Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Bill 32, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act No. 2, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on October 21st, 2025, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations for review. A motion extending committee's review of Bill 32 was adopted by the Assembly on February 13th, 2026.
During its review, the committee received a briefing from the Minister of Finance, held a public meeting in Yellowknife, and solicited written comments from stakeholders and the general public. The committee received 11 written submissions from the public, and I thank those who wrote in to share their comments and extensive suggestions to amend the bill.
The committee completed its clause-by-clause review of the bill with the Minister of Finance on May 28th, 2026. During this review and as a result of the comments the committee received, the committee removed no less than 23 motions to amend eight clauses of the bill based on feedback received from stakeholders and recommendations from the department. The Minister concurred with each of the motions.
So I thank the committee for their efforts in reviewing this legislation. It was certainly one of the more complex reviews that we've done in this term, and I thank the committee members in particular who read through the extensive motions on the clause-by-clause review. It took a fair bit of time but we got through it, so thank you to them. And, Mr. Chair, individual Members may have additional comments. Thank you.