Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Keewatin Central, Mr. Todd.
Debates of Feb. 11th, 1994
Topics
Bill 12: An Act To Amend The Wildlife Act
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The Speaker
Bill 9: An Act To Amend The Motor Vehicles Act
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, February 14, 1994, I shall move that Bill 9, an Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, be read for the first time.
Bill 9: An Act To Amend The Motor Vehicles Act
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Hay River, Mr. Pollard.
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95
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John Pollard Hay River
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, February 14, 1994, I shall move that Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95, be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Hay River, Mr. Pollard.
Bill 8: An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act
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John Pollard Hay River
Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, February 14, 1994, I shall move that Bill 8, and Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Bill 8: An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Mr. Pollard.
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Safety Act
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John Pollard Hay River
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, February 14, 1994, I shall move that Bill 11, an Act to Amend the Safety Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Safety Act
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 15, motions. The honourable Member for Natilikmiot, Mr. Ningark.
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Safety Act
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed today with my motion on the particular issue of family violence. Thank you.
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Safety Act
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The Speaker
Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to continue with his motion today with regard to zero tolerance against all people, Motion 11-12(5). Point of order, Mr. Patterson.
Point Of Order
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Safety Act
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Madam Speaker, I wonder if you could allow a moment. I think the motion is just, at this moment, being circulated. Thank you.
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Safety Act
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Patterson. Your point of order is not a point of order because we do not have unanimous consent yet to address the motion. The honourable Member for Natilikmiot is seeking unanimous consent to address Motion 11-12(5). Are there any nays? There are no nays. Please proceed, Mr. Ningark.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Thank you, Madam Speaker, thank you colleagues.
WHEREAS, violence against all people, especially elders and disabled people, men, women and children, and violence within the family in particular, is occurring at levels which are tragic and destructive, not only to those directly affected, but to all of northern society;
AND WHEREAS, family violence consists predominantly of violence by men against women and children;
AND WHEREAS, violence includes physical, psychological, emotional and sexual abuse;
AND WHEREAS, violence has, for too long, been tolerated, the incidence of violence denied, and its effects minimized;
AND WHEREAS, the practice of violence is transmitted from generation to generation; children and youth are educated by experience and example to practice violence;
AND WHEREAS, everyone is entitled to live free from violence;
AND WHEREAS, family violence will only be contained and reduced if northern society refuses to continue to tolerate its occurrence;
AND WHEREAS, this Assembly has heard representation from women's groups, the aged and disabled, and discussed the issue of family violence in committee of the whole;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that this Legislature adopts the principle of zero tolerance of violence against all people and endorses the goal of eliminating family violence by the year 2000;
AND FURTHER, that this Legislature invites all northern leaders, such as leaders of aboriginal organizations, municipal governments, trade unions, boards and agencies and societies, to make a similar commitment by adopting this declaration in spirit and in practice. Thank you.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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The Speaker
Thank you. Your motion is in order. Point of order, honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Ballantyne.
Point Of Order
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
Madam Speaker, I think there's a typographical error in the first "whereas." It says, "WHEREAS violence against all people, especially elders and disabled people, men, women and children..." The intent, I think, of the mover and seconder was to say that although we condemn violence against all people, we recognize that certain people in society are more vulnerable than others. I believe the word "men" in the first line of the first "whereas" should have been deleted.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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The Speaker
Thank you. Your point of order is noted, Mr. Ballantyne, however, it's up to the Member to put forth his "whereases" as read into the record. If the Member chooses to amend the "whereases", then I would suggest it be done accordingly. However, it's not a point of order because the "whereases" have been read into the record. Thank you. The honourable Member for Natilikmiot, Mr. Ningark.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Thank you, Madam Speaker. The seconder to the motion, Mr. Stephen Kakfwi, Member for Sahtu, and I conferred on this and we have agreed to eliminate the word "men" from the motion. Thank you.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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The Speaker
Seconder to the motion, are you agreed to the amendment?
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Yes, it was the intention to have dropped the word "men." It was just in retyping that it was once again included. So both the mover and myself agree the record should show that the word "men" was not included in the first "whereas." Thank you.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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The Speaker
Thank you. The motion, as presented, eliminating the typographical error including the word "men" in the first paragraph. Motion 11-12(5), as presented, is in order. Any further discussion? To the motion.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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An Hon. Member
Question.
Motion 11-12(5): Declaration On Family Violence, Carried
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The Speaker
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
---Applause
It wasn't carried unanimously because everyone in the room didn't place their hand up. A recorded vote can only be called prior to the call of the vote. Thank you.
Item 16, first reading of bills. Item 17, second reading of bills. Item 18, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 1-12(5), Towards an NWT Mineral Strategy; Tabled Document 2-12(5), Building and Learning Strategy; Tabled Document 3-12(5), Towards a Strategy to 2010: A Discussion Paper; Tabled Document 5-12(5), Declaration of Family Violence; and, Tabled Document 11-12(5), First Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner of the NWT for the Year 1992-93, with Mr. Whitford in the chair. Thank you.
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Tony Whitford
The committee of the whole will now come to order. What is the wish of the committee? The chair recognizes Mr. Dent.