Thank you, Madam Chair. I said I wasn't going to ask any more questions about this, but the more I think about it, I think it's important that I do ask questions about it. That, again, is the access to the proceedings of this House to government employees. I started thinking about this, Madam Chair, and, for example, right now, if you're sitting in an office building in downtown Yellowknife and let's say there was a semi-final or a gold medal game going on in the Olympics and you wanted to tune into it, you could do that. You're not going to have your access denied, but the second you go as a government employee to try to get access to the proceedings of the House, your access is going to be denied. To me, Madam Chair, there's something not right about this. Like, why can employees access sporting events or whatever the case is, live audio to sporting events, but yet they can't access live audio to the proceedings of this House? Again, I really do think it's all about access for me. I don't think for a second every government employee is going to run out and access the proceedings of the House, but if their ability to do so is not allowed or is impeded, then I have some difficulty with that. I don't think we should be denying access to the proceedings of this House. The Legislative Assembly has gone a great distance in getting the web casting and the audio for the proceedings here. They've gone to that length, but now when it comes time to deliver, for whatever reason, Public Works doesn't want to step up to the plate and allow -- sorry for the sports analogy, Madam Chair -- but allow the employees to access the proceedings of the House. To me, it's just all about access, Madam Chair, and it's just not right the way that this is being allowed to take place. I'll leave it at that. The Minister can comment if he likes.
David Ramsay on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 13th, 2006. 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
February 12th, 2006
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