Thank you. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, report of committees on the review of bills. Mr. Whitford.

Report On Bill 17

Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document: Tabled Document 45-12(7), response to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions report on the Northwest Territories Arts Council.

Thank you, Mr. Nerysoo. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Tabled Document 46-12(7), response to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions report on the First Annual Report, 1992-93, of the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. I have a second one, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Tabled Document 47-12(7), projected and actual revenues for 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Mr. Pollard.

Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Kitikmeot, that Bill 18, Northwest Territories Energy Corporation Limited Loan Guarantee Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Your motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

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

---Carried

Bill 18 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96...

Point of order, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Antoine, your point of order.

Point Of Order

Mr. Speaker, I was trying to get your attention before you got into item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters. I would like to seek unanimous consent to go back to item 6, oral questions, Mr. Speaker.

First of all, Mr. Antoine, you don't have a point of order; but the Member did seek unanimous consent to go back to item 6, oral questions. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Mr. Antoine, oral questions.

Mr. Speaker, I wanted to ask a question of the Ministers of Health and Social Services, the Workers' Compensation Board and Renewable Resources.

Unfortunately, the three Ministers are not in the House today so I will direct my question to the Minister of Justice. This is regarding the gun control legislation that was introduced in the House of Commons. What is the status of this gun control legislation at this time? Thank you.

Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I take it that this legislation has had second reading and has gone to the committee of the House of Commons on Justice and Legal Affairs. As you know, Mr. Speaker, this is a very important issue for people in the north, especially aboriginal people whose way of life is living off the land and in many cases the use of firearms that is quite engrained into our social way of life. With this new gun control legislation it's going to be infringing on our way of life, and it may be infringing on our aboriginal rights to live off the land. As a result, it is very important to us.

When the Justice and Legal Affairs committee is conducting its hearings, I would like to ask the Minister if this committee will be travelling to the north and, if they do travel to the north, where would they go? It would be very good for people to know this information. Thank you.

Mr. Kakfwi.