Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Once again I just want to put my position on record on this motion. Understandably, and I think the chair of the AOC explained the examples that arises out of some of the discussions that we had in the committee that resulted in this recommendation. I am going to be voting in support of this motion, but with conditions. I think you can see from the motion that the committee is wanting the government to do some research on this. It's very complex and it's an issue that has layers of implications around it. It is the classic question of balancing the rights of individuals versus public interest. I look forward to seeing what the Minister of Justice and their legal advisors come back to the Members with. I would like to take this opportunity to ask him to do a lot of research in this area and see how other jurisdictions are handling this issue and what the implications are. I am mindful and I do understand why the commissioners have brought about these recommendations and there are some good arguments to be made about that, but there are other implications that we must consider. So I look forward to and I'd like to encourage the Minister to respond to this recommendation as soon as possible so that we could, as Members, have an opportunity to discuss this and debate this further in the near future. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Sandy Lee on Committee Motion 2-15(5): Recommendation To Review Implications Of Amending Human Rights Act To Prohibit Discrimination, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on June 2nd, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 2-15(5): Recommendation To Review Implications Of Amending Human Rights Act To Prohibit Discrimination, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 1st, 2006
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