Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask the Minister of Transportation regarding this whole area of privatization under the licensing of drivers' licences. I do not think that most of the people in my constituency like the new system that has been set up regarding the way the drivers licence expiry date has been set up. I think the person has to renew his driver's licence on his birth date, and I guess most of them tend to forget on their birthday that their drivers' licences have expired. Going back to the old system, I think the people will be able to give at least a month's notice to renew. I think that is the system that they want to see if it is possible to get back into the old system due to the, right at the moment, some of them who had drivers' licences been expired a few months past their birth date, I guess, and some of them got a ticket for it. If the months dragged a little more than anywhere between four to six months, I guess after that you tend to go back through a driving test again that most of the people do not feel comfortable going through again. So, I was wondering if the Minister would be able to see if we would be able to have the driver's licence expiry dates changed back to the old way that they used to be in the past. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
James Rabesca on Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 23rd, 1997
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James Rabesca North Slave
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