Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its Report on the Review of the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories and commends it to the House.

Introduction

The Standing Committee on Government Operations reviewed the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner at its meeting on May 16, 2011. The committee would like to thank Ms. Elaine Keenan Bengts for her report and for her appearance before the committee.

The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) is an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly. Her primary role is to review and make recommendations on public bodies’ decisions related to the Northwest Territories Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the ATIPP Act). The ATIPP Act requires that public bodies demonstrate their accountability by making information accessible to the public while at the same time protecting the privacy of individuals.

The committee is pleased to bring forward the following recommendations that were raised by the IPC in her annual report.

Now, Mr. Speaker, I’ll pass the floor to my colleague Mrs. Groenewegen for continuation of reading of the report. Mahsi cho.