Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not believe the small communities are part of the larger community block funding, because they are in fact considered a community of their own, and they receive funding for capital separately from what the larger centre would receive. So the block funding Hay River receives does not include any capital for the Hay River Reserve, nor would it receive any funding for O and M because the Reserve is still considered separately on their own. They are entitled to their own funding.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if Vale Island in Hay River, which has a large number of kids now growing up there, want to have a sports facility and a community hall within that small group, because they are part of the tax-based community of Hay River, Hay River cannot afford to put one down there because the numbers do not justify it. Could the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs assist with special funding to address that issue? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will have to take that one back to the department for review. I will get back to the Member as to whether we can assist at all. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to raise this issue because there was a paper that went around yesterday for Members for this special committee on small communities, and I put my name forward. I think it is very important that these areas be taken into consideration. I would like to ask the Minister if he will commit to reviewing this specific area of small communities within a tax-based community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, I can commit to reviewing this and getting back to the Member as to whether or not we can assist the small communities within the larger communities. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. Are there any further oral questions? Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to the opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried. Bill 11 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker,

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 9, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2001-2002, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2001-2002 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill. Question has been called. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried. Bill 9 has had second reading and accordingly stands referred to the committee of the whole. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters; Bill 2, Bill 4, Bill 9, Committee Report 1-14(5), Committee Report 2-14(5) and Committee Report 3-14(5) with Mr. Delorey in the chair.

I will call the committee of the whole to order. We have several matters to deal with; Bill 2, Bill 4, Bill 9, Committee Report 1-14(5), Committee Report 2-14(5) and Committee Report 3-14(5). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to recommend that the committee continue consideration of Bill 2 and Committee Report 1-14(5), Committee Report 2-14(5) and Committee Report 3-14(5), to conclude the consideration of the budget for the Department of Public Works and Services. When we conclude that, we move into consideration of Bill 9.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Does the committee agree? The Chair will call a short break and come back to review Bill 2.

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I call the committee of the whole back to order. Before we call in the Minister and the witnesses I would like to clear up a point of order that was raised Thursday, March 7, 2002, by the Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Chair's Ruling