Thanks, Madam Chair. I know there are some eager beavers in here, but I just want to explain what this all about. This is the part of the bill that sort of changes the mandate terms for the Ombud, and the effect of this amendment would be to keep the term of office at five years. We received, as MLAs, written communication from the Ombud this morning suggesting that there's something called the International Ombudsman Institute, and their best practices paper from 2017 says that terms of fewer than five years should be avoided. I think she sent out some additional rationale here, which I think is good reason to look at keeping the current term. That's why I thought it would be worthwhile to bring forward this motion. Thanks, Madam Chair.
Kevin O'Reilly on Committee Motion 38-19(2): Bill 11: Legislative Assembly Officers Standardization Act - Deletion of subclause 7(4) and (5), Carried
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Committee Motion 38-19(2): Bill 11: Legislative Assembly Officers Standardization Act - Deletion of subclause 7(4) and (5), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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