Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, when a child is adopted by a couple, if one of the couple dies, the child is still deemed to be legally adopted by the remaining parent, as far as I am aware.
Debates of June 17th, 2002
This is page numbers 799 - 832 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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Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am just referring to this amendment. Is this amendment, I am not really familiar with the whole thing, but I am just saying, is this amendment partly to do with children and also maybe custody battles between a biological parent versus an adoptive parent?
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this particular amendment deals with property only. Thank you.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
I move a motion to report progress.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (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 not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is defeated. To the motion. There is a motion on the floor. Question has been called. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Clause 2 as amended.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Paul Delorey
I am hearing both sides. We will have a vote on Clause 2, as amended. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Clause 2 is agreed as amended. The bill as a whole, as amended?
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
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The Chair Paul Delorey
We will have a vote on the bill as a whole as amended. All those in favour? All those opposed? The bill as a whole as amended is agreed upon. Does the committee agree that Bill 5 is ready for third reading as amended?
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
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The Chair Paul Delorey
We may as well have one more vote on the agreement. The bill as a whole as amended. All those in favour? All those opposed? The agreed upon bill is ready for third reading as amended. I would like to thank the Minister and witnesses for appearing.
What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
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Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (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. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. I will rise and report progress.
Committee Motion 28-14(5): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 5 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
The House will come back to order. Item 20, report of the committee of the whole. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
June 17th, 2002
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Adoption Act and Family Law Act and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted. Bill 5 is now ready for third reading as amended. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the committee of the whole be concurred with.
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Do we have a seconder for the motion? The honourable Member for Nunakput seconds the motion. The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried. Item 21, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.
Item 22: Orders Of The Day
Item 22: Orders Of The Day
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Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A meeting of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight immediately after adjournment tonight and also again at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, and Caucus at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Orders of the day for Tuesday, June 18, 2002:
- Prayer
- Ministers' Statements
- Members' Statements
- Returns to Oral Questions
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Oral Questions
- Written Questions
- Returns to Written Questions
- Replies to Opening Address
- Petitions
- Reports of Standing and Special Committees
- Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
- Tabling of Documents
- Notices of Motion
- Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
- Motions
- First Reading of Bills
- Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2002-03
- Bill 20, Legal Registries Statutes Amendment Act
- Second Reading of Bills
- Bill 18, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2002-2003
- Bill 19, Write-off of Debts Act, 2002-2003
- Bill 21, Health Statutes Amendment Act
- Bill 22, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Minister's Statement 46-14(5), Social Agenda Working Group Report
- Minister's Statement 47-14(5), GNWT Response to the Social Agenda Report
- Tabled Document 35-14(5), Social Agenda: A Draft for People of the NWT
- Committee Report 6-14(5), Special Committee on the Implementation of Self-Government and the Sunset Clause: Report on the Sunset Clause
- Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Nursing Profession Act and the Pharmacy Act
- Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, No. 2
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Third Reading of Bills
- Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Adoption Act and Family Law Act
- Orders of the Day
Item 22: Orders Of The Day
Item 22: Orders Of The Day
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at 1:30 p.m.
-- ADJOURNMENT
The House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.