Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a petition, Petition 1-12(3), which contains about 90 signatures from concerned parents of the community of Pelly Bay regarding the grade extension up to grade 10 of the Pelly Bay school. Thank you.

Petitions. Item 11, Reports of Standing and Special Committees. Item 12, Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills. Item 13, Tabling of Documents. Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, Tabled Document 14-12(3), "Distribution of Surplus D.E.W. Line Assets, 1992". Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 13, Tabling of Documents. Item 14, Notices of Motion. Mr. Lewis.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, November 27, 1992, I will move the following motion. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River, that this Legislative Assembly adopt and recommend that the Executive Council request the Government of Canada to immediately amend the Northwest Territories Act to extend the term of a Legislative Assembly from four years to a period up to five years. Furthermore, that the amendment also permit the Legislative Assembly to dissolve itself and call a general election at any time within its legislative term.

Thank you. Item 14, Notices of Motion. Item 15, Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills. Mr. Pollard.

Item 15, Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills. Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, November 27, 1992 I shall move that Bill 10, an Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 15, Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills. Item 16, Motions. Item 17, First Reading of Bills. Mr. Lewis.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member from Yellowknife Frame Lake that Bill 9 an Act to Amend the Liquor Act, be read for the first time.

Your motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 9 has had first reading. On behalf of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories it is my honour and privilege this afternoon to welcome Dr. Roberta Bondar. Dr. Bondar is Canada's only woman astronaut.

---Applause

Last January she travelled into space aboard the space shuttle Discovery. Later this afternoon Dr. Bondar will present the Legislative Assembly with the territorial flag which she carried into space. Welcome to the gallery.

Item 17, First Reading of Bills. Item 18, Second Reading of Bills. Mr. Lewis.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake that Bill 9, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker...

Mr. Lewis, you have to ask for unanimous consent for the second reading of Bill 9. Mr. Lewis.

Thank you for being so vigilant, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 9.

The Member is asking for unanimous consent to deal with the second reading of Bill 9. Are there any nays? No nays. Proceed, Mr. Lewis.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake that Bill 9, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill would amend the Liquor Act to allow for the establishment of breweries in the Northwest Territories.

Your motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 9 has now had second reading and accordingly the bill stands referred to a committee. Item 18, Second Reading of Bills. Item 19, Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters: Committee Report 1-12(3), Standing Committee on Finance Report on the Review of the 1993-94 Capital Estimates; and Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1993-94 with Mr. Ningark in the Chair.

Thank you. The committee will now come to order. Yesterday when we concluded in this committee, there was a motion on the floor and we were discussing the budget of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. What is the wish of this committee? We will now take a short break and visit with our distinguished guest.

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Thank you. The committee will now come to order. When we concluded yesterday we were on page 08-28 of Government Services and Public Works 1993-94 Capital Estimates. When we concluded there was a motion in the process of being introduced to the floor. The motion was to delete $20,000 from page 08-28. I will read the motion.

I move that the 1993-94 Capital Estimates for the Department of Government Services and Public Works, under the activity of publication and production for the project pre-press printing equipment in Yellowknife in the amount of $20,000 be deleted. We have circulated the motion and it is translated. To the motion. Mr. Antoine.

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