If the Member is aware of specific incidents where he believes the Wildlife Act has been breached or the Forest Management Act or the Forest Protection Act, bring them to my attention if I'm the easiest point of contact, and I'll make sure they're investigated. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Question period has expired. Item 9, written questions. Item 10, returns to written questions. Item 11, replies to opening address. Item 12, replies to budget address. Item 13, petitions. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two petitions. This is a petition signed by probably about 2,400 people petitioning against of the closure of Dene K'onia and the remand facility in Hay River.

I also would like to file another petition which is letters of support from many communities across the Northwest Territories petitioning on the same issue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 13, petitions. Item 14, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 15, tabling of documents. Item 16, notices of motion. Item 17, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 18, motions. Item 19, first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek with unanimous consent to proceed with first reading of Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2005-2006.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to proceed with first reading of Bill 19. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may proceed, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The motion is in order.

All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 19 has had first reading. Item 19, first reading of bills. Item 20, second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2005-2006, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to make operations expenditures and capital investment expenditures for the 2005-06 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 19 has had second reading and is referred to Committee of the Whole. Item 20, second reading of bills. Item 21, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Zoe.

Madam Chair, I move that we report progress.

There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will rise and report progress.

Item 22, report of Committee of the Whole. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report progress and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. There is a motion on the floor.

All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 23, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.