Bill 24: Midwifery Profession ActCommittee Report 18-14(6): Report On The Review Of Bill 21 Protection Against Family Violence Act, Bill 24, Midwifery Profession Act, And Bill 26, Youth Justice Act

In the Legislative Assembly on October 8th, 2003. See this topic in context.

Bill 24: Midwifery Profession ActCommittee Report 18-14(6): Report On The Review Of Bill 21 Protection Against Family Violence Act, Bill 24, Midwifery Profession Act, And Bill 26, Youth Justice Act
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Minister's Opening Comments

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to have an opportunity today to speak with the Members of the committee about Bill 24, Midwifery Profession Act.

This bill and the related midwifery practice framework will assist departmental officials, Health and Social Services authority officials and health care providers to enhance choices in birthing services for residents of the Northwest Territories. The act will regulate the practice or registered midwives throughout the Northwest Territories. This act also addresses many issues that have been identified by stakeholders as obstacles to the implementation of safe and effective midwifery practice in the Northwest Territories.

Some of the key provisions of the bill are concerned with describing the requirements for registration as a registered midwife, describing the practice of registered midwives, authorizing the Minister to establish or adopt a midwifery practice framework, setting out the powers of the registrar to register persons as registered midwives and issue certificates authorizing the establishment or adoption of a code of conduct for registered midwives, setting out a procedure to be followed on the review of conduct of registered midwives, authorize and establishment or adoption of a continued competency program for registered midwives and setting our rules respecting various aspects of the practice of registered midwives, including the use of the title "registered midwife."

The bill responds to the need outlined in NWT Health and Social Services System Action Plan 2002-2005. To update the legislative framework to protect the safety of the public and define roles and responsibilities in the system. This legislation is necessary to support and to promote midwifery profession in the NWT and ensure the health and safety of the public.

The department expects that this legislation will provide women with greater choice for safe birthing services closer to their home communities and ensure greater integration of midwifery services with other health resources throughout the Northwest Territories.

I would like to thank the Members of the Standing Committee on Social Programs for consideration of this bill and look forward to discussing Bill 24 with Members of committee of the whole. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Bell.

Standing Committee On Social Programs Comments

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I won't reread the report that we've already read into the record, but I would like to say that I think, as committee took this bill on the road and did our consultation, we saw an outpouring of support for the legislation. I have to say unlike most other bills that we've taken on the road, there was so much interest in this and I think for good reason. Most of the people who spoke to committee talked about the need for women to be able to give birth in their home communities, not to have to be uprooted and moved to Yellowknife or another regional centre some weeks before the due date. Furthermore, the stress that this causes families who are possibly left behind or at times husbands and children who do make the trek to the regional centre have to leave their wives, pull kids out of school and husbands out of work. It really is something that if there is anything we can do to change the system and have people deliver babies in the smaller communities, I think it was important for us to find a way to do that.

There was concern raised on a number of fronts about the inclusion of a designated sites clause. To his credit, the Minister heard the concern and agreed that he would stand down that section of the bill. That was well received by all, including committee. There still will be standards obviously that have to be met and there will be criteria that will have to be met, but much of that is taken care of by the midwifery itself, Mr. Chairman. There will be a self-regulation and that was very reassuring to committee.

The other point I would like to make is there was a lot of discussion and speculation about whether or not doctors, in general supported this legislation, supported the concept of midwifery and I say mostly speculation because we've heard from very few doctors on the issue. We did get a letter of support from the medical association, but I would say we did have one doctor who came out and made a presentation, Dr. McFadden, came to hearings in Yellowknife and was very positive about the working relationship at Stanton Hospital between the midwives, nurses and doctors, in general, and was very optimistic about the possibility that this collaborative model would work well and would be well received She wasn't purporting to speak for all her colleagues, but it was certainly nice to have that support from a doctor in this community. I know I appreciated that and it was good for everyone to hear. I would like to thank her for her presentation to committee.

Again, I thank the Minister for his work and the department for their work in bringing this legislation forward. Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Would the Minister like to bring in some witnesses?

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Yes, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Does the committee agree?

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

I will ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort in the witnesses.

For the record, Mr. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses?

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me Mr. Mark Aitken, director of legislation for Justice; Mr. Blaire Barbour, senior policy advisor for legislation for Health and Social Services; and, Dave Murray, the deputy minister of Health and Social Services.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. General comments. Mr. Dent.

General Comments

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Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's about time. It's nice to see this legislation coming forward. It's something that a lot of us have been waiting to see for quite some time. Like Mr. Bell, right up front I would like to thank the Minister for responding to the concerns that were brought forward by many stakeholders about the designated sites issue.

This was a fairly significant point of concern among the people who presented to the committee. There was some concern because of the timing between the public hearings and when we were going to do the clause by clause with the Minister that there might be a problem getting this back into the House in time. The Minister was very proactive in ensuring he had Cabinet approval upfront to make sure he could agree to the necessary changes to the legislation and then made sure we could bring this legislation forward. I think that's an example of very cooperative work between committee and the Minister and I appreciate that and congratulate the Minister on that approach.

Mr. Chairman, the practice of midwifery is an ancient one and it's only been in the last half of the 20th Century that hospital births became the norm as opposed to home births with a midwife in attendance. All of the research so far indicates that the practice of midwifery is a safe one and one that provides a level of pre-and post-natal care that is not common with our current overloaded health system. Midwives are able to focus on a woman and her family throughout the pregnancy. In fact, we were told in presentations, that typically appointments can last up to an hour. We know that physicians can't dedicate that kind of individual time in our system right now.

Mr. Chairman, we spend an enormous amount of resources right now in the NWT trying to deal with the impacts of poor prenatal care, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. With the introduction of this legislation, hopefully we are going to be increasing the level of prenatal awareness and hopefully, again, lessening some of he harmful behaviours that lead to problems like that.

As Mr. Bell noted, this legislation allows women and their families more choice for the birth of their children and right now, too often, women in communities outside of the larger centres are required to go to the larger centre three or four weeks before their babies are due. So that often means they have to leave family, friends and support behind while they wait for their child to be born in Yellowknife.

For some women, coming to Yellowknife to have their babies is a desired thing, but for many other women, coming here is difficult. So, Mr. Chairman, it's good that this legislation will more often allow women to remain in their home communities and give birth to their children close to their loved ones.

Mr. Chairman, the NWT is the sixth jurisdiction in Canada to bring forward this type of legislation. For it to work, we have to ensure that there is support in place so that the practice of midwifery can flourish in the North. This includes ensuring that there is universal access to the service through the health care system. So the Ministry of Health will have to support doctors, nurses and midwives to work in cooperation to ensure the best care for their patients.

Mr. Chairman, I encourage the Minister to recruit and properly support midwives in the North and to work closely with health authorities to help them educate the public and professional groups about the role of midwives and their range of knowledge, skills and expertise. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the Member for his comments. This has been a very compressed process. I believe it's 10 months that we moved from ground zero to having a piece of legislation that is now before this House for consideration for third reading and it is long overdue. It's a fundamental piece. It's the foundation that will allow us to move birthing services to other communities and make it a service women can access closer to the communities that they live in. I would like to thank as well the committee and all the people who have worked to make this possible, and the officials who have worked extra hours to get this done It has been a mission for people like Leslie Paulette and Gisela Becker, two midwives. I know it will allow midwives who I know exist in Yellowknife, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Hay River and hopefully soon other communities to practice their profession in a regulated way that makes them part of our integrated service deliver system. Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. General comments. Mr. Braden.

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Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Like my colleagues on the standing committee, this was a bill that had an extraordinary characteristic to it of a groundswell of public and professional support that is a really rare thing. So it was quite a pleasure and a real learning experience for me to attend with the committee the public hearings and to hear from such a diverse public on this, Mr. Chairman. From the midwives in the NWT who are already practicing and who have been the passionate advocates for this to some of the physicians and the parents of people who have experienced midwife attendance, that includes a couple of grandfathers who are, at least on my list, some of the most passionate supporters of this service.

What I hope that I have, an expectation that I have, as midwives become established in our communities and people become families and mothers become more aware of the services and the advantages that we are going to see in subtle, but very significant ways, Mr. Chairman, I think there will be some changes in our communities and in our families. As my colleagues have already pointed out, it really almost seems atrocious that we insist that mothers leave their families for approximately a month to come to a larger centre to have their baby and then go back home. The joy and the care that surrounds the birth of a new child is denied, that immediate family in that community. This, over time, will help to restore that.

We haven't had this in our communities for 30 or 40 years. I think that's approximately the time frame of this kind of regime where mothers had to leave their communities. So I hope we are going to rediscover an attachment of significance of families being able to have their children in their homes with their own families. I think that will have significant benefits.

So if I have only one thing to leave in comment, Mr. Chairman, it would really be to echo the sentiments of Mr. Dent who said that we are anxious to see this implemented as soon as practicable and as soon as our systems can allow. This really is a significant and a positive piece of work. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Minister Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As a grandfather, I would like to thank the Member for his comments. The bill is scheduled to come into force April 1, 2004. We already have some identified resources in the budget for this year. So we have made the initial investment and we intend to make this a living useful tool for us. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Mr. Delorey.

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Paul Delorey Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, from one grandfather to another, I would like to say to the Minister, I am glad to see this legislation has come forward. I was not on the standing committee that went around doing public consultations on this bill, but from everything that I gathered, there were some really good turnouts and a lot of support out there for this piece of legislation.

I know that if this will do anything to open up the doors to others being able to give birth in the community I represent anyway, it's been a service that's been lacking for awhile, and it's always been a concern of mine, the amount of money, the expense, the hardship for the families that have been caused by women having to travel here to Yellowknife, whether it's a single mother or a mother with two or three children and their husbands are working. It really disrupts a family to have the women come over here and be here for three weeks on end to say nothing of the cost involved. So I am really looking forward to this maybe being a piece of the puzzle that helps restore the birthing in Hay River. I just want to say to the Minister that I am glad that this is happening and I look forward to the services being offered in Hay River and that birthing does take place there again. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Those are all the comments I have.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. General comments. Ms. Lee.

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Sandy Lee Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to make a brief comment in support of this bill as well. I do believe that this will enable women and others trained in delivering babies to do this and facilitate some of the gaps in services in our communities -- close the gap, I should say. This will allow our people to go back to doing things that I am sure people have done for many years. I also come from a culture where it was the normal practice that grandmothers delivered babies and other family members who traditionally learned to do it, who are able to do it without any problem whatsoever. I think that this is a step in a positive direction. We are blazing trails in some ways because this is not done everywhere in Canada, but I do believe this is a step in the right direction.

I would just like to make a comment that given that this is something that we are introducing in a new way, we are introducing an old way of doing things in a new way, and there might be some gaps in training and support. So I think that it's really important that while we are passing this legislation allowing this practice to take place more formally that there are necessary resources and support provided for training and other medical attention that might be required in delivering babies by midwives and all of the regulations and standards that need to be in place.

So I think it's very important that the government and the department work very closely with those partners who will be providing this service and training other people to do it. In principle and in the spirit of this legislation, I support what this legislation is doing. I am glad to be part of this process. I just wanted to put on record a very short comment in support of this legislative action. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Ms. Lee. I didn't hear any questions there. General comments. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

I would like to take this time to congratulate the Minister for accomplishing something he's been working on for quite some time and bringing it forward by implementing it through legislation. I feel it's important that we have such legislation, but I would like to ask the Minister some questions on the implementation of this scenario. It's good to pass legislation, and good legislation, but it's also important to be practical. We have to ask if this is available to all communities in the Northwest Territories and is this program going to be implemented over a period of time to ensure that communities have the capacity and human resources to offer midwifery services in all communities in the Northwest Territories. Does the Minister have a strategic plan in place of how this will be implemented in all communities in the Northwest Territories?

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this is a process of capacity building. The key building block is this legislation. We have made an investment with two midwifery positions, one in Hay River and one in Smith. I know that there are also midwife/nurses in Yellowknife and some in Inuvik. The intent is to give the authorities the legislative base and, through the business planning process, the capacity to start moving out birthing services to the regions and to the communities as they are ready and as they can meet the standards. As has been indicated by the Members, there is a wide range of service provided by midwives, prenatal and post-natal as well as actual birthing services. So, Mr. Chairman, yes, the intent is in the coming months and years to have this service more and more available to more and more communities. Thank you.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's good to say your goal is to see it in more and more communities. My question was do you have a plan to implement this program in all communities in the Northwest Territories? Yes or no?

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there is a plan to move birthing services to the communities. Do I have the plan that's going to say when it will be in each individual community? No, I don't. Mr. Chairman, the authorities will play a large role in looking at the resources we have. What we are doing with this exercise is giving them the legislative capacity to engage in that development of services? It is going to happen. We have committed some significant resources already and the authorities are all committed to this process as are the people in this Legislature. Thank you.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, it's the frustration of having to be here for the last two weeks and raising issues in my constituency where this government has passed similar legislation to give authority to communities such as mental health and alcohol and drug workers, providing palliative care programs and all these programs that seem to be delivered in regional, large centres. If you are going to pass legislation in this House, the communities that want to have the birth of their children in their home community, they should have the ability to do that? Not have it laid out so that you have have and have-not communities. Some health boards implement programs and other health boards don't. We are either going to have some consistency here or we have programs that are available in all communities in the Northwest Territories from Holman Island to Fort Smith and from Tsiigehtchic to Sachs Harbour. We have to eventually find a system to ensure that capacity in communities means something.

We are passing legislation that is going to benefit a few. How much money is going to be in place to implement this over the next five years?

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, one of the issues related to midwifery is the volume of births and we have statistics from across the Northwest Territories. You need an average of about 40 births a year to allow a midwife to do her practice and maintain her credentials. The statistics we have is that the average birth per year in the Beaufort-Delta is about 131 births. We anticipate that we are going to have to move towards having a capacity to carry three midwives. Mr. Chairman, the authorities are going to work with the communities and they are going to have to develop a service, a system of service delivery in this area to deal not only with the birthing but the prenatal and post-natal care. The reality is we have to look at those particulars and I would be happy to share this with the Members if they would like. It just lays out the numbers and what we think is necessary to support this particular service. Thank you.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, if the Minister could, I think he should make that available to all communities in the Northwest Territories so they can realize how many programs we have out there and what programs are accessible and what criteria is being used to implement these programs. You keep talking about the authorities. I feel that authority should be made up of community representatives, trustees of a health board and simply have a handful of people appointed, handpicked. Are you talking about the authorities which are elected authorities or handpicked authorities?

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am referring to the existing health and social services authorities that are now in existence and we are engaged in this exercise of providing services for health and social services across the Northwest Territories.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I asked that question also in the previous comment about the information that you said you have in front of you, if you can provide that to communities and make them aware of the numbers and the number positions that are needed to implement such a program in the different regions in the Territories. Then the communities can realize there's an opportunity to train or have someone develop that program in the communities. I have communities that are almost 1,000 people, yet we are just operating with the basics. I think it would be nice if we could have a full slate of nurses that are there 365 days a year without having to worry about closing down your health centre because you can't find enough nurses or basically having to do away with alcohol and drug programs because you have a technical glitch with the system in some community. So the information that you have in front of you, will you offer all programs that are available to communities and make them aware of who is getting what so that we know what' being offered out there?

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this information will be shared with communities, once the bill is approved in the House, as we move to implementation April 1st. There are policies and standards that will be developed, as well as this information will be put together in a package and I will commit to ensure that working with our health and social services systems that that information gets out to the communities.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. General comments. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Just my closing comments. I would just like to congratulate the Minister again with accomplishing something in his term as Minister in which he had a goal, like I said, to bring this forward. He brought it forth as a private Member and now as a Minister and he definitely did his job getting this personal legislation. So, again, I would like to thank him.

Clause By Clause

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Are we ready for clause by clause?

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Clause By Clause

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Bill 24, clause 1.

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Part 1, practice of registered midwives, clause 2.

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Clause 3.

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Clause 8. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen Nunakput

Mr. Chairman, I don't recognize a quorum.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Steen. I will ring the bell.

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Bill 24, part 2, registration, clause 6.

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October 8th, 2003

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Bill as a whole?

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Does committee agree that Bill 24 is ready for third reading?

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Bill 24 is now ready for third reading. I would like to thank the Minister and his witnesses for appearing.

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The chair will call a short break.

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