Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Peterson has correctly identified what has been the policy since I've been in the Government of the Northwest Territories. We do not amend the summary under any circumstances. The only thing I would add is that a spelling mistake would be pretty rare. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Debates of Oct. 8th, 2003
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Aitken
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Aitken. Before I go any further, I'd like to take this opportunity to recognize in the gallery representatives from the NWT Association of Communities, Yvette Gonzales, Yvonne Fleming and Eleanor Young. Welcome to the Legislative Assembly.
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Any more general comments? Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
I'm not clear on exactly the amendment in regards to the employees. When does that come in? Are you saying it's not going to be part of this amendment process here, that it's going to come at a later time?
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Aitken
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amendments dealing with the provision that would have permitted employees to run for council, that has been dealt with. In the Hamlets Act and the Charter Communities Act that provision was removed. What was not removed and what we cannot remove is the reference in the summary, which is on page 1 of the bill, but in fact the summary has no legal effect whatsoever and, as Ms. Peterson indicated, once the bill has received assent and has been certified, the summary is removed when it's published in the annual statute volume and will not be seen again. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Aitken. General comments. Detail. Clause-by-clause review of Bill 25, Municipal Statutes Replacement Act. We'll proceed to clause-by-clause review of Bill 25. As we can all appreciate, this is a rather weighty piece of legislation. Although the bill itself consists of only six clauses, we will also be reviewing the four schedules to the bill which include over 500 proposed sections. In the interest of efficiency, I will suggest to committee Members that we approach our review of these schedules as a whole. For example, I will propose to call schedule A, sections 1 through 171, then schedule B and so on. Does the committee agree with this approach?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Clause By Clause
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Let's proceed then to clause-by-clause review. We'll stand down the six enactment clauses and first consider the schedules in the order that they are presented in the bill. Schedule A, Chartered Communities Act. This begins on page 18 of the bill, sections 1 through 171.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Schedule B, Cities, Towns and Villages Act, page 106, sections 1 through 68. Mrs. Groenewegen.
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to ask the Minister if he could describe for me what a municipal corporation investment plan is.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Mrs. Groenewegen, could you clarify which section you are referring to in the bill? Mrs. Groenewegen.
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Aitken
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'm still trying to find the reference that Mrs. Groenewegen is concerned with.
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Delancey
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Actually, the investment plan is defined in the definitions on page 107 of the act when it talks about a plan to manage a municipal corporation's investments. Basically, what's envisioned in the act here is a broader range of investment powers for a municipal corporation, in this case a city, town or village. The act requires them to develop a five-year investment plan that would lay out for consideration by council and by the public the types of investments that they might get involved in and so on.
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So the investment plan that would be developed by the municipality would require the Minister's approval. Thank you.
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Delancey
Yes, that's correct, Mr. Chairman. It states in section 67, clause 1.