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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. At this time, I would ask the Minister if he would like to bring witnesses into the Chamber. Minister Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Yes, Madam Chair, please.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Minister Dent. Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. I will ask the Sergeant-at-Arms, please, if he would escort the witnesses to the witness table.

Minister Dent, for the record, could you please introduce your witnesses?

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. To my left I have Janis Cooper, legislative counsel for the Department of Justice; and on my right, Blair Barbour, who is legislative policy advisor, policy and planning, Education, Culture and Employment.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Minister Dent. General comments. General comments on the Employment Standards Act. Mr. Ramsay.

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David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am just wondering if the Minister could provide us with a definition of construction. If you look at plumbers, for example, some work in construction sites and then there are some who do service work. They are both plumbers but only one works in construction. I am just wondering if the Minister could provide us with a definition of construction.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. The intention is to make that sort of definition in the regulations. That will happen after consultation after the act is passed and before it is brought into force.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Minister Dent. Mr. Ramsay.

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David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am just wondering if the Minister could just provide who he is going to be consulting with when he talks about consultation.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. There will have to be a broad consultative process before the act is brought into force. It will include the trade organizations, employers' organizations, and there will be an opportunity for the public to comment as well.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Ramsay.

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David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

I have just one further question, Madam Chair. In the definitions, there is a definition of work of construction but not specifically of construction. I am just wondering why you wouldn't have a definition for construction in the legislation itself.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Perhaps, Madam Chair, I could have Mr. Barbour answer that question.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Mr. Barbour.

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Barbour

Thank you. What we are planning on doing is defining construction in a context of the notice of termination exemptions. Currently, we define the notice of termination exemption requirements in the regulations and the idea would be to define it just with respect to the issue of the requirement to provide notice of termination. Thank you.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Barbour. Mr. Ramsay.

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David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Ms. Lee.

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Sandy Lee

Sandy Lee Range Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. This legislation is quite substantive and it's packaged nice and neat now, but it went through lots of discussions and reviews and amendments in the public process and the committee process. As the Minister mentioned in his statement, I think it was a very good productive working process. I just want to ask a question following up on the questions from the Member from Kam Lake. I'm glad he raised that here, because it's something that he raised I believe during the committee process as well. We have received communications from the Construction Association on that. I believe we had a presentation from an individual who is associated with the Construction Association, as well, about the definition of construction. So just to put it on record, could I ask the Minister or his officials whether or not, in his opinion, that the changes that they're making with respect to the definition of construction, whether it's worker construction or construction or however they're doing it, that that will address, then, some of the concerns that they had. I think that the Minister is aware of the fact that we have had recent examples of where an employer of a plumber who went to work at a construction site got caught up in that cross-jurisdiction situation. Thank you.

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The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Minister Dent.