(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, signed by employees at Arctic College in Hall Beach. Mr. Speaker, Petition No. 8-13(2) contains six signatures, and, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request:

"We, the undersigned citizens of the Northwest Territories, do humbly petition the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as follows:

"That Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be rejected outright by the Members of the Assembly as it implements an unfair regime of collective bargaining in the Northwest Territories; and further

"That should Bill 2 not be rejected outright, a minimum commitment to democratic action demands that the public be provided full opportunity to comment on the proposed bill; and further

"That Members of the Legislative Assembly who fail to act to prevent the travesty that the passage of Bill 2 would represent, especially if done without public consultation, be condemned for anti-worker and undemocratic conduct." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Henry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, signed by residents of Yellowknife.

Mr. Speaker, Petition No. 9-13(2) contains 122 signatures and the petitioners requests:

"We, the undersigned citizens of the Northwest Territories, do humbly petition the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as follows:

"That Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be rejected outright by the Members of the Assembly as it implements an unfair regime of collective bargaining in the Northwest Territories; and further

"That should Bill 2 not be rejected outright, a minimum commitment to democratic action demands that the public be provided full opportunity to comment on the proposed bill; and further

"That Members of the Legislative Assembly who fail to act to prevent the travesty that the passage of Bill 2 would represent, especially if done without public consultation, be condemned for anti-worker and undemocratic conduct."

Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition. I request to petition Petition No. 10-13(2) dealing with the matter of An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, signed by employees from Yellowknife. Mr. Speaker, the petition contains 58 signatures, and, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners requests:

"We, the undersigned citizens of the Northwest Territories, do humbly petition the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as follows:

"That Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be rejected outright by the Members of the Assembly as it implements an unfair regime of collective bargaining in the Northwest Territories; and further "That should Bill 2 not be rejected outright, a minimum commitment to democratic action demands that the public be provided full opportunity to comment on the proposed bill; and further

"That Members of the Legislative Assembly who fail to act to prevent the travesty that the passage of Bill 2 would represent, especially if done without public consultation, be condemned for anti-worker and undemocratic conduct." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Erasmus.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, signed by the residents of Yellowknife. Mr. Speaker, Petition No. 11-13(2) contains 148 signatures, and, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request:

"We, the undersigned citizens of the Northwest Territories, do humbly petition the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as follows:

"That Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be rejected outright by the Members of the Assembly as it implements an unfair regime of collective bargaining in the Northwest Territories; and further

"That should Bill 2 not be rejected outright, a minimum commitment to democratic action demands that the public be provided full opportunity to comment on the proposed bill, and further

"That Members of the Legislative Assembly who fail to act to prevent the travesty that the passage of Bill 2 would represent, especially if done without public consultation, be condemned for anti-worker and undemocratic conduct."

Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition dealing with the matter of An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, signed by residents of Yellowknite. Mr. Speaker, Petition No. 12-13(2) contains 19 signatures, and, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request:

"We, the undersigned citizens of the Northwest Territories, do humbly petition the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as follows:

"That Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be rejected outright by the Members of the Assembly as it implements an unfair regime of collective bargaining in the Northwest Territories; and further

"That should Bill 2 not be rejected outright, a minimum commitment to democratic action demands that the public be provided full opportunity to comment on the proposed bill." Thank you.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Ootes.

Item 10, petitions. Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to present a petition signed by three residents of Nanisivik, Northwest Territories. Petition No. 16-13(2) reads as follows:

"We, the undersigned citizens of the Northwest Territories, do humbly petition the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as follows:

"That Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be rejected outright by the Members of the Assembly as it implements an unfair regime of collective bargaining in the Northwest Territories; and further

"That should Bill 2 not be rejected outright, a minimum commitment to democratic action demands that the public be provided full opportunity to comment on the proposed bill, and further "That Members of the Legislative Assembly who fail to act to prevent the travesty that the passage of Bill 2 would represent, especially if done without public consultation, be condemned for anti-worker and undemocratic conduct." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Roland.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Arlooktoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would table Petition No. 19-13(2) signed by staff members of the Cape Dorset Health Centre protesting the passage of Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, with nine signatures.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (English not provided)

I would like to table this petition. Petition No. 20-13(2) is a listing of the union workers in my constituency who have sent in this petition with regard to the Public Service Act. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I certainly wouldn't want to be left out today. I would like to present Petition No. 21-13(2) dealing with the matter of An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, signed by employees of the Union of Northern Workers in Rankin Inlet, and it's signed by 39 employees.

reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Mr. Erasmus,

Report On Bill 2

Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bill 2 and wishes to report that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, is now ready for Committee of the Whole.

committees ...Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe Mr. Miltenberger has a report.