David Ramsay on Committee Motion 5-16(3): Use Of Blackberry Devices And Laptop Computers In Committees Carried As Amended

In the Legislative Assembly on February 19th, 2009. See this statement in context.

Committee Motion 5-16(3): Use Of Blackberry Devices And Laptop Computers In Committees Carried As Amended
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

February 18th, 2009

David Ramsay Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think there is an issue in some of our committee rooms with technology and there is going to be a cost

associated with getting committee rooms up to speed with Internet connections and whatnot. I am not sure if this motion speaks to Members using laptops without Internet connections or with Internet connections, because the two are very different things.

I know committee rooms may only have one live Internet connection, so is it the first Member through the door that gets to plug their computer into that live Internet connection or are we going to do any further work on trying to find out what it costs?

Again, I think BlackBerries and the usage of BlackBerries and what they bring to a Member’s ability to check their e-mail and receive e-mails or answer back in a moment’s notice, I think that, to me, answers what we are trying to look at. I don’t know why we need to go to laptops in committee meetings. I don’t agree with laptops in committee meetings, personally.

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David Ramsay on Committee Motion 5-16(3): Use Of Blackberry Devices And Laptop Computers In Committees Carried As Amended

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