Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act has been passed by this Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS part 1 of the act provides for a commission to be called the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission;

AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly has affirmed the establishment of a commission;

AND WHEREAS subsection 2(2) of the act requires that there be a commission composed of a chairperson and two persons appointed by the Commissioner on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS it is desirable to appoint the members of the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission so the necessary work can be undertaken.

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik, that the Legislative Assembly recommends to the Commissioner that the Honourable Madam Justice Virginia A. Schuler be appointed chairperson and Mrs. Lucy Kuptana and Mr. Nick Sibbeston be appointed members of the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission;

AND FURTHER, that pursuant to subsection 12(1) of the act, the Legislative Assembly requests that the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission complete its report on or before October 23, 1998;

AND FURTHERMORE, that the Legislative Assembly requests that the commission give consideration, when planning its public hearings, to the consultation schedule of the Constitutional Working Group.

AND FURTHERMORE, that the Legislative Assembly requests that in planning and conducting its public hearings, the commission make every conceivable effort to conduct, at a minimum, hearings in at least one community or location in each of the existing electoral districts. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.