Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that Section 14 of the Official Languages Act be clarified and defined through a combination of regulation and policy; and

Further that regulations be established for service delivery relating to occupational health and safety, health and social services; and

Furthermore those other services be defined through policy rather than guidelines. Thank you, Mr. Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, colleagues. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the preamble of the Official Languages Act be amended to recognize the important role of language communities in preserving and developing their own languages and to acknowledge shared responsibility for language enhancement. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, colleagues. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that Michif research be funded with the intent of determining an appropriate designation for this language. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair and colleagues. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that North and South Slavey (as such, or using Dene terms) and Inuvialuktun and Inuinnaqtun be listed as separate languages in Section 4 of the Official Languages Act, and removed from the interpretation section, with the consent of the affected language communities. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, colleagues. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that Dene terms be used in the Official Languages Act for North Slavey, South Slavey, Dogrib and Chipewyan, with the advice and consent of the affected language communities.

Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the current version of the Official Languages Act be updated to remove repealed sections and correct spelling, terminology and translation errors.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, as we all know, the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act for mandatory review was established two years ago. The committee did extensive work, research and consultation. As a result, we've published a report called, "One Land, Many Voices."

Madam Chair, the committee is very pleased with the work. The people of the Northwest Territories have received the report and are quite pleased with it. We've developed 65 recommendations as part of a roadmap to revitalize the Official Languages Act of the Northwest Territories, to help government manage its responsibilities under the Official Languages Act. Accountability of the millions of dollars that we spent in this area is very important. The Prime Minister today announced over $750,000 for the French language as its obligation under the Official Languages Act of Canada. This is for the next five years. A few weeks ago, over $71 million was put in the Canadian budget for aboriginal languages. Our committee report is consistent and the timing is great.

To achieve the roadmap we've come up with 65 recommendations. As a committee we have to introduce a motion for every recommendation. Madam Chair, to clarify and strengthen official languages legislation and policy, we recommend the following:

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I feel that this bill does not go far enough to address all the issues. Mr. Speaker, this amendment was brought to us very recently. The government sat on it for awhile. We just saw what happens when the government is not prepared to introduce a government document. Harmonization is a good example. Mr. Speaker, I can't support this because it's assuming that something is going to come down the road and we have to act now to avoid it. The Polson (sic) report is something we are reacting to. We don't know what is in the Polson (sic) report. It might have some great stuff in there that's going to make that bill that much stronger, but if we are going to get a human rights bill to avoid what might happen in the Polson (sic) bill, that's just not a good enough reason for me. I believe that we should wait until June, think it through, see what the entire bill would look like and then introduce it for consideration. I think we are jumping the gun and I can't support the motion at this time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I also feel the same way as Mr. Krutko. There was an aboriginality clause. It's not there anymore.