Mahsi, Mr. Antoine. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table four consultation documents related to the proposed Commercial Vehicle Trip Permit Act. They are actual configuration classifications, draft toll zone descriptions, draft toll zone maps, and draft fee schedules. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, as required by section 32.1(2) of the Financial Administration Act, I am tabling a list of all interactivity transfers exceeding $250,000 within departments for the period of April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two documents I would like to table today. The first is A Quick Guide to Family Emergency Preparedness in the Northwest Territories.

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

Mr. Speaker, during the Cuff kerfluffle, the Deputy Premier indicated that one of the problems was the signing authority of deputy ministers and that it should be restricted. I wrote to the Premier and asked for clarification. I would like to table his reply called Sole-Source Contracting, which basically rejects the suggestion by the Deputy Premier.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a letter I received from the president of the Gwich'in Tribal Council regarding government contracting procedures and approaches and a problem they see with this government living up to its obligation under chapter 10 of the Gwich'in Agreement, the economic measures chapter.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a letter I received from the Hamlet of Aklavik today in regard to the closure of the retail gas station, addressed to myself, asking for the assistance from the government to find an alternative source of gas for the community.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday June 18th, 2001, I will move that Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, No. 2, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Item 15, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with Motion 8-14(4), Establishment of Independent Commission on Members' Compensation, today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with his motion today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Mr. Roland, you may proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues,

WHEREAS the last comprehensive, independent review of Members' and Ministers' indemnities, expenses, allowances and benefits was conducted in 1996;

AND WHEREAS that commission recommended that the compensation package for Members be reviewed every five years;

AND WHEREAS it is important that independent, neutral and knowledgeable persons should carry out a review of Members' compensation;

AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly is of the opinion that it is timely to undertake a comprehensive, independent review;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that the Legislative Assembly hereby appoints Mr. Fred Carmichael and Mr. Robert Clark as the Commission on Members' Compensation;

AND FURTHER that the commission shall:

1. assess and review the additional indemnities, allowances, expenses and benefits provided to Members to determine the appropriateness of the amounts provided;
2. assess and review the reporting requirements and procedures for Members' expenditures to determine the level of accountability acceptable to the public;
3. review any other matter that the commission considers relevant, respecting the compensation being provided to Members;

AND FURTHERMORE, that the commission shall report with its observations and recommendations to the Speaker by October 1st, 2001 and the Speaker shall file the report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly without delay, if the Assembly is in session, and if the Assembly is not in session, as soon as reasonably practicable.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. We have a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just at this time, I wanted to speak to the individuals that have been named in the motion.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Freddie Carmichael is a long-time Northerner, respected businessman and has just been recently elected to the Tribal Council as president.

Mr. Speaker, I think that we were looking for an independent person that has some stature in the Northwest Territories and I trust that Mr. Carmichael will be able to fill those qualifications quite easily.

Mr. Robert Clark, Mr. Speaker, is at this time the current Ethics Commissioner for Alberta and Members are also seeking, again, an independent review. So we feel that Mr. Clark is more than capable to give an opinion and look at things at an independent, arms-length view.

With that, Mr. Speaker, I think, as stated in the previous Members' commission that was done, five years was the time they suggested. It is one of the last outstanding recommendations that came forward at that time in 1996, and I believe it is appropriate to fulfil that at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. To the motion. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.