Madam Speaker, I wish to speak briefly to three separate parts of this bill. First, this bill proposes to amend the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act to make sure that workers and volunteers can remain lawful during the COVID-19 emergency period. Registration for those whose certification will expire during the emergency or in the six months thereafter will be automatically extended until six months after the emergency period ends. Those whose registrat

​ Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to publicly say thank you to all workers in our territory. First and foremost are those who work in our health system. This includes nurses, doctors, and specialists, but it must also include wardsmen, cleaners and all others. And it should include pharmacists and their staff. Being a healthcare worker during a health emergency is not easy. These are our neighbours who are daily putting their own health and wellbeing at risk and doing so wil