Thank you. There was some concern raised in the public meeting around this issue, and I think that we specifically agreed that it probably comes from the term "agency relationship." Just to clarify, if the government is providing a contribution or is a funder to an agency like the one we were discussing, then there would be this funding relationship, which wouldn't necessarily stipulate that the information gathered by that group would come back to government. That would all be laid out in terms of the contribution and the expectation. However, if an agency is delivering a program on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories or a board -- so, essentially, our program -- there may be some expectations that that information, obviously, would be shared with government; but that is laid out in the contract. In terms of the delivery of that contract, it would be very clearly stipulated that there were certain expectations under access to information. In those requirements, there would be a section in the contract which would lay out exactly what the expectation was of the other party. So I don't think there's anything new here that changes that relationship and would give additional concern. This provision in the contract would be very clearly laid out as it is now, and I don't think that this changes that. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 18th, 2005
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