All those opposed, please stand.

Mr. Patterson, Mr. Pudlat, Mr. Dent, Mr. Ballantyne, Mr. Koe, Mr. Antoine, Mr. Pudluk, Mr. Allooloo, Mr. Ng, Mr. Pollard, Ms. Cournoyea, Mr. Kakfwi, Mr. Morin, Mr. Nerysoo, Mr. Whitford, Mr. Ningark, Mr. Lewis.

All those abstaining, please stand. The results of the recorded vote to the amendment are two yes; 17 no; and, one abstention. This amendment is defeated.

---Defeated

To the motion.

Question.

Mr. Koe, do you wish to make any closing remarks? Question is being called. All those in favour?

Recorded vote.

A recorded vote has been requested. All those in favour of the motion, please stand.

Recorded Vote

Mr. Koe, Mr. Antoine, Mr. Pudluk, Mr. Allooloo, Mr. Ng, Mr. Pollard, Ms. Cournoyea, Mr. Kakfwi, Mr. Morin, Mr. Nerysoo, Mr. Whitford, Mr. Ningark, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Pudlat, Mr. Dent, Mr. Ballantyne.

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining from the motion, please stand.

Mrs. Marie-Jewell, Mr. Zoe, Ms. Mike.

The results of the recorded vote for the main motion: 12 yes; no zero; three abstentions. This motion is carried.

---Carried

---Applause

Just to clarify, there were 17 yes.

At this point, I would like to recognize, in the gallery, a former colleague of mine who used to work with the Dene Nation, Jack Hicks.

---Applause

We have Motion 12-12(7) with Mr. Antoine.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS the Standing Committee on Finance and the Special Committee on Health and Social Services both recommend that there be a fair balance in government spending between infrastructure, economic development and social programs;

AND WHEREAS the Government of the Northwest Territories has recognized that it must move rapidly towards increased communication and cooperation amongst all the partners that provide services in the social programs;

AND WHEREAS the departments of Health and Social Services, Education, Culture and Employment, Justice and the NWT Housing Corporation have, through the formation of the Social Envelope Committee, developed initiatives that are outlined in the document Budget Supplement 1995-96 - Social Envelope Committee;

AND WHEREAS the Social Envelope Committee has identified that its objectives are to improve services by focusing resources around client needs, to remove the artificial barriers between departments and programs, to facilitate the transfer of resources, to remove duplication and foster coordination, and to achieve better value for money;

AND WHEREAS the departments in the Social Envelope Committee have been involved in consultations with communities to develop a "community wellness strategy;"

AND WHEREAS communities have expressed their desire to play the lead role in determining what initiatives will work best for them and to decide how to spend the money that is available within their community, which will require the departments in the social envelope to find ways of making funding mechanisms more flexible to allow this;

AND WHEREAS the Minister of Health and Social Services has indicated that there is a need to try new approaches to deal with priorities in areas such as family violence, early intervention and services to youth;

AND WHEREAS the social envelope Ministers are recommending a "community action fund" to help community groups test their ideas;

AND WHEREAS it is important that these initiatives be supported with sufficient funding to enable these initiatives to be tested and implemented;

AND WHEREAS there is a source of funding that would not necessitate tax increases or reallocations from program spending;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake, that the Executive Council give earnest consideration to allocating $3.2 million from the 1995-96 supplementary funding reserve so as to address and implement the initiatives contained in the document "Budget Supplement 1995-96 - Social Envelope Committee."

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Antoine.

(Translation) I would like to speak to the motion. Cabinet has laid down plans for working on the Social Envelope Committee but there is no money set aside for it, so in 1995-96 we would like to get $3.3 million for supplementary fund reserves. I would appreciate if they would think about this very seriously and also set out plans for how they would do this. Thank you.

To the motion.

Question.

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

---Carried

---Applause

Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Sorry, we were still on motions. Mr. Koe.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with my motion dealing with extended adjournment today.

The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Please proceed, Mr. Koe.

Mahsi, colleagues.

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River, that notwithstanding rule 3(1)(a) that when this House adjourns on Friday, March 10, 1995, it shall be adjourned until Monday, March 27, 1995;

AND FURTHER, that at any time prior to March 27, 1995, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Koe. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Koe.

As chairman of Caucus, the Caucus has agreed...There was general agreement in Caucus that we shall...

---Laughter

...have a two-week break and the period of the break should be from March 10th to March 27th. It is based on that decision that this motion has been put forward.

As seconder of the motion, Mr. Pollard, do you wish to speak to the motion?

Question.