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Bill 20: Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

March 9th, 1995

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Members of the House. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 20, Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes the Commissioner or the Minister acting on behalf of the Commissioner to make loans to municipalities during the 1995-96 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 20: Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Bill 20: Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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An Hon. Member

Question.

Bill 20: Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

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

---Carried

Bill 20 has had second reading. Item 18, second reading of bills.

Mr. Pollard.

Bill 20: Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to deal with second reading of Bill 22, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 1994-95. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 20: Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister is seeking consent to deal with Bill 22. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Please proceed, Mr. Pollard.

Bill 22: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank Members of the House. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kitikmeot, that Bill 22, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 1994-95, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes the forgiveness of debts under the Financial Administration Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 22: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Bill 22: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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An Hon. Member

Question.

Bill 22: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

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

---Carried

Bill 22 has had second reading. Item 18, second reading of bills.

Mr. Pollard.

Bill 22: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to deal with second reading of Bill 23, Write-off of Debts Act, 1994-95. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 22: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister is seeking consent to give second reading to Bill 23. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Please proceed, Mr. Pollard.

Bill 23: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank Members of the House. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 23, Write-off of Debts Act, 1994-95, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes the write-off of debts under section 24 of the Financial Administration Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 23: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Bill 23: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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An Hon. Member

Question.

Bill 23: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

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

---Carried

Bill 23 has had second reading. Item 18, second reading of bills. Mr. Kakfwi.

Bill 23: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 26.

Bill 23: Write-off Of Debts Act, 1994-95
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister is requesting consent to deal with Bill 26. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Proceed, Mr. Kakfwi.

Bill 26: An Act To Amend The Jury Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Jury Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Jury Act to lower the age at which a person is qualified to serve on a jury from 19 to 18, and

exempts territorial and federal Department of Justice employees from sitting on the jury.

The bill also removes a requirement for service by certified mail and allows service by regular mail. The bill removes procedural details concerning the selection of jury panellists and jurors and provides that the sheriff can establish such procedures in accordance with the regulations. The bill increases the maximum penalty for failure to obey a jury summons from $200 to $500.

Bill 26: An Act To Amend The Jury Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Bill 26: An Act To Amend The Jury Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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An Hon. Member

Question.

Bill 26: An Act To Amend The Jury Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

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

---Carried

Bill 26 has had second reading. Item 18, second reading of bills. Mr. Kakfwi.

Bill 26: An Act To Amend The Jury Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act.

Bill 26: An Act To Amend The Jury Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister has requested consent to give second reading to Bill 27. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Proceed, Mr. Kakfwi.

Bill 27: An Act To Amend The Land Titles Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act, be read for the second time. This bill makes a number of additions to the Land Titles Act to facilitate the transfer of leases and third-party interests, which are recorded on the records for the Minister administering territorial lands into the land titles system, in particular in respect of lands which must be conveyed to the municipalities under the Nunavut land claims agreement. Certain documents will be exempted from the usual rules applying to the execution of documents, the registrar may accept certain leases, together with amendments and assignments of the lease, which do not comply with the act at present and the Minister administering the lands will be authorized to submit other documents as caveats.

The bill also amend the act to:

-update the provisions pertaining to the registrar's record-keeping obligations to take into account technological advances;

-make it clear that a transferee of any interest shown on a certificate of title is entitled to rely upon the memorandum of the interest of the transferor on the title;

-provide a mechanism to give effect for the vesting of ownership by statute;

-permit the registration of transfers of caveats

-permit an owner to surrender a duplicate certificate of a title for cancellation, or request that one be issued where previously it had been requested that one not be issued;

-provide that an owner may transfer an easement to himself or herself and that an easement is not extinguished where a person becomes the owner of an easement and the land over which the easement runs;

-provide for the replacement of metes and bounds descriptions by a survey and for authority to give effect to plans of survey registered under the former federal act. Thank you.