Thank you. Tabling of documents, Mr. Evaloarjuk.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table a letter I received, Tabled Document 86-13(3), on October 8th, 1996 from Mr. Doug MacLean, interim president of the Baffin School Administrators Council which deals with their concerns regarding this government's housing policy developments and the impacts on teachers and other school staff in the Baffin region. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Tabling of documents, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table two documents.

Firstly, the letter, Tabled Document 87-13(3), which is sent to all MLAs. Ten residents of Fort McPherson in regards to the Tl'oondih Healing Society. The program in regards to the communities asking this government to continue to maintain and sustain the operation with funding.

Thank you. Tabling of documents, tabling of documents. Notices of motions, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills, second reading of bills.

Consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters. Tabled Document 1-13(3), Minister's Statement 82-13(3), Minister's Statement 86-13(3), Bills 17 and 19. With Mr. Steen in the chair.

I would like to call the committee to order. And what we have for today for consideration is Tabled Document 1-13(3), Report of the Commission on MLA Compensation; Minister's Statement 82-13(3); Premier's Sessional Speech; Minister's Statement 86-13(3), Senior's Fuel Subsidy Program; Bill 17, Business Corporations Act; Bill 19, Electoral Boundaries Commissions Act.

We were on Bill 17 last night and I would like some direction from the committee as to how to proceed. Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Barnabas. Does the committee agree?

I will ask Mr. Ng, the Minister responsible for Justice if he would introduce his

witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, to my right Mr. Mark Aitken, director of legislation division. To my left, Mr. Gary MacDougall, director of legal registries. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Ng. Welcome to the committee.

We were on general comments by Members last night, is there any more general comments by Members or questions? Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wonder if the Minister could tell us the consultation process they went through in regard to this bill?

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will ask that Mr. MacDougall be allowed to elaborate on that, thank you.

Thank you. Mr. MacDougall.

Thank you, Mr. MacDougall. Mr. Ootes.

Yes, I wonder if I could get confirmation, Mr. Chairman, that this was definitely distributed to the NWT Chamber of Commerce and to the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce?

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. MacDougall?

Thank you, Mr. MacDougall. General comments or questions on the bill? Mr. Ootes.