Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just heard the Minister refer to the document tabled and he indicated that in that document, it suggests this is a compilation of things that have come down over the last few years. As he mentioned, it is a document that has been in the works for quite a long time. I believe the Minister said the document tabled refers to previous documents tabled. In going through the document that has been tabled, I see the reference to previous documents released. I think there is quite a difference here between documents the department has seen fit to release and documents the department has seen fit to table. So am I wrong in thinking...did he mean released, when in fact he said tabled? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The question is directed to the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Steen, for clarification.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am relating to two previous documents that the department did have. I am not 100 percent sure whether they were tabled or not in this House, but I have the impression that they were strategies, and I assume that they were tabled by the previous government.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I had assumed that the summary report on the highway strategy released October 1999 would have been tabled as well, so I can understand if there is some confusion here, but it has not been tabled, Mr. Speaker. I have looked for it in the library and I have managed to track down a copy, but this is something that has not been able to go to committee and the public has not been able to see. Unless I am mistaken, this thing has not been tabled and I am wondering why.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Mr. Speaker. I have no reason not to table a document if it has not been tabled. I will check with the department to see if it had been tabled in previous governments and, if it has not been tabled, I will table the document. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can probably save the Minister the time because I was going to table it today on behalf of the Minster and help him out, as a gesture of good faith, Mr. Speaker. I hope he will appreciate that.

Thank you. There was no question there. Do we have a supplementary, Mr. Bell? Thank you. The time for question period has expired. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to the opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two bills to report. I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight has reviewed Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act No. 3 and wishes to report that Bill 11 is now ready for further consideration in committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker, if I may continue, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight has reviewed Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Power Corporation Act and Public Service Act, and wishes to report that Bill 15 is now ready for further consideration in committee of the whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Item 12, reports of committees and review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have managed to dredge up a copy of the Summary Report of the Highway Strategy, released October, 1999. In my opinion, a very controversial document I will be tabling. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. Item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Tuesday, November 14, 2000, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that the Legislative Assembly hereby establish a special committee to be named the Special Committee on Self-Government Implementation and the Sunset Clause. And further, that the following Members be named to the special committee:

• • the Honourable Mr. Antoine, the Member for Nahendeh;
• • Mr. Braden, the Member for Great Slave;
• • Mr. Delorey, the Member for Hay River North;
• • Mr. Lafferty, the Member for North Slave; and
• • Ms. Lee, the Member for Range Lake.

And furthermore, notwithstanding Rule 88(2), the following Members be named as alternate Members to the special committee:

• • the Honourable Mr. Steen, the Member for Nunakput;
• • Mr. McLeod, the Member for Deh Cho; and
• • Mr. Nitah, the Member for Tu Nedhe.

And further, that the special committee prepare its terms of reference and present them at the first opportunity during the sitting of the Legislative Assembly in February, 2001. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Tuesday, November 14, 2000, I will move that Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act No. 5, 1999-2000, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker,

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Motor Vehicles Act to clarify the provisions relating to seatbelts and child restraint systems. The bill also limits the number of persons that may ride in a motor vehicle, and specifies that they must be in designated seating positions. The bill also removes the exemption that allows persons to ride in the back of a truck in certain circumstances. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Steen. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill. Question has been called. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried. Bill 16 has had second reading. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to a committee. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 63-14(3), A Human Resource Development Proposal Related to Non-Renewable Resources in the NWT, with Mr. Krutko in the chair.

Welcome to committee of the whole. We have one item to deal with, Tabled Document 63-14(3), A Human Resource Development Proposal Related to Non-Renewable Resources in the NWT. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.