Debates of Nov. 6th, 2001

This is page numbers 659 - 727 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 4th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was chairman.

Topics

Members Present

Item 1: Prayer

Amendments To Highway Investment Strategy

The Proposed Human Rights Act

The Highway Troll Fairy Tale

Hay River Family Support Centre

Support For The Oil And Gas Industry

Support For Wildlife Harvesters

Highway Investment Issues

Plans To Return Home To The Inuvik Boot Lake Constituency

St. John Ambulance Investiture Ceremonies

Gwich'in Tribal Council Meetings In Ottawa

Human Organ And Tissue Donor Program

Highway Taxation Limitations

Clawback Of The Federal Child Benefit Supplement

Deh Cho First Nations Leadership Meeting

Acknowledgement Of Canadian Rangers And Junior Rangers

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

Costs Of Community Harvests

Redesign Of The Highway Investment Strategy

GNWT Contracting Policies

Oil And Gas Training In The South Mackenzie

Organ Donor Identification

Family Support Centre Funding

Examination Of The Highway Investment Strategy

Status Of Forest Resources Inventory

Protecting The Safety Of Highway Users

GNWT Contract Budgeting Process

Rental Accommodation For Income Support Clients

Organ Donor Identification

Community-based Resource Development Funding

Approach For Investing In Highways

Written Question 9-14(4): Workers' Compensation Board Fiscal Policies

Item 11: Reports Of Standing And Special Committees

Tabled Document 73-14(4): Northwest Territories Emergency Plan

Tabled Document 74-14(4): Investing In The Future Of Northerners, Northwest Territories Development Corporation 2000-2001 Annual Report

Tabled Document 75-14(4): Interim Manufacturing Directive

Tabled Document 76-14(4): Evolving Education For An Evolving North: Aurora College Annual Report, 2000-2001

Tabled Document 77-14(4): Letters Of Support For The Premier And Staff

Tabled Document 78-14(4): Comments By Sheila Macpherson, Solicitor For Premier Kakfwi, Regarding The Report Of The Special Committee On Conflict Process

Tabled Document 79-14(4): Northwest Territories Power Corporation Annual Report 2000-2001

Appointment To The Standing Committee On Accountability And Oversight And The Board Of Management

Setting Of Sitting Hours By The Speaker

Appointment To The Standing Committee On Accountability And Oversight And The Board Of Management (carried)

Setting Of Sitting Hours By The Speaker (carried)

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

To Adopt Tabled Document 42-14(4)

To Institute A Supplementary Pension Plan (carried)

To Repeal Section 32 Of The Elections Act (carried)

That Elections NWT Develop A Permanent List Of Electors (carried)

That Elections NWT Develop An Automated Enumeration Data Entry And Retrieval System (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Reduce The Nomination Period To Five Days (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Candidates Withdrawing Their Nomination (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Repeal Revision Day And Substitute Revision Period (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Eliminate Photo Placards (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Provide Write-in Ballots For Voting By Mail (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Advance Polls (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Eliminate Proxy Voting (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Permit Returning Officers To Vote (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Establish Special Mobile Voting Stations (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Refund Of Candidates' Deposit (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Provide For A 28 Day Electoral Event (carried)

To Adopt The General And Technical Recommendations In Cr 7-14(4), Pp 10-11 (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act To Provide For The Appointment Of A Deputy Chief Electoral Officer (carried)

To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Returning Officer Appointment Expiration (carried)

That The Chief Electoral Officer May Re-appoint A Returning Officer (carried)

That The Preliminary List Of Electors No Longer Be Posted (carried)

That Special Ballots Be Available (carried)

That Candidate Returns Be Available For Public Inspection (carried)

That An Elector May Decline To Vote (carried)

That An Elector Must Swear Or Affirm Eligibility To Vote (carried)

That An Elector May Vote In Polling Division Where Resident (carried)

To Repeal Section 51(3)(a) Of The Elections Act (carried)

