Thank you, Mr. Braden. Tabling of documents. Pursuant to section 14 of the indemnities, allowances and expenditure regulations of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, I hereby table the statutory declarations of residence of the following Members of the Assembly: Mrs. Jane Groenewegen, Member for Hay River South, declaration dated February 15, 2007; Mr. J. Michael Miltenberger, Member for Thebacha, declaration dated February 15, 2007; Mr. Bobby J. Villeneuve, Member for Tu Nedhe, declaration dated February 14, 2007; and, Mr. Norman Yakeleya, Member for Sahtu, declaration dated February 14, 2007.
Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Notices of motion for first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Second reading of bills.
Colleagues, before I go into the next item on the order paper and move into Committee of the Whole, I want to remind Members of your rules regarding reference to persons who are unable to defend themselves in this House apply equally in Committee of the Whole as they do in formal session. In reviewing the unedited Hansard from yesterday's Committee of the whole, I was troubled to see that on at least one occasion, specific reference was made to personnel and private information regarding a health care professional in one of our small communities. It is both a rule of this Assembly and a common courtesy not to make specific reference to persons who are not Members of this House and who do not enjoy parliamentary immunity. This includes reference to Members of the public specifically by name or in such a way that there can be no mistake as to the identity of the individual involved. The parliamentary immunity that we all enjoy with in this Chamber comes with certain responsibilities. I would ask that Members respect the rights of those who do not have a direct voice in this Chamber both in formal session and in Committee of the Whole. Thank you, colleagues.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 18, Bill 19 and Bill 21, Committee Reports 7-15(5), 8-15(5) and 9-15(5) with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.