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OFFICIAL OATH
After
I,
_________________ promise to carry out my duties as an employee in Alberta's
public service according to law and to the best of my abilities. I will not,
without proper authorization, disclose anything that I have learned as an
employee in the public service.
_______________________________________
(Signature of
Employee)
_______________________________________
Place
_______________________________________
Date
_______________________________________
Clerk
of Executive Council, or J.P., N.P.
Commissioner for Oaths |
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- No
swearing, just promising
- Clear,
direct language
- Two,
shorter sentences
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When we arrived in
Ottawa, we found that Transport Canada's clear language regulations for
Transportation of Dangerous Goods had just come into force. Seeing this did our
pilgrim hearts good.
We know that plain
language sometimes means writing more. We had that reinforced while still in
Ottawa. We looked at the Canada Health Act, the basis for Canada's
public health-care system.
A report of the
Royal Commission on health care, headed by a former provincial premier, warned
that the ambiguity in the Act allows a process of passive privatization. We
discovered that the Act needs to be expanded in plain language detailing the
diagnostic services. And, we need separate, clear language legislation for
universal coverage for prescription drugs and home care. |
