Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This will only prevent us from not registering a dentist from practising in the NWT as opposed to specific community by community but for the whole territory as a whole.

Was that a yes?

I suppose that possibility could occur.

I think it falls under that be careful what you ask for. This is the sort of thing that many governments are pursuing now, to the cost of their residents and especially to the cost of local sustainability, and that’s why I raised this question. I will be voting against this bill.

From our perspective, if the other dentists wish to practise in the NWT that would provide more services. We’re short dentists, as we hear in the Legislative Assembly frequently, so we would welcome other dentists to come in and practise.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. If we can maybe get some clarity. We assume that this amendment was reviewed by the dental profession itself of the Northwest Territories. Did the department receive any submissions to speak against this amendment that we have here today from the Dental Association?

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We did not receive opposition. We received an e-mail of support from them.

My second question has to do with individual dentists. Did we receive any individual dentists submit any type of notation, letter, e-mail or phone call that spoke against this amendment that we have before us today?

We did not receive anything like that from any dentist.

Finally, and I thank the Minister for his response, did we receive any submission whatsoever from any health care professional or residents of the Northwest Territories that is opposing the amendment we have today?

We did not receive any letter opposing this from any resident or health care profession of the Northwest Territories.

The Member for Range Lake is satisfied. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Is committee agreed that there are no further general comments?

We’ll do a clause-by-clause review of Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Dental Profession Act. Clause 1.

---Clause 1 approved

Clause 2. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a motion I would like to share with committee. An Act to Amend the Dental Profession Act, I move that clause 2 of Bill 21 be deleted and the following substituted:

2. Section 1 is amended by adding the following definitions in alphabetical order:

“Registrar” means the registrar of the dental profession appointed under Section 82.1; (registraire)

“unrestricted licence or registration” means a licence or registration to practice dentistry that is not suspended, cancelled or revoked or subject to the imposition of any term, condition, restriction or other requirement (licence sans restrictions ou inscription).

A motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called.

---Carried

Going back to clause 2 as amended.

---Clause 2 as amended approved