Thank you, Mr. Chair. The committee carefully considered this recommendation and, looking at the detail provided on other areas in the report in the public accounts, we felt that this was over and above what others — an example is contaminated sites. There is no inventory of contaminated sites, but there is an inventory of everyone receiving student loan remission. These are not bad debts; these are students in the remission process. So to the honourable Member from Thebacha's point, transparency is important and the amounts owing certainly are, but attaching them to people who are not carrying bad debts, the committee felt that that was inappropriate to do. We want to ensure that students have their privacy protected, especially students that are following the remission process carefully and accurately. Thank you.
Kieron Testart on Committee Motion 46-18(2): Committee Report 4-18(2), Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2014-2015 Public Accounts – Reporting On Student Loan Remissions, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on November 3rd, 2016. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 46-18(2): Committee Report 4-18(2), Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2014-2015 Public Accounts – Reporting On Student Loan Remissions, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
November 2nd, 2016
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