Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive rule 70(5) to place Bill 16 in committee of the whole. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Bill 16 will be placed on the order paper for committee of the whole for today.

Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. I am tabling three letters with regard to the Payroll Tax Act. Tabled Document 55-12(6) is a letter dated October 19, 1994 to Bill Erasmus from Mr. Pollard. Tabled Document 56-12(6) is a letter dated September 16, 1994 from John Pollard to the Dene Nation. Tabled Document 57-12(6) is a letter dated July 28th to Mr. Pollard from Mr. Ron Irwin. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. The House will take a short recess.

---SHORT RECESS

Item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.

Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions.

The honourable Member for Inuvik, Mr. Koe.

Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, November 9th, I will move the following motion.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that the terms of reference of the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions be amended by adding the following as item (d) under the heading "Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions may, on its own authority:

(d)review the annual reports and any other reports of the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, which shall be considered automatically referred to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions after tabling in the Legislative Assembly. Notwithstanding this formal process, the Speaker is authorized to provide these documents to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions in advance of tabling to expedite the review by the committee. For further certainty, this review, in advance of tabling, may include public hearings and all other authorized activities of the standing committee. Mahsi.

Thank you. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

WHEREAS, the terms of reference for the Advisory Committee on Social Housing were adopted on March 11, 1993 and amended on February 25, 1994;

AND WHEREAS, the Advisory Committee on Social Housing reported to the Assembly on October 27, 1994 that further amendments were required to the terms of reference in the areas regarding the name of the committee, committee chairmanship, committee responsibilities and reporting relationships;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik, that the name of the Advisory Committee on Social Housing be changed to the Special Committee on Housing;

FURTHER, that notwithstanding rule 88(2), the membership of the Special Committee on Housing shall consist of:

- three permanent Members from the east;

- three permanent Members from the west;

- the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation; and,

- two alternate Members, one from the east and one from the west;

AND FURTHERMORE, that the following be adopted as the terms of reference for the Special Committee on Housing:

The Special Committee on Housing shall:

a) inquire into such housing matters as may be referred to it by the Legislative Assembly;

b) review and recommend on major new or revised policies or programs proposed by the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation;

c) review and recommend on major issues arising from existing policies and programs of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation;

d) review and recommend on major housing issues arising from community consultation undertaken by the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation with members of the public, local housing organizations, community governments and interest groups;

AND FURTHERMORE, that the Special Committee on Housing may, on its own authority,

e) provide advice to the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation;

AND FURTHERMORE the Special Committee on Housing shall:

1) conduct its business in a manner approved by the Legislative Assembly;

2) elect one of its Members to serve as chairperson;

3) elect one of its Members to serve as deputy chairperson;

4) establish its quorum to consist of four Members;

5) be provided with the necessary funds for the special committee to carry out its responsibilities from the appropriations of the Legislative Assembly;

6) have the authority to sit during sessions, adjournments and recesses of the House;

7) undertake such travel as a whole or by individual Members as required and approved by the committee to carry out the assigned responsibilities of the committee;

8) make regular reports to the Legislative Assembly;

9) report to the Legislative Assembly on any advice provided to the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation; and,

10) be provided with the necessary administrative support by the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation and the office of the Legislative Assembly.

Thank you. 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 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. The honourable Member for Hay River, Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kivallivik, that Bill 19, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1994-95, be read for the second time. Madam Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. The 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 19 has had second reading and, accordingly, the bill stands referred to committee of the whole. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 14-12(6), "Open for Business" - Privatizing the Northwest Territories Power Corporation; Tabled Document 23-12(6), Report of the 1993-94 Electoral District Boundaries Commission Northwest Territories; Tabled Document 36-12(6), "Action Plan - Consolidation - Health and Social Services"; Minister's Statement 11-12(6), Return to Session; Committee Report 10-12(6), Report on the Review of the 1995-96 Capital Estimates; Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1995-96; Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1993-94; Committee Report 16-12(6), "Toward An Economic Development Strategy", Report on Public Review of 1993 Audit of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, NWT Development Corporation and NWT Business Credit Corporation; Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2; and, Bill 19, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1994-95, with Mr. Whitford in the chair.

Agreed.

---Agreed

Department Of Renewable Resources

Mr. Chairman, I would like to have the concurrence of the committee to bring in the officials of the department.