Mr. Chairman it would either be the Cabinet secretary or the Premier. As we have said earlier, all of the deputy minister positions are contracts with the Premier. The other at pleasure contracts are, at least in our situation, mostly with the Premier. It would either be him or the Cabinet secretary who would sign these off. Thank you.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe earlier, and I would have to look at Hansard tomorrow, in one case it was for at pleasure is that the Premier and he would hire and fire, in that sense, deputy ministers. Now again, the process for at pleasure and for the public out there, let us say, what is an at pleasure contract? Who would hold an at pleasure contract in the Government of the Northwest Territories?
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Voytilla
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. At pleasure contracts would be the exception rather than the norm for civil servants. They would almost always be a senior level appointment and they would generally be an appointment that is done for a specific task or job. So deputy ministers certainly are at pleasure, as we term it, and there are a handful of other positions in the government that also fall into that category. It is not a widely used mechanism but at times for senior staff, in particular circumstances, it is deemed appropriate.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. How many at pleasure contracts are there now within this government?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, counting deputy ministers, I do not know the exact number, but probably up to 20.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Are executive assistants classified as at pleasure?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, there is a variety of arrangements. Some of them are term, some are indeterminate, some are secondments from departments. There is a variety of arrangements for executive assistants.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister did not answer my question. Are executive assistants considered at pleasure?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
No, Mr. Chairman, technically speaking, they are not at pleasure. There is a whole variety of arrangements for them. They could be term. They could be indeterminate. They could be secondments. They are not technically considered to be at pleasure. Thank you.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Technically then, can you tell me when an executive assistant is removed or resigns or is terminated, what is the process in that proceeding?
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Snider
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If an executive assistant resigns or is released from employment, I would be dealing with it.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Would that include final termination documents, signing of the removal and so on, right to the end? Is that where the process ends? Thank you.