Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends the Department of Education, Culture and Employment clarify the role of the languages commissioner, specifically regarding how the languages commissioner may bring forward concerns and recommendations to the Minister responsible for Official Languages. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Yes, thanks, Madam Chair. I know even in the last Assembly, the last official languages commissioner, there was some confusion over who the recommendations should actually go to and who is responsible for acting on them. And in some previous language commissioner's reports there was some criticism leveled at the Legislative Assembly itself for not acting on recommendations from previous reports. And I think there was some misunderstanding between the executive and legislative branches of government. You know, if recommendations from the official languages commissioner would come to the Standing Committee on Government Operations but the government OPs committee doesn't write legislation, can't make changes to the legislation itself unless someone wants to bring forward a private Member's bill, and maybe that's something committee might want to think about at some point. But anyways, there was some confusion over who actually is responsible for responding to recommendations and actually following up on this. And I do believe that those are the responsibility of the executive branch. So that's what I think this recommendation is aimed at, and I'm sure we can clarify that in the legislation moving forward as well. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining?
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The motion is carried. Mr. Johnson.