognizes the Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I was wondering if I could find out from the Minister why the wording is different between subsections (4) and (5).
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Can I ask Ms. Joyce to clarify this, please?
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Joyce
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Clause (4) states that if the chairperson resigns, the vice-chairperson automatically becomes the chairperson. Clause (5) states that if the vice chairperson resigns then the district education authority would, amongst their members, select another person to become the vice-chairperson.
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Actually, what I was looking to find out was why the authority could not select a new chairman. In other words, the vice-chair may not necessarily be the best person to proceed forward to be the chair. There may be a situation where an education authority may decide that someone who is vice-chair may not be the best person to be chair. So, the question is why would they automatically accede to the position?
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Can I ask Ms. Joyce to reply?
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Joyce
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's written in that manner because normally when you choose a vice-chair you would choose a vice-chair knowing that that person is to sit in when the chair is absent, and it the chair is to resign that person would become the chairperson. So you would choose the vice-chair knowing that.
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This was brought up by a local school district as a concern. I guess they see that along the way they may find that somebody else on the authority may be better suited to be the chair, but this is kind of limiting. It doesn't allow them the opportunity to say we've lost a chairperson, who shall we choose to be the new chairperson.
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Joyce
Yes, Mr. Dent's interpretation is correct. They are limited to choosing the vice-chair.
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The Chair Tony Whitford
So they must choose wisely in the beginning. Mr. Dent, are you satisfied with that answer?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The concern was raised by one of the local school districts, and I don't have an amendment prepared to proceed with this one but I think that it is something that we need to consider whether or not it's necessary to automatically have the vice-chair move on to the chair's position in those times when the chair resigns. I understand the need for the vice-chair to take the position in the absence, due to an illness or a temporary absence, of a chairperson, but I think what we're looking for is in the position of a resignation. Why couldn't the authority choose?
Mr. Chairman, I think I'll leave it for now and hope that I can get a better explanation tomorrow when we continue consideration of the issue.
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Dent. We can deal with it in the 13th Assembly, too. The chair recognizes Mr. Koe.
Committee Motion 87-12(7): To Amend Clause 84 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. Clause 91.(1), where a member of a DEA may resign. The question I have is on the last part of that, the member ceases to hold office of the meeting of the DEA when the resignation is received. I would like some clarification. To me, it should be the option of the member when he wants to resign. If a member goes to a meeting and says he has a job in Timbuktu and has to leave a month from now so would like to resign a month from now, not the date when the resignation is received. That's what this says. You leave no option for the member to set a date when he or she wants to resign. I need some clarification there.