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and native lawyers employed at law firms in Nova Scotia. In particular the Premier stated that the mandate of the committee is to recommend employment equity guidelines for all firms that do business with the provincial government. (Appendix “A”). The mandate of the committee was confirmed by Premier John Hamm in his letter of December 1999 and attached hereto as Appendix “A”. 3
THE COMMITTEE’S APPROACH TO THE TASK As a consequence of varying levels of understanding and differences in background the first step in the process was to examine existing federal and provincial legislation, regulations, policies and programs. Particular attention was paid to Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We also conducted a review of the programs and policies in place in other Canadian provinces and in the United States of America. See Appendix “A” for a complete list of the material reviewed by the committee. The committee also invited several provincial and federal representatives to make presentations on their experiences with designing and implementing affirmative action and equity programs. The consultation process served several important purposes: S it provided for the involvement of others in the process to assist in developing sound and workable employment equity guidelines S it gave the committee insight and an opportunity to discuss and explore the issues surrounding employment equity S it provided an explanation of the rationale behind the existing programs 4
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