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Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Dent.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As outlined in the opening comments by the chair of the standing committee, there were a number of issues that were raised in the review with the standing committee and a commitment was made to come back with amendments during the standing committee process. But when we appeared before the standing committee with the amendments, the suggestion by the standing committee was that we deal with them in Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Ramsay.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What was the reason again? Was it strictly the Social Programs committee that wanted it to come forward this way to Committee of the Whole?

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Committee members, could we just speak to clause 9, as amended? Mr. Dent, would you like to respond to Mr. Ramsay's comment?

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can only go by the chair's opening comments to the bill today in which it was noted that the committee decided not to proceed with moving any amendments during its clause-by-clause review in order to allow for discussion of any motions in Committee of the Whole during its review of the bill in its entirety so that all Members could participate.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Dent. To the motion. Clause 9, as amended.

Point Of Order

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh

Point of order there, Mr. Chairman. We're dealing with an entirely new bill here. That's not the one we began with, so I don't know what's going on.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Can you tell us what your point of order is, Mr. Menicoche, on Bill 17? Thank you.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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Kevin A. Menicoche

Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh

Well, if the chair will permit me a break, I'll dig up the exact clause, but what's going on is that this is not the same bill we started off with. Nor is it the same bill Social Programs reviewed.

Chairperson's Ruling

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Okay, to Mr. Menicoche's point of order then, his point of order is that the bill has been changed in substance to the extent that it's no longer the same bill that was brought forward and, in fact, these are amendments to the bill which can be voted on as we proceed through the bill. This is a normal course of business. So, Mr. Menicoche, I'm sorry; you don't have a point of order. To the motion on clause 9. Mr. Menicoche.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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Kevin A. Menicoche

Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh

What exactly is this amendment changing?

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Dent.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. What this is changing is, if you look at the first section in quotation marks where it says "section 6 of Bill," there's no number there and now it says "Bill 17." At the time this was initially presented to committee we didn't know what number it would be. So it would be a normal course of business to make this change as part of the committee

review had they considered our bills. But this is to put the bill number in.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. To the motion. Anything further, Mr. Menicoche?

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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An Hon. Member

Question.

Committee Motion 37-15(3) To Amend Clause 9 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Clause 9, as amended.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Clause 10. Mr. Dent.

Committee Motion 38-15(3) To Amend Clause 10 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that clause 10 of Bill 17 be amended by striking out "section 6 of Bill," in proposed section 1.1 of the Workers' Compensation Act and by substituting "section 6 of Bill 17,".

Madam Chair, this motion amends clause 10 to correct the internal reference back to Bill 17, Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act, in a new application provision being added to the Workers' Compensation Act.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. We'll give the Pages a chance to distribute the motion and Members a chance to read it and think about it. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Committee Motion 38-15(3) To Amend Clause 10 Of Bill 17, Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act, Carried
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An Hon. Member

Question.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Clause 10, as amended.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Bill as a whole, as amended. Mr. Zoe.