House of Assembly
July 25, 2016

The following is being distributed at the request of the Members' Compensation Review Committee:

Public Advisory: Notice of Public Meetings

The Members' Compensation Review Committee is appointed to inquire into and prepare a report respecting the salaries, allowances, severance payments and pensions to be paid to Members of the House of Assembly. Members of the Committee are Sandra Burke, Q.C. (chair), Kathy LeGrow and Jeffrey Pardy.

The committee will be conducting public consultations at the following times and locations throughout the province:

LOCATIONDATETIMEPLACE
Happy Valley-Goose BayAugust 26:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.Hotel North Two
Corner BrookAugust 36:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.Glynmill Inn
GanderAugust 46:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.Albatross Hotel
St. John'sAugust 86:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.Holiday Inn Government Centre
ClarenvilleAugust 96:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.Clarenville Inn

The committee's appointment, in accordance with subsection 16(1) of the House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, was adopted by Resolution of the House of Assembly on May 12, 2016. The appointment became effective on July 7, 2016, and the committee must deliver its report to the Speaker of the House of Assembly on or before November 4, 2016.

Any person wishing to appear at the public consultations is encouraged to contact the committee prior to the meeting either by mail or email at:

Members' Compensation Review Committee

P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6

Email: mcrc@gov.nl.ca

The committee is also accepting submissions via the following:

  • Telephone (toll-free - message manager) 1-844-445-7945
  • Fax (toll-free) 1-888-729-7922
  • MCRC webpage www.assembly.nl.ca/mcrc/

Any person or organization wishing to make submissions is encouraged to forward submissions to the committee on or before August 31, 2016.

A skype session will be available on August 17, 2016. Further information will be posted to the committee's website www.assembly.nl.ca/mcrc/ in advance of this date.

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Media contact:

Sandra Burke, Q.C.
Chair
Members' Compensation Review Committee
1-844-445-7945
mcrc@gov.nl.ca

2016 07 25                              4:05 p.m.