That The Poll Clerk Shall Witness Deputy Returning Officer Providing Assistance (carried)

That Mail-in Ballots Be Changed To Special Ballots (carried)

That Incarcerated Electors Vote By Special Ballot (carried)

Eligibility Of Electors In A By-election (carried)

To Amend The Rules Of The Legislative Assembly To Add Rule 27(3) (carried)

To Amend Rule 85 (2)(c) Of The Rules Of The Legislative Assembly (carried)

Item 20: Report Of The Committee Of The Whole

To Amend Rule 85(2)(c) Of The Rules Of The Legislative Assembly

To Amend The Rules Of The Legislative Assembly

To Amend Rule 85(2)(c) Of The Rules Of The Legislative Assembly (carried)

To Amend The Rules Of The Legislative Assembly (carried)

Bill 8: An Act To Amend The Motor Vehicles Act

Bill 14: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2001-2002

Assent To Bills

Committee Motion 42-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act To Permit Returning Officers To Vote (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE this committee recommends that the Elections Act be amended to permit returning officers to vote at territorial elections.

Committee Motion 42-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act To Permit Returning Officers To Vote (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair David Krutko

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those against? The motion is carried. Mr. Bell.

Committee Motion 43-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act To Establish Special Mobile Voting Stations (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE this committee recommends that the Elections Act be amended to allow the returning officer, with prior approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, to establish a special mobile voting station for eligible electors residing in a hospital, health facility, senior citizens home or confined to their home for medical or mobility reasons.

Committee Motion 43-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act To Establish Special Mobile Voting Stations (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Bell, the motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those against? The motion is carried. Mr. Bell.

Committee Motion 44-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Refund Of Candidates' Deposit (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Elections Act be amended to provide that candidates who file their return respecting election contributions and expenses within the required 60-day period have their deposit refunded.

Committee Motion 44-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Refund Of Candidates' Deposit (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair David Krutko

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those against? The motion is carried. Mr. Bell.

Committee Motion 45-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act To Provide For A 28 Day Electoral Event (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE this committee recommends that the Elections Act be amended to provide that the length of an electoral event shall be 28 days.

Committee Motion 45-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act To Provide For A 28 Day Electoral Event (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair David Krutko

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those against? The motion is carried. Mr. Bell.

Committee Motion 46-14(4): To Adopt The General And Technical Recommendations In Cr 7-14(4), Pp 10-11 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the general and technical recommendations set out in pages 10 and 11 of the Committee Report 7-14(4) be adopted by the Legislative Assembly.

Committee Motion 46-14(4): To Adopt The General And Technical Recommendations In Cr 7-14(4), Pp 10-11 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair David Krutko

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those against. The motion is carried. Is there anything else, Mr. Bell?

Committee Motion 46-14(4): To Adopt The General And Technical Recommendations In Cr 7-14(4), Pp 10-11 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Not at this point, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Committee Motion 46-14(4): To Adopt The General And Technical Recommendations In Cr 7-14(4), Pp 10-11 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair David Krutko

Does the committee agree that Committee Report -- Mr. Bell.

Committee Motion 47-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act To Provide For The Appointment Of A Deputy Chief Electoral Officer (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do have some motions that were not formal recommendations contained in the report, so they are outside the report. The first one, Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE this committee recommends a provision for the appointment of a Deputy Chief Electoral Officer be included in the Elections Act.

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The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Bell.

Committee Motion 48-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Returning Officer Appointment Expiration (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE this committee recommends that the Elections Act be amended to provide that the appointment of a returning officer expires 365 days following polling day.

Committee Motion 48-14(4): To Amend The Elections Act Respecting Returning Officer Appointment Expiration (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair Paul Delorey

There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Bell.

Committee Motion 49-14(4): That The Chief Electoral Officer May Re-appoint A Returning Officer (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer have the option of re-appointing a returning officer.

Committee Motion 49-14(4): That The Chief Electoral Officer May Re-appoint A Returning Officer (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair Paul Delorey

There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried. Mr. Bell.