Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not have a reply to opening address but I would request unanimous consent to return to recognition of visitors in the gallery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Member for Yellowknife South is seeking unanimous consent to go back to item 5. Do we have any nays? We have no nays. Mr. Henry, you have unanimous consent. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Mr. Henry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I do not often get the opportunity to recognize visitors in the gallery, the constituents of mine, because of my position here in the Legislative Assembly. I have asked a number of times to have a mirror on the back wall so I could see people who are there. It gives me pleasure, Mr. Speaker, to recognize Mr. Dave Talbot, from the Union of Northern Workers, in the gallery. Thank you.

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I think Mr. Talbot has left the building.

--Laughter

Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Mr. Arlooktoo.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize a friend of mine and hard working clerk-to-be of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly, Mr. John Quirke.

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Thank you, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have the pleasure of tabling three letters from Mr. Jose Kusugak regarding the Legislative Consultation Division Bills. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Tabling of documents. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have six documents to table. Negotiated Lease - Proposed Office Complex in Fort Resolution. A letter signed by the Honourable Goo Arlooktoo, Charles Dent, John Todd and Kelvin Ng.

A letter for the Deninu K'ue Development Corporation, Mr. Andrew G. Butler.

A letter from the Conflict of Interest Commission, Joel Fournier, Chief Commissioner, June 6, 1996.

A letter from the office of the Principal Secretary, Government of the Northwest Territories, to the then Conflict Commissioner, Joel Fournier.

A letter to David Hamilton, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, Amendment to Disclosure Statement, from myself, Don Morin.

An Affidavit of Donald Morin in the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, December 7, 1998, I will move that Bill 20, Division Measures Act, No. 2, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Notices of motions for first reading of bills. Mr. Arlooktoo. You have three bills, you can proceed with all three of them.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, December 7, 1998, I will move that Bill 21, Nunavut Statutes Amendment Act, No. 2, be read for the first time.

Mr. Speaker I also give notice that on Monday December 7, 1998, I will move that Bill 22, Legal Registries Division Measures Act, be read for the first time.

And finally, Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, December 7, 1998, I will move that Bill 23, Nunavut Legal Registries Statutes Amendment Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Notices of motions for first reading of bills. Ms. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed with the first reading of Bill 24, Community Employees' Benefits Program Transfer Act.