Question.

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

---Carried

Committee Report 17-12(3) will be put into committee of the whole at the appropriate time. Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. Item 11, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 12, tabling of documents. Mr. Zoe.

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Item 12, tabling of documents. Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 104-12(3), Payroll Tax Act, 1993, summary of proposed regulations for payroll tax implementation.

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Item 12, tabling of documents. Mr. Gargan.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 105-12(3), a discussion paper on aboriginal languages in the addictions field. It is prepared jointly by the Hay River treatment centre and the Dene Cultural Institute.

Item 12, tabling of documents. Item 13, notices of motion. Mr. Lewis.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, March 22, I will move the following motion.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for High Arctic, that Mr. Antoine, Mr. Arngna'naaq, Mr. Arvaluk, Mr. Gargan, Mrs. Marie-Jewell and Mr. Ningark be appointed to the advisory committee on social housing.

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Item 13, notices of motion. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 15, motions. Item 16, first reading of bills. Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, I move seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu that Bill 24, Write-off of Debts Act, 1993, be read for the first time.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

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

---Carried

Item 17, second reading of bills. Item 18, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 2-12(3), The Justice House - Report of the Special Advisor on Gender Equality; Tabled Document 19-12(3), 1992 Master Plan for Corrections Service Division; Tabled Document 91-12(3), Northwest Territories AIDS Project - Review; Tabled Document 92-12(3), HIV and AIDS in the NWT in 1993; Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act; Bill 17, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94; Bill 23, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1992-93; Committee Report 10-12(3), Report on Tabled Document 21-12(3): Payroll Tax Act; Committee Report 11-12(3), Report on the Review of the 1993-94 Main Estimates; Committee Report 15-12(3), Tabled Document 33-12(3): Government Accountability: A Legislative Action Paper on Access to Government; Committee Report 16-12(3), Final Report on the Comprehensive Review of the Rules, with Mr. Pudluk in the chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee would like to attempt to conclude the Social Services budget estimates. If we can do that, we will try to complete the Social Assistance Act, Bill 5. If we can complete that, we would like to address the AIDS discussion. Thank you.

Thank you. Does this committee agree?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. I wonder if Madam Minister would like to invite in her officials? Ms. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, yes.

Proceed.

Thank you. For the record, Madam Minister, could you introduce your witnesses at this time.

Department Of Social Services

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me the deputy minister, Mr. Dunbar, and finance director, Dave Tyler.

Family And Children's Services

Thank you. We are on page 13-9, family and children's services. Total O and M, $13.861 million. Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday when we left off, I asked the Minister a question and before she could answer, we recognized the clock. I would first like to ask the Minister if she was able to give us the estimated amount of individuals who seek social assistance?