Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker,
I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 14, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2001-2002, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Debates of Nov. 6th, 2001
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Bill 14: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2001-2002
Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills
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Bill 14: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2001-2002
Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Handley. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Bill 14 has had third reading. Item 21, third reading of bills.
I understand that the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories is prepared to enter the Chamber to assent to bills and prorogue this session. Mr. Clerk, would you please attend to and escort the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories into the Chamber.
Assent To Bills
Assent To Bills
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Commissioner Of The Northwest Territories Hon. Glenna Hansen
Please be seated. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Premier, Members of the Legislative Assembly, as we prepare to conclude the Fourth Session of the 14th Legislative Assembly today, I would like to take a moment to remember the late Sarah Simon, who passed away this week in Inuvik.
Mrs. Simon was a respected lady, particularly to the Gwich'in people, but really to all of us who came to know and cherish her in her hundred years. Mrs. Simon spent her life serving others. Her dedication, commitment and humble spirit was a shining example to all of us who work for the betterment of others.
I also want to formally congratulate Mr. Cal Mains on his appointment as the Deputy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. Mr. Mains is a long-term resident of the Northwest Territories, having arrived in 1950 as a young police officer in Aklavik and retiring for the final time in 1987 in Hay River. I am sure that he will embrace his new role as Deputy Commissioner with the same commitment that he has demonstrated through his many other contributions to our NWT communities.
In this Legislative Assembly, I congratulate you for electing the honourable Member for Thebacha to a position on the Executive Council. Soon after you arrived here as the elected Members, you met in Fort Providence to formulate and define your vision for a better tomorrow for all residents in the Northwest Territories. The vision reflects a common believe that NWT residents must benefit from economic and social development in their regions and that you will pursue this development in the interest of the people you represent.
Next month in Hay River, at roughly the halfway point in your mandate, you will take the time to review this vision and refocus yourselves and your plans to meet those goals, first identified early in your term.
When you return in February, you will be required to pass a budget. The government will also be introducing new human rights legislation. This legislation has been developed following extensive consultation and will create a new system for promoting and protecting human rights that is designed for the Northwest Territories but meets the standards established elsewhere in Canada.
On the brink of unprecedented economic growth in our region in the face of an economic slowdown across our country and in the wake of national and international events that have shaken our world, strong, decisive and above all stable leadership is needed and demanded by NWT residents. It is incumbent on all of us to provide this leadership.
I urge you to take the months ahead of you to fully prepare yourselves for the work that this will entail. Enormous challenges and unprecedented opportunities still lie ahead. Your commitment to the people of the NWT is to work in partnership with each other towards a vibrant, unified and prosperous territory that we can all be proud of.
I would like to commend the 14th Assembly for taking steps to ensure that National Aboriginal Day, June 21st, is celebrated in the Northwest Territories as a statutory holiday. Our territory is the first region in Canada to recognize the contributions of aboriginal people in this manner. It speaks, I believe, to our ability to serve as a model for nation building for the rest of Canada. More immediately, it proclaims to our nation that the values, traditions, language and cultures of the Dene, Inuvialuit and Metis people define who we are as a territory.
As you prepare to leave this Assembly this evening to return to your communities and people, may God grant you travelling mercies and continue to watch over you, your families and constituents throughout the Christmas season.
As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills: • Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Education Act;
- • Bill 6, National Aboriginal Day Act;
- • Bill 7, Powers of Attorney Act;
- • Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act;
- • Bill 11, Architects Act;
- • Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, No. 2;
- • Bill 14, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2001-2002; and
- • Bill 15, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2000-2001.
I wish to announce that the Fifth Session of the 14th Legislative Assembly will convene on Tuesday, February 19, 2002, at 1:30 p.m. As the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I hereby prorogue the Fourth session of the 14th Legislative Assembly. Mahsi.
-- PROROGATION
The House adjourned at 10:55 p.m.