Thank you, Ms. Snider. Mr. Braden.
Debates of March 11th, 2002
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Bill Braden Great Slave
So there was no attempt then by the Premier, as we have already been told and I accept that the Premier is not involved in the negotiation or the determination of the terms of the agreement. This is important for me that he did not make an attempt to amend or alter or interfere with the recommendations that Ms. Snider brought forward. Thank you.
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Snider
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The recommendations that I came to were based on the review of the circumstances and facts that I had. They were based on the assessment that I made about those facts and the contracts at hand. As I said, I actually phoned other jurisdictions to see what they would do in similar circumstances. There was no interference in the process of negotiations with either one of those individuals and the recommendations were mine and mine alone.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you. Along that same line of questioning that Mr. Braden was on, I am curious to know, I guess, about the discussion that was held between the Premier and Ms. Snider. I am wondering, at any time did Ms. Snider ever discuss, contemplate or consider something additional or over what was eventually arrived at?
I am not trying to breach the confidentiality of what was arrived at, but it is what it is and it was paid out. Was there ever any consideration, contemplation or discussion about giving, say, for instance, an additional 12 months severance in either case?
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Snider
I guess I do not quite understand the question. The answer is that I reviewed the circumstances and the recommendation that I arrived at I thought was an appropriate settlement given the circumstances. I would not have considered anything over and above what I recommended.
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you. I sort of missed the last part of Ms. Snider's answer and I will have my earpiece in this time. I guess just to reiterate the question, the recommendation she arrived at I can accept. That is the one that stands today and in fact was paid out. My question is, in any of the situations, was it ever discussed, contemplated or considered to pay an additional amount over and above what is now, for all time, on the records as what was arrived at?
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Snider
During the course of my negotiations there were a number of things that were discussed. I could say that there was no contemplation to pay anything over and above what was recommended.
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you. No contemplation on her part, but we are left to wonder that there may have been discussion. She did not suggest that there was not discussion. Is that in fact true?
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Snider
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe I had the responsibility for the negotiation and for the recommendation and I did that on the basis of the facts and circumstances.
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
That is really not the question I had asked, however I do not believe I am going to get an answer here today so I am going to move on. I have a question for Minister Handley. I heard him speaking to no cause terminations, and typical in no cause termination situations. Would he characterize these two situations as no cause terminations?
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you. Could Mr. Handley indicate for the record whether or not he was a member of the Special Committee on Conflict Process?
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