Mr. Speaker,

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried. Bill 2 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker,

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? The motion is carried. Bill 3 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters, Minister's Statement 1-14(4), Sessional Statement; Minister's Statement 3-14(4), Fiscal and Economic Update; Minister's Statement 4-14(4), Update on the Social Agenda; Committee Report 2-14(4): Report on the Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's Report, 1999-2000, with Mr. Delorey in the chair.

I will call the committee of the whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to recommend the committee consider Committee Report 2-14(4), with an eye to concluding that report before we rise today.

Does the committee agree?

We will take a short break and then come back and deal with Committee Report 2-14(4).

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I would like to call committee of the whole back to order. We are considering Committee Report 2-14(4). I will open the floor to general comments. General comments? Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, if there are no general comments, the committee did make some recommendations in the report that we would like to have considered as motions in committee of the whole. Perhaps I will present those as committee motions now. There were five recommendations resulting from the report. Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE this committee recommends the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act be amended to clarify that if the head of a public body fails to respond to the Commissioner's recommendations within the legislated time period, the head of the public body is deemed to have refused to follow the recommendation of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The second committee recommendation, in the form of a motion:

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act be amended to give the Commissioner the authority to investigate and make recommendations in the event of a breach of privacy provisions in the act.

There is a motion on the floor. It has been circulated. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Another recommendation in the form of a motion:

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act be amended to make our legislation read the same as section 21 of Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A further motion regarding a recommendation from a committee:

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act be amended to grant the Information and Privacy Commissioner subpoena powers when dealing with access to information issues.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The final motion the committee has as a recommendation:

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act be reviewed respecting the penalties for willful obstruction, violation or disregard of the legislation.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was mistaken. There is one more committee recommendation.

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Department of Justice and the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, along with the Northwest Territories Association of Municipalities, bands and other forms of community governments, explore whether or not there should be access to information and protection of privacy legislation for municipalities;

AND FURTHER, whether municipalities should be included in the current legislation or whether separate legislation should be developed.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Does the committee agree the review of Committee Report 2-14(4) is concluded?