Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman just stated that that's why we are here, to get input, but I'm not sure if that's entirely accurate. The process we have now is that after much debate in the House, the House, -- this House -- passed a motion to invite the Auditor General of Canada to review the WCB. She did her job. We had public hearings. Our committee wrote a report with motions. This is a motion...(inaudible)...responding. Since then we have received a response from the WCB, so we are way beyond the getting input process. The response from WCB is basically we're not going to do anything in that regard. Perhaps because the chair and the GC or whoever is the decision-maker there feel that these long, drawn-out cases are very few, that by and large, the system works. I am just telling you, reading the response from the government, the WCB Tabled Document 104-15(5) and page 1 to the top of 3, your answer to that motion is not saying anything in terms of how you are going to improve that, unless, of course, you are saying things are working fine. I would just like to state that we are beyond the time of saying; we are looking for input. We are looking at action. We are talking in terms of if we are going to not get the response from WCB, then we are going to have to legislate everything. I don't think that is the way to go, to legislate everything. Legislative good behaviour has limits. So I wanted to know from WCB what sort of proposals they have to improve timeline and reviews and appeal process for those who go through that, however small that may be. What is the suggestion here? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Sandy Lee on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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