Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Time for oral questions has expired. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, my written question is directed to the Minister of Transportation, the Honourable Michael McLeod.

1. How many NWT schools were involved in the National Students Against Impaired Driving Day and what forms of government support were made available to them?
2. Can the Minister advise me the percentage of alcohol-related fatalities in the North, by region?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are to the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation.

1. Would the Minister advise what the capital costs were for the seniors' facilities in each of the following communities: Deline, Fort Resolution, Tuktoyaktuk?
2. What is the current occupancy in each of these three facilities?
3. What has been the historic occupancy rate in each of these three facilities?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My written question is for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation.

1. What has been the total cost of the market housing initiative to date?
2. How many market units are in place at this time and, of those, how many are occupied by the original target clients; namely, professionals such as teachers and nurses?

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to 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. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a letter to the House from the Colville Lake school. It's quite disturbing, and I would like to table it.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, October 20, 2005, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that the Legislative Assembly resolve to formally observe May 26th as the National Day of Healing and Reconciliation in support of our communities, families and individuals who endured the impact of the residential school system.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act; Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Education Act; Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Judicature Act; Bill 7, Personal Directives Act; and Bill 9, Municipal Statutes Amendment Act; with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Committee would like to consider Bill 9 and Bill 3, in that order today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Is committee agreed?

Okay. We will resume with that after a short break.

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Good afternoon, committee members. We can proceed now with Bill 9 from Friday. Mr. Minister, would you like to resume your seat?

Mr. Minister, would you like to bring in witnesses?

Yes, I would, Mr. Chairman.

Does committee agree?

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort in the witnesses.

Mr. Minister, can you please introduce your staff.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me Ms. Debbie DeLancey, deputy minister of Municipal and Community Affairs; Sheila Bassi-Kellet, director of corporate affairs for Municipal and Community Affairs; and Mara Heder, our legal counsel.

We are on general comments. Mr. Braden.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman. When we recognized the clock, I was seeking just a bit more information on one aspect of administration, when it comes to unpaid bills, how and whether these bills -- they could be for services like unpaid water bills or even library fines or parking tickets -- would be put onto my tax bill. I wanted to know that before this transfer to my tax account happened, as a municipal taxpayer/resident, that I would have a chance to address any discrepancy in some kind of organized process. The question that I had is, whose job is it to ensure the taxpayer has a way to get these matters addressed? Is it within the municipality's responsibility, or is it a territorial government responsibility that due process is available to me? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.