Debates of Oct. 29th, 2002

This is page numbers 1231 - 1274 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 5th 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.

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Members Present

Item 1: Prayer

Youth Corps Program

Launch Of The United Way Foundation

Capital Infrastructure Concerns In Mackenzie Delta

Beaufort-delta Leaders' Meeting

Support And Caring For Seniors

Senior Citizens Home Repair Program

Addictions Treatment In The Nwt

Vital Statistics Format Change For Marriage Certificates

Expressing The Will Of The Silent Majority

National Skills Canada Competition

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

Vital Statistics' Provision Of Marriage Certificates

Update On Mackenzie Delta Capital Projects

Senior Citizens Home Repair Program

Addictions Treatment Facilities In The Nwt

Public Housing Rent Scale

Public Housing Rent Assessment

Liquor Licensing For Sunday Openings

Proposal For College Residence In Inuvik

Paramount Resources Payment Of Sub-contractors

Bridge Safety Improvements In Rae-edzo

Affirmative Action Policy Concerns

Coroner's Inquest Recommendations

Capital Funding For Highway No. 8

Committee Report 12-14(5): Special Committee On The Implementation Of Self-government And The Sunset Clause Progress Report

Tabled Document 68-14(5): Workers' Compensation Board 2001 Annual Report

Tabled Document 69-14(5): Towards Excellence A Report On Education In The Northwest Territories, September 2002

Tabled Document 70-14(5): Overview Of Canada's Draft Climate Change Plan

Tabled Document 71-14(5): Economic Development Planning Workshop And Action Plan, Fort Mcpherson, Nt

Tabled Document 72-14(5): Highway Investment Strategy Expenditure Plan, 2001/02-2004/05

Request For Special Audit By The Auditor General Of Canada On The North Slave Correctional Centre (carried)

Bill 29: An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act, No. 2

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

To Amend Clause 5 Of Bill 1 To Add "gender Identity" (carried)

To Amend Clause 5 Of Bill 1 To Add "family Affiliation, Political Belief, Political Association" (carried)

To Amend Clause 7 Of Bill 1 To Delete Sub-clause (2) (carried)

To Amend Clause 7 Of Bill 1 By Adding Sub-clause (6) (carried)

To Amend Clause 11 Of Bill 1 To Add Sub-clause (3) (carried)

To Amend Clause 12 Of Bill 1 To Add Sub-clause (3) (carried)

To Amend Clause 13 Of Bill 1 To Add Sub-clause (2) (carried)

To Amend Clause 16 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend Clause 17 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend Clause 51 Of Bill 1 (defeated)

To Amend Clause 51 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend Clause 62 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend Clause 63 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend Clause 74 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend Clause 75 Of Bill 1 (carried)

To Amend The Preamble Of Bill 1 (carried)

Recommendation For An Open And Transparent Human Rights Commission Selection Process (carried)

Recommendation To Amend The Legal Services Act (carried)

Recommendation To Study The Implications Of Expanding Current Protections With Respect To Criminal Convictions In The Human Rights Act (carried)

To Amend Clause 3 Of Bill 22 (carried)

To Defer Clause 7 Of Bill 22 (carried)

Item 20: Report Of The Committee Of The Whole

Item 22: Orders Of The Day

Committee Motion 46-14(5): To Amend Clause 17 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 46-14(5): To Amend Clause 17 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 21.

Committee Motion 46-14(5): To Amend Clause 17 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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October 29th, 2002

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 46-14(5): To Amend Clause 17 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 22. Mr. Dent.

Committee Motion 46-14(5): To Amend Clause 17 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Charles Dent Frame Lake

Mr. Chairman, during the presentations in front of the committee, we had a number of people who suggested that it would be important that there be an independent body or person who could act as an advocate to help people who were trying to file a complaint, or work a complaint through the process. The committee heard this from a number of presenters. We discussed this with the Minister and his staff and we agree that there needs to be the opportunity for people to be assisted through the process, but we were not sure that if you set up an independent office, that you need to have a further independent office to help people deal with it.

We though it might be useful to make sure members of the commission knew once they were appointed that there could in fact be some help provided to people to work through the process. So rather than amending the bill to create an independent office to...like the workers advisor for the Workers' Compensation Board, we thought that it would be wise to make sure that the commission was aware that they had the power to appoint people to work on behalf of people. Therefore,

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Charles Dent Frame Lake

I MOVE that sub-clause 22(1) of Bill 1 be amended by:

(a) Striking out "and" at the end of sub-clause(a);
(b) Renumbering sub-clause (b) as sub-clause (c); and
(c) Adding the following after sub-clause (a):

(b) Appoint the employees it considers necessary to advocate or assist a party in pursuing the remedies available to the party under this act; and

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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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. Clause 22, as amended.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 23.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 24.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 25.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 26.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 27.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 28.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Part 4, complaints, clause 29.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 30.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 47-14(5): To Amend Clause 22 Of Bill 1 (carried)
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The Chair David Krutko

Clause 31.

Debates of Oct. 29th, 2002

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