Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member has an amazing ability to be able to rewrite what's been said in this House, or responses. Yesterday, in response to his questions, I stated quite clearly that as direct appointments, a tool that we do have available to us, they're outside of the affirmative action policy. But the affirmative action policy is used in the ranking of a decision that is made. It is a tool. Direct appointments are a tool that we have and the government has, as past governments have, made priorities of people we will hire within the government: graduates from our Nursing Program, Social Work Program, Teacher Education Program, and those that do interns with the government where we've invested money in them. It makes sense to keep them in the system instead of going out and retraining somebody further to that. So that's the areas that we would use that in, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 22-15(5): Under-representation Of Disabled Persons In Government Workforce
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 22-15(5): Under-representation Of Disabled Persons In Government Workforce
Question 22-15(5): Under-representation Of Disabled Persons In Government Workforce
Item 7: Oral Questions
May 31st, 2006
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