Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the department has issued no layoff notices within the Language Bureau. However, this budget does include a reduction in funding to the Language Bureau, which will result in a three PY reduction. That was intended to be throughout the Bureau and was not specific to any location. I believe that the Member from Iqaluit was referring to a reorganization which was not a budgetary exercise. There were no savings intended through that reorganization. The reorganization would have meant that we would layoff 18 people in the Language Bureau across the Northwest Territories and taken the funds from that layoff and distributed the portion that is needed to departments for interpreter/translator services. The remainder would provide funding to language communities, so they could do their own developmental and promotion work in the Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Charles Dent on Committee Motion 24-13(4): Recommendation For Withdrawal Of Layoff Notices To Interpreters/translators
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 24-13(4): Recommendation For Withdrawal Of Layoff Notices To Interpreters/translators
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 24th, 1997
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