Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Bill 6, an Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act be read for the second time.
Madam Speaker, the purpose of this bill is to amend the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill will establish a deemed annual remuneration of $24,000 for a wildlife harvester, subject to the right of the harvester to apply to be treated as a worker. It will provide for the calculation of widow and dependent benefits of harvesters, on the basis of a deemed annual remuneration of $24,000. And, it will authorize the Workers' Compensation Board to share information with the Government of the Northwest Territories.