Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Standing Committee on Government Operations has presented its Report on the Review of the Northwest Territories Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2011-2012 Annual Report.
The report, which includes five recommendations, was read into the record by the members of the committee and a motion was passed that moved the report into Committee of the Whole. The committee thanks Ms. Elaine Keenan-Bengts for her report and for her appearance before the committee on April 15, 2013.
The standing committee is pleased to see the government beginning to take action on some key recommendations of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and of previous standing committees for improving the access to information and protection of privacy in the Northwest Territories.
This year the committee urges the government to pick up the pace, especially on health privacy legislation, municipal access and privacy legislation, and an overall review of the Northwest Territories Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The committee requests that the government update Members on its progress in implementing these and other previous recommendations. Mahsi.