Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is my first chance to really look at the details of this legislation. I know the birth of this legislation happened in the last Assembly and it has taken quite a while in getting here, and I am glad to see this in front of us. I do have some questions for the Minister from the opening statement. I do appreciate that the Minister probably did not want to have all the details in his opening statement, but I must say there isn't a lot in it to go by. So I would like to know if the Minister could elaborate more on how this new legislation is supposed to address providing more equitable access to financial information resources, and how it purports to promote diversification of our economy. I understand that this legislation, first and foremost, creates one single entity, by combining what was in two entities that were in business before. Could I just get the Minister to explain, for the benefit of those who have not been part of the whole committee review process, how, in his opinion, this new setup will help with these two important issues? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Sandy Lee on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 15th, 2005
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