Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to report to the Legislative Assembly that the Standing Committee on Infrastructure has reviewed Bill 24, Community Employees' Benefits Program Transfer Act, and wishes to report that Bill 24 is now ready for the committee of the whole. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive rule 70(5) and have Bill 24 ordered into committee of the whole for today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The Member for Iqaluit is seeking unanimous consent to waive rule 70(5). Do we have any nays? There are no nays. Mr. Picco, you have unanimous consent, Bill 24 is ordered into committee of the whole for today. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Arlooktoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table a letter form Mr. Jose Kusugak, President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, for reviewing the legislative consultation on division bill on the Nunavut Power Utilities Statutes Amendment Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Tabling of documents. Ms. Thompson.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following documents entitled, Empowerment Through Community Government Legislation, Report of the Review

Committee on Phase 2 of the Municipal Legislation Review for the Western Northwest Territories.

And, Empowerment through Community Government Legislation, Report of the Review Committee on Phase 2 of the Municipal Legislation Review for Nunavut. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table a document. A letter from my legal counsel to myself today confirming that an application will be heard in the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in Yellowknife on December 11, 1998, at 10:30 a.m.

As well, I would like to table another document from Indian and Northern Affairs, dated April 30, 1997, from Indian Affairs to myself as an MLA expressing concern about an airstrip that was built over an existing grave site. Thank you.

Tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Mr. Erasmus.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Wednesday, December 9, 1998, I will move the following motion;

Now therefore, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that this Legislative Assembly notwithstanding its inherent power to control its own proceedings, privileges or prerogatives, waives its privilege over this matter to allow the application for a judicial review to proceed. Thank you.

Notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Mr. Dent.

Thank you. Notices of motion for first reading of bills. Mr. Arlooktoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, December 9, 1998, I will move that Bill 30, Nunavut Power Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Notices of motion for first reading of bills. Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, December 9, 1998, I will move that Bill 31, An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Mr. Dent.

Thank you. The Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake is seeking unanimous consent to proceed with Bill 29. Do we have any nays? There are no nays. Mr. Dent, you have unanimous consent.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Bill 29 has had first reading. First reading of bills. Mr. Arlooktoo.