Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Standing Committee on Social Programs held public hearings on Bill 7, Securities Act, between April 25 and May 1, 2008. No witnesses spoke to the bill other than the Minister and his officials.
The clause-by-clause review of the bill took place on May
20, 2008. During the clause-by-clause
review, the committee passed three motions to make minor technical amendments to the bill. The Minister concurred with the amendments. Following the clause-by-clause review, a motion was carried to report Bill 7, as amended and reprinted, to the Assembly as ready for Committee of the Whole.
This concludes the committee’s general comments on Bill 7. Individual committee members may have questions or comments as we proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.