Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have thought about the motion for the last little while and my honourable colleague proposed it. I do have to say that I will not be supporting this motion. Aboriginal people strive. It took time the Affirmative Action Policy for this government to start hiring Aboriginal people that we had to put this policy in place to force government to hire Aboriginal people. I don’t believe that we have to... I think this motion, despite my honourable colleague’s intentions, will open up the P1 policy to all kinds of different weakening of our Affirmative Action Policy. We are not a representative workforce at any rate; we are still at 30 percent. I believe the Affirmative Action Policy should stay the way it is. There is strong human rights legislation that protects persons with disabilities and age, et cetera. I believe there is enough federal legislation to cover that off. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Kevin A. Menicoche on Motion 39-16(5): Employment Of Persons With Disabilities, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Motion 39-16(5): Employment Of Persons With Disabilities, Carried
Motions
February 27th, 2011
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