Introduction of Guests
November 17, 2008, afternoon session

Mr. Ouellette: Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise and introduce to you and through you to all members of this Assembly a gentleman that's no stranger to a lot of people in this Assembly. Marcel Van Hecke is up in the members' gallery. We had a meeting just before lunch. He had a few concerns about accessing property off our highways as he owns some property. Of course, we had to go along with safety as our biggest issue, and I think we've clarified all that. It's great to have Marcel here today, and I'd like him to receive the warm welcome of the Assembly.

The Speaker: In other words, you told him no.

International Drivers' Licenses
November 17, 2008, afternoon session

Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Again to the same minister: given that the minister has now had time to check on what new countries have signed agreements with the province since I first raised this issue, can the minister share with the House what those countries are, the new countries that have signed on?

Mr. Ouellette: Mr. Speaker, we have nine different countries that have signed on right now. I think we have France, that just signed off in the last four to six weeks or four to six months maybe, something like that. It's one of those two. I know there's a big spread there. There are nine different ones that have signed off. France has been the last one, I think, which has been less than six months ago.