Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman.

Again, these are details on the finances of staffing and the director’s position. I would ask Olin Lovely to walk you through the detail on those.

The director of Corporate Services, Mr. Lovely.

Okay. We’re on page 1-27, Statutory Officers, Activity Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $1.142 million.

Legislative Assembly, Activity Summary,

Statutory Officers, Operations Expenditure Summary: $1.142 million, approved.

Moving on to page 1-29, Activity Summary, Statutory Officers, Grants and Contributions, Contributions: $420,000.

Legislative Assembly, Activity Summary,

Statutory Officers, Grants and Contributions, Contributions: $420,000, approved.

We can turn back to page 1-7, Department Summary, Legislative Assembly, Operations Expenditure Summary: $15.364 million.

Legislative Assembly, Department Summary,

Operations Expenditure Summary: $15.364 million, approved.

With that, that concludes the Department Summary.

We’re going to Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, page 1-5, Office of the Clerk, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Tangible Capital Assets: $540,000.

Legislative Assembly, Infrastructure Acquisition

Plan, Office of the Clerk, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Tangible Capital Assets: $540,000, approved.

Total Activity: $540,000.

Legislative Assembly, Infrastructure Acquisition

Plan, Office of the Clerk, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Activity: $540,000, approved.

Total Department: $540,000.

Legislative Assembly, Infrastructure Acquisition

Plan, Office of the Clerk, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Department: $540,000, approved.

Does the committee agree we’ve concluded with the estimates for the Legislative Assembly?

With that, I’d like to thank the Speaker and the