Debates of March 24th, 1994

This is page numbers 821 - 852 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 5th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was chairman.

Topics

Members Present
Item 1: Prayer
Inaccurate Statistics On Alcohol Abuse In The Nwt
Water And Sewer Subsidy Program
Privatization Of Government Services
Legislative Assembly And Media's Annual Hockey Game
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Increase To Water And Sewer Rates
Consultation Re Increase To Water And Sewer Rates
Reason For Increasing Water And Sewer Rates
Reason For Carvers Owing Money To Revenue Canada
Maca Minister's Knowledge Of Government's Commitment To Consult
Reason For Lack Of Consultation Re Rate Increases
Status Of Residential Rate Increases
Criteria For Applying For Social Assistance
Impact Of Rate Increase On Commercially Owned Residential Units
Basis Of Rate Increase
Consultation With Business Community Re Rate Increase
GNWT Regulatory Authority To Control Prices Of Consumer Products
Extension Of Runway For Gjoa Haven
Double Standard For Allocation Of Staff Housing
Access Road In Chesterfield Inlet
Financial Assistance For Gifted Children
Item 10: Reports Of Standing And Special Committees
Item 12: Tabling Of Documents
Appointments To The Advisory Committee On Social Housing
Bill 18: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1993-94
Item 17: Second Reading Of Bills
Bill 18: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95Committee Report 2-12(5): Report Of The Review Of The 1994-95 Main Estimates
To Adopt Recommendation 24
To Adopt Recommendation 25
Bill 9: An Act To Amend The Motor Vehicles Act
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Safety Act
Item 19: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Success Of Junior Mens' Curling Team
Item 21: Orders Of The Day

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The Chair John Ningark

Law clerk.

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Law Clerk Ms. Macpherson

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Gargan is correct. If your licence plate was dirty, under this section you would be prohibited from operating your vehicle. There is a very narrow defence of impossibility of compliance with the law in extreme circumstances. It is a very, very narrow defence, that would be difficult for the average driver to invoke. For example, a snowstorm, a mud storm or getting a lot of mud on your licence plate wouldn't be sufficient to raise this defence, because you could always stop every ten miles to clean it up.

Mr. Gargan is correct, the way the section is currently worded, you would have to have a clean licence plate.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Clause 24 of the act.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Clause 25.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Clause 26.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Qujannamiik. Clause 27.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair John Ningark

Clause 28.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Clause 29.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Clause 30.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair John Ningark

Clause 31.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Clause 32. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Clause 33. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Clause 34.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair John Ningark

Clause 35.