Thank you, Madam Chair. And I appreciate the willingness of the Minister and the department to try and rectify the issue that we had raised and clearly was listening to what our concerns were. Again, though, this -- I don't necessarily, though, agree with 3(b) as authorized by the director. And the reason I have concern there is further to what I was saying yesterday about the way that this is going to be set up that it does allow for there to be an arbitrary GNWT employee who is making decisions about people's livelihoods in an industry. And I just don't see that we have a lot of that type of overreach in other departments -- sorry, or industries, and so I have to question why we would be so prescriptive in one like this. I mean, if we were in the construction industry and somebody was mad at one contractor, there would be nothing to preclude them from speaking about that to others in the industry. So I feel that this is too prescriptive, and, again, it's giving power to a GNWT employee that is not impartial necessarily. I have, I mentioned yesterday, heard complaints about vexatious complaints being followed through from in the department. And that is the perception, I'm not saying whether it is the reality, but that there is an impression that certain people are targeted and therefore how could I in good conscience agree to allow a director to be making this type of decision with no policy or anything or guidance around and no investigative process outlined ahead of time. So for me, I can't support this change. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Katrina Nokleby on Committee Motion: Motion to Amend Committee Motion 408-19(2), Defeated
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Committee Motion: Motion to Amend Committee Motion 408-19(2), Defeated
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