Thank you. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome a former Member of this House, a former Member of Parliament and the present chairperson of the Northwest Territories Water Board, Mr. David Nickerson.

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Written questions. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a written question to the Government Leader.

1) Is the Government Leader aware of any concerns or problems with the public tendering process in the Inuvik Region on government tender calls and/or contracts?

2) What is the present tendering process that is used, or to be used, in the Inuvik Region?

3) Would the Government Leader indicate whether the Government of the NWT is prepared to establish clear guidelines and rules that will apply equally and fairly to all government tender calls and contracts and to contractors within the Inuvik Region, taking into consideration the special arrangements or agreements with the aboriginal people within the region?

4) How are the present tendering guidelines being applied to contractors or to contracts within the Inuvik Region?

5) Have all the present tendering rules and guidelines been applied fairly and equally to all contracts or to all contractors?

6) Have there been any changes to the tendering guidelines or rules, and what changes have been applied and to what contractors?

7) What contract preferences have been given to contractors, and what is the nature of the preferences given, and to what contractors have these preferences been applied?

Thank you. Written questions.

Item 7, returns to written questions.

Item 8, replies to Opening Address.

Item 9, petitions. Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. Mr. Koe.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of my colleagues on the standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions, I am pleased to provide to the House today a report on the Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board and the trade advisory committees.

The standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions, under the authority given to it by this House, has completed a review of the Northwest Territories Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board and the existing trade advisory committees.

Throughout the review process the committee focused on the following aspects: the mandate, composition, organizational structure, and function of the board and each committee; working relationships between the board, the trade advisory committees, Arctic College, and the Department of Education; pertinent legislation, regulations and policy; and larger issues surrounding the training and certification of northern tradespeople in accordance with national trends and standards.

The committee wishes to acknowledge the co-operation and thoughtful input received from people appearing as witnesses or submitting briefs during public hearings in Fort Smith on January 22, 1992.

Mr. Speaker, I will speak to each of our specific recommendations in more detail once we begin consideration of the report in committee of the whole.

Motion To Move Committee Report 2-12(2) To Committee Of The Whole, Carried

Therefore, I would move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that the report of the standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions be received and moved into committee of the whole for consideration. Mahsi.

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Item 11, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 12, tabling of documents. Mr. Koe.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table Tabled Document 11-12(2), 80 letters which I have received from residents of Inuvik regarding concerns about the Inuvik Regional Hospital.

Tabling of documents. Mr. Lewis.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table Tabled Document 12-12(2), a document called "Plebiscite Direction" under the Plebiscite Act.

Tabling of documents. Tabling of documents.

Item 13, notices of motions. Notices of motions.

Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 15, motions. Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to move that Tabled Document 10-12(2), Reshaping Northern Government, be moved into committee of the whole for discussion.

Madam Government Leader, you must seek unanimous consent to deal with it today, as 48 hours' notice is necessary unless honourable Members seek unanimous consent.

Yes, Mr. Speaker.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with her motion. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Proceed, Ms. Cournoyea.

Your motion is in order. All those in favour of the motion? Opposed to the motion? The motion is carried.

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Tabled Document 10-12(2), Reshaping Northern Government, will be moved into committee of the whole today. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

I seek unanimous consent to deal with my motion with respect to Tabled Document 9-l2(2).

Unanimous consent has been requested. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that Tabled Document 9-12(2), Strength at Two Levels, be moved into committee of the whole for consideration.

Your motion is in order. All those in favour of the motion? Opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Tabled Document 9-12(2), Strength at Two Levels, is ordered into committee of the whole. Motions. Item 16, first reading of bills. Mr. Patterson.

I wish to move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River, that Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act, be read for the first time.

Your motion is in order. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act, has had first reading. First reading of bills. Item 17, second reading of bills. Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Financial Administration Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill would permit the Financial Management Board to forgive a debt or obligation owed to the government where the amount of the debt or obligation does not exceed $1000. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Question.