Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. I'm sorry. You are trying to get the chair's attention?

Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery.

Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Are there any nays? There are no nays, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize some visitors in the gallery today, particularly a constituent: Percy Kinney, also the coroner and a man who has worked very hard to have the legislation that we took through committee yesterday completed. Also three students from the St. Pat's SADD group who have also provided us with a lot of support. Thank you very much.

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Thank you. Yes, the chair would also like to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Chief Coroner Percy Kinney and he's also a justice of the peace, I believe, and a justice of the peace administrator of our government. As well we have Matthew Harvey, Lindsay McKay and Vicky Marquez. The chair will now recognize the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of my colleague from Weledeh, I would like to recognize Mr. Gary Walsh from the Department of Transportation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Welcome to the Assembly. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to Opening Address. Item 10, petitions. The chair will recognize the honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of specialist physicians at Stanton Territorial Hospital. Mr. Speaker, the petition contains 883 signatures of NWT residents mostly in Yellowknife, but some from many other communities including Tuktoyaktuk, Fort McPherson, Rae-Edzo, Inuvik, Lutselk'e, Paulatuk, Fort Smith, Fort Good Hope, Aklavik, Holman Island, Wha Ti, Wekweti and Gameti. Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request that the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Premier of the Northwest Territories exhaust any and all avenues of resource to reach a settlement necessary to keep the specialist doctors we have at Stanton Territorial Hospital. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committee. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to report that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight has reviewed Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, and Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, and wishes to report that bills 14 and 15 are ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole, as amended and reprinted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two documents I would like to table. The first one is the press release entitled Specialist Negotiations End Without Contracts.

The second press release, Mr. Speaker, dated June 4, 2003, Range Lake MLA Urges Northerners to Get Involved in Specialist Crisis Debate.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, June 9, 2003, I will move that Bill 21, Family Violence Prevention Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, I have two notices of motion for first reading of bills. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, June 9, 2003, I will move that Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Safety Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

As well, I give notice that on Monday, June 9, 2003, I will move that Bill 28, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Thebacha, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, June 9, 2003, I will move that Bill 24, Midwifery Profession Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, June 9, 2003, I will move that Bill 25, Municipal Statutes Replacement Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.