We have been working on this bill for years. We’ve had agreement with committee. Now we have this one motion. I have been in this business long enough to know one word can be important. While we appreciate the intent and will live with the will of the House, our concern is that the issue of the public meetings versus the ability of the groups to have a meeting that may require in camera sessions, others sessions that are tying their hands, we have committed to a public process, transparent process, but getting down to the level of telling them that you are required to have…you are going to meet once a year and it has to be a public meeting is something that, in our mind, given the amount of consultation we’ve done, is something that would require some consultation at this point and we’re not prepared to support the amendment just because this has just been dropped on our desk. We prided ourselves and learned the hard lesson that you have to be able to walk these through. But we are prepared to accept the will of the House. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Committee Motion 97-17(4): Amendment To Clause 15, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on October 29th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 97-17(4): Amendment To Clause 15, Defeated
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
October 28th, 2013
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