Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. Item 11, reports of committees on the review of bills. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Report On Bill 14

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Finance has reviewed Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Borrowing Authorization Act, and wishes to report that Bill 14 is now ready for committee of the whole. I request that this bill be ordered into committee of the whole for today. Mahsi.

Thank you. The Member is requesting that Bill 14 be placed into committee of the whole. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Pursuant to rule 70, on the order of the Assembly, Bill 14 is ordered into committee of the whole for today. Item 11, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 12, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Lewis.

Thank you. Item 12, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Baffin South, Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wish to table two documents. Tabled Document 41-12(5), a letter from John Ikkidluak who is the Baffin regional wildlife chairperson, to the Minister of Renewable Resources, along with a response from the Minister. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 12, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wish to table Tabled Document 42-12(5), an article from the Globe and Mail

dated March 15, 1994. This article is on permafrost damage in Siberia. I think it illustrates to the Members of the north, that in a fragile environment we need to make sure that proper environmental reviews are done before full scale development takes place out in the tundra. Thank you.

Item 12, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for High Arctic, Mr. Pudluk.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have two documents I wish to table today. Tabled Document 43-12(5) is a letter from Aziz Kheraj, President of Kheraj Enterprises, Resolute Bay, to Dave Murray, President of the NWT Housing Corporation, regarding rent supplement and construction proposal in Pond Inlet, as well as a letter addressed to myself from Mr. Kheraj about the same subject matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Item 12, tabling of documents. In accordance with section 85(2) of part 3 of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, I wish to table Tabled Document 44-12(5), the Annual Report of the Conflict of Interest Commission for the period December 17, 1992 to January 14, 1994. Thank you.

Item 13, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, March 21, I will move the following motion.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Iqaluit, by special order of reference, that Tabled Document 11-12(5), the first Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, for the year 1992-93, be referred to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions;

And further, that the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions be empowered to review and report back to the Legislative Assembly on the recommendations contained in Tabled Document 11-12(5);

And further, that the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions consider this matter and make recommendations on the mechanism to establish reporting relationships and accountability of the Languages Commissioner to the Legislative Assembly.

And furthermore, that the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions provide a final report to the Legislative Assembly prior to the prorogation of the Sixth Session of the 12th Legislative Assembly.

Thank you. Item 13, notices of motion. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Hay River, Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Good afternoon. Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, March 21, 1994, I shall move that Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Hay River, Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, March 21, 1994, I shall move that Bill 17, the Loan Authorization Act, 1994-95, be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, March 21, 1994, I shall move that Bill 16, an Act to Amend the Arctic College Act, be read for the first time.

Thank you. Item 14, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 15, motions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a motion regarding the setting of sitting hours by the Speaker.

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River, that the Speaker be authorized to set such sitting hours as the Speaker, after consultation, deems fit to assist with the business before the House.

Thank you. Your motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Laughter

Motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 15, motions. Item 16, first reading of bills. Item 17, second reading of bills. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Kakfwi.