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

---Carried

Bill 7 has had second reading and, accordingly, stands referred to a standing committee. Second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 8, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill corrects inconsistencies and errors in the statutes of the Northwest Territories. The bill deals with other matters of a minor, non-controversial and uncomplicated nature in the statutes, and also repealed provisions that have ceased to have effect. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

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

---Carried

Bill 8 has had second reading and, accordingly, stands referred to a standing committee. Second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

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

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

---Carried

Bill 10 has had second reading and, accordingly, stands referred to a standing committee. Second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bell. .

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 11, Tourism Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill enacts the Tourism Act which replaces the Travel and Tourism Act. The bill provides for the licensing of persons conducting or offering to conduct guided commercial tourism activities. Tourism special management areas may be designated so that limits or restrictions may be placed on tourism activities in areas that are archaeologically, culturally, historically or spiritually significant or that are ecologically sensitive. Provision is made for a Tourist Deposit Assurance Program so that a tourist may be reimbursed for a deposit that he or she paid to a tourism operator for a tourism activity that the tourism operator failed to provide. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

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

---Carried

Bill 11 has had second reading and, accordingly, stands referred to a standing committee. Second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 12, Garnishment Remedies Statutes Amendment Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Creditors Relief Act to provide that the wages or salary or a debtor may be garnished for a period of one year. Other incidental amendments are made to the act in respect of this amendment. The Exemptions Act is amended to exempt 70 percent of a judgment debtor's wages or salary from garnishment, subject to a minimum amount that may be prescribed. The Territorial Court Act is amended to revise the provision relating to the Territorial Court's jurisdiction in garnishment proceedings to correspond to the amendments made to the Creditors Relief Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

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

---Carried

Bill 12 has had second reading and, accordingly, stands referred to a standing committee. Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 14 on the orders of the day.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 14 on orders of the day, notices of motion. Are there any nays? There are no nays. We shall return to item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, June 8, 2006, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Frame Lake, that notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on Thursday, June 8, 2006, it shall be adjourned until Tuesday, October 17, 2006; and further, anytime prior to October 17, 2006, if the Speaker is satisfied and after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest require that this House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as has been duly adjourned at that time.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Notices of motion. Before I go on, Members, I would like to draw your attention to the gallery to former a Speaker, Mr. David Searle, in the House.

---Applause

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Committee Report 4-15(5), Bill 1 and Bill 2, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. We have Bill 1, Bill 2 and Committee Report 4-15(5). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee wishes to consider Bill 1, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4 and Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1.