Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Written questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board.

Can the Minister provide statistical information over the past five years as follows:

1. the number of WCB applicants whose claim included a medical diagnosis of chronic pain;
2. the number of those same applicants who succeeded in obtaining temporary short-term benefits and permanent long-term benefits; and
3. the number of Workers' Compensation Board claimants whose benefits were affected if they were diagnosed as suffering from chronic pain.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. 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. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following documents: NWT Protected Areas Strategy Annual Report, 2004-2005; the 2004-2005 Annual Report of the Western NWT Biophysical Study; and the NWT Diversity Action Plan Report Two: Gap and Overlap Analysis and Recommendations for Future Actions.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Tabling of documents. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Towards Excellence: A Report on Education in the NWT, 2005. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I stated in my Member's statement today, I would be tabling documents regarding the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act and I have three documents. The first one would be described as a summary of the act. The second document I have to table is the actual act itself from Saskatchewan. The third one is a presentation the Saskatchewan Justice department gave to the Yukon government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table a report entitled Toward New Voluntary Sector -Government of the NWT. Let me start over again, Mr. Speaker. Toward New Voluntary Sector - Government of the NWT Relationships and Funding Arrangements. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Notices of motion for first

reading of bills. Motions. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to implement recommendations of the Independent Commission to Review Members' Compensation and Benefits and to make other adjustments related to Members' compensation and benefits. This bill comes into force on the polling day for the general election that follows the dissolution of the 15th Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. To the principle of the bill.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 3 has had second reading. Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, moved into Committee of the Whole. Thank you.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 3 moved into Committee of the Whole. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Bill 3 has had second reading and stands referred to Committee of the Whole.

Second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act to implement the recommendation of the Independent Commission to Review Members' Compensation and Benefits, that Members who did not elect to receive an allowance under the act after their first election to the Legislative Assembly should be permitted if they are permitted to a subsequent Legislative Assembly to elect at that time to receive an allowance. Such a Member may not buy back previous service. This bill comes into force on the polling day for the general election that follows the dissolution of the 15th Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. To the principle of the bill.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 4 has had second reading. Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, moved into Committee of the Whole. Thank you.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 4 moved into Committee of the Whole. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Bill 4 has had second reading and stands referred to Committee of the Whole.

Second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bell.