I'll reconvene the session. Mr. Ng, for the record, you can use the seconder here, or you can use another seconder. Mr. Ng.

Motion To Amend Motion 8-12(4), Road Construction Through Wood Buffalo National Park, Carried

Mr. Speaker, amendment to the motion. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that the motion be amended by adding the following: "that this Legislative Assembly recommends that the Speaker communicate the support for the road to the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Prime Minister of Canada."

The motion is in order. To the amendment. Mr. Ng.

Question.

Mr. Arvaluk.

Mr. Speaker, I stated earlier that the way the first motion read, that I would be abstaining, but Mr. Ng's amendment suits me fine. I will be supporting that, thank you.

To the amendment.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in

favour? All those opposed? The amendment is carried.

---Carried

To the motion, as amended.

We would like a recorded vote.

A recorded vote has been requested. To the amended motion. Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to support the motion. One of the things that has been happening during the last four years is there is a direction the government is going in with regard to a transportation strategy. That strategy identifies certain areas in which the roads are probably going to be looked at. I think that, under the transportation strategy, they didn't specifically refer to the road from Fort Smith to Fort Vermilion, although the initial one did.

There is also a plan to build a road to Rankin Inlet or Coppermine. So, we have other initiatives that are also being looked at. I think we should give it the fair scrutiny it deserves. I don't mind supporting the motion, but we also have to keep in mind the costs. I don't know how much is going to be the Alberta government's contribution and the federal government's contribution, but I think this government, by virtue of supporting it, should look at its own priorities before it looks at sponsoring projects outside their own jurisdiction. Mahsi cho.

Thank you, Mr. Gargan. To the motion as amended. If there is no other people who want to talk, we'll go to the mover of the motion to conclude. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you. Just very quickly, Mr. Speaker, the intention of my motion is to ask for an expression of support from this House for a road through Wood Buffalo National Park. With regard to the cost of building this road, as I have stated, currently the heavy equipment students are practising, through their program, on building a road to Fort Chipewyan. That is at no cost to this government, because they are doing that as part of their program.

However, I am suggesting the same type of concept be looked at with the road through Wood Buffalo National Park, but there is no doubt that this is a federal government responsibility. My constituents acknowledge that and they are asking the support of this House to be able to express that to the federal government. We don't expect the territorial government to pay the cost for such a road.

I also want to clarify for the Minister of Transportation, that before he became a Minister of this House, the initial transportation strategy identified such a road. It was tabled in this House, through the transportation strategy in the 11th session. I also want to let Members know that this same motion was passed in the 10th Assembly, the 11th Assembly, and now, the 12th Assembly. But, I believe that the political climate and timing is right to achieve this particular goal. With that, I thank the Members, I would like to ask for their support, and I call for a recorded vote. Thank you.

Recorded Vote

Thank you, Mrs. Marie-Jewell. That concludes debate. There is a request for a recorded vote. All those in favour of the amended motion, please stand.

Mrs. Marie-Jewell, Mr. Gargan, Mr. Ng, Mr. Arngna'naaq, Mr. Allooloo, Mr. Whitford, Mr. Ningark, Mr. Pudluk, Mr. Arvaluk, Mr. Pudlat.

All those opposed to the motion as amended, please stand. All those abstaining from the motion, please stand.

Mr. Koe, Ms. Mike, Mr. Pollard, Ms. Cournoyea, Mr. Kakfwi, Mr. Morin, Mr. Todd, Mr. Nerysoo.

The vote is, those supporting the motion, ten; those opposed to the motion, zero; and, those abstaining, eight. The motion as amended is carried.

---Carried

---Applause

Item 15, motions. Mr. Koe.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to bring my motion, regarding the comprehensive audit of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Please proceed, Mr. Koe.

The motion is in order. To the motion.