Mr. Speaker, the Member is reading selectively out of a policy. I can go back to the Internet policy as well. In it, it says e-mail is an effective communication tool which fosters cooperation, teamwork and partnering. It provides access to a wide variety of information, resources, communication tools that assist employees in performing their duties. It goes on to say what is acceptable, "...including access to external databases, libraries, newspapers, news letters, magazines..." There's a whole list of things that are acceptable. None of this is black and white. What it does do, Mr. Speaker, is it breaks it into categories. Some things are acceptable and judgment by both the employee and the manager has to be used there. Some things are not acceptable, and that is they shouldn't be done. There is a section here that lists things that are absolutely prohibited. So, Mr. Speaker, you can't pick and choose and take one section or one paragraph and say that's the whole intent of the policy. You have to read the document as a whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 166-14(6): Reasonable Approach To Employees' Use Of Internet
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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