Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a letter from the Honourable Robert Nault, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, regarding the appointment and the role of the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, included is a letter from the Honourable Glenna Hansen, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, transmitting the document to me. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Mahsi, Mr. Antoine. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following package of information entitled Background Information on the PeopleSoft Project. This package contains the following information: a chronology of the history of the PeopleSoft project; a list of positions involved with the implementation of the system; a list of contracts and consultants hired in regard to the implementation of the system; and a costing sheet that provides details on the implementation costs of the system, including comparisons to the initial cost estimates. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Thebacha, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a document from the NWT Literacy Council that was presented to the Standing Committee on Social Programs. It is called Making a Case for Literacy. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Bill 7 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Bill 8 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Bill 9 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. The Chair recognizes the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 12.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Are there any nays? There are no nays, Mr. Roland. You may return to item 12.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight has reviewed Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, and wishes to report that Bill 4 is now ready for committee of the whole as amended and reprinted.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight has reviewed Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act No. 2, and wishes to report that Bill 5 is now ready for committee of the whole as amended and reprinted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland, for those reports. We will go back to Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters. Bill 1, Appropriations Act, 2000-2001; Committee Report 1-14(3), Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight Review of 2000-2003 Business Plan and 2000-2001 Main Estimates; Committee Report 2-14(3), Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development Review of the 2000-2003 Business Plan and 2000-2001 Main Estimates; and Committee Report 3-14(3), Standing Committee on Social Programs Review of the 2000-20003 Business Plan and 2000-2001 Main Estimates.

By the authority given the Speaker by Motion 4-14(3), the House is resolved into committee of the whole to sit beyond the time of adjournment until the committee is prepared to report, with Mr. Krutko in the Chair.

I would like to call the committee to order. We were dealing with Bill 1, Appropriation Act 2000-2001, with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to recommend the committee resume consideration of Bill 1 and Committee Reports 1 through 3 concurrently. Specifically, to resume the consideration of the budget of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. After which, we should move into Municipal and Community Affairs. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Does the committee concur?

With that, we will take a short break.

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