All those opposed, please rise. All those abstaining, please rise.

The results of the recorded vote: 17 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried. Bill 76 has had third reading.

---Carried

Third reading of bills. Minister responsible for Finance.

Question has been called. The Member has requested a recorded vote. All those in favour, please rise.

Thank you, Member for Thebacha. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Mr. Speaker, I move, second by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, be read for the third time. And, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Thebacha. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive Rule 8.2(7) and have Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act, referred directly to Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Member for Thebacha, it's referred to Committee of the Whole later today.

---Carried

Second reading of bills. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, Bill 23, 29, 60, 61, 63, 66, 67, 68, 73, and Bill 76, Committee Report 40-19(2), Committee Report 42-19(2), Committee Report 43-19(2), Committee Report 44-19(2), Committee Report 47-19(2), Minister's Statement 264-19(2), Tabled Document 681-19(2), Tabled Document 694-19(2), Tabled Document 813, 881, 882, and 883-19(2).

By the authority given to me as Speaker under Rule 2.2(4), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hours of adjournment to consider the business before the House, with Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes in the chair.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 8.2(7) and have Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act, referred directly to Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried. Bill 76 has had second reading. Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Member for Thebacha. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Hay River North, that Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act, be read for a second time.

Mr. Speaker, Bill 76 amends the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act to

• Establish a Commission within two years of the 2023 general election;
• Expand the size of the Commission;
• Broaden the eligibility to serve as chairperson of the Commission;
• Add geographic and place names to the relevant considerations of the Commission; and,
• Modernize language, including by using gender-neutral language.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Colleagues, we'll take a short time out.

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Mr. Speaker, I move, second by the Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, Bill 76 amends the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act to

• Establish a Commission within two years of the 2023 general election;
• Expand the size of the Commission;
• Broaden the eligibility to serve as chairperson of the Commission;
• Add geographic and place names to the relevant considerations of the Commission; and,
• Modernize language, including by using gender-neutral language.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.