Thank you, Mr. Minister. At this time, I would like to ask the committee responsible for reviewing Bill 19 if they have any comments on the bill. Mr. Dent.
Debates of Oct. 16th, 2002
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight reviewed Bill 19, the Write-Off of Debts Act, on August 13, 2002. Committee members would like to thank the Minister of Finance and his officials for presenting the bill. This bill will write-off $134,150.41 in debts owed to this government. The bill in its entirety is comprised of student loans that have been considered by the government to be uncollectable. A number of committee members noted that in Bill 18, corporations were forgiven debts while student loans were written off through Bill 19.
Some committee members suggested to the Minister that in cases of hardship, student loans should be forgiven. The Minister replied that it is the present policy of the government to consider each case on its own merits. Risk management continues to be an ongoing concern of the committee. The committee encourages the government to continue to enhance its credit monitoring system to ensure that the credit history of clients who have received write-offs or forgiveness of debts from the government is considered in any future credit application.
Mr. Chairman, following the committee's review, a motion was carried to report Bill 19, Write-Off of Debts Act, 2002-2003, to the Assembly as ready for committee of the whole. Additional comments or questions of members may be posed as we proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Dent. At this time I would like to ask the Minister responsible for Bill 19 if he will be bringing in any witnesses. Mr. Handley.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witness in? For the record, Minister Handley, could you introduce your witness please?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, with me is Lew Voytilla, secretary to the Financial Management Board.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witness. General comments with regard to Bill 19? Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a question for the Minister on his opening comments. In the third paragraph, he refers to the write-off of debts owing to the Workers' Compensation Board and the level at which they must exceed in order to have to be considered by the Assembly. Seeing as how the only debts we are writing off are student loans, did the Minister include this line here because they wanted to flag for the committee that there had been other write-offs just under $50,000, and was signalling that we should pay attention to that?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, no, there was no signalling of anything. This is just outlining the framework for write-off of debts. There is nothing anticipated or expected here. Thank you.
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Some Hon. Members
Detail.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Bill 19 is now ready for third reading. At this time, I would like to thank the Minister and his witness. The next bill we agreed to deal with today is Bill 21, Health Statutes Amendment Act. What is the wish of the committee?
At this time, I would like to ask the Minister responsible for introducing the bill if he has any general comments. Mr. Miltenberger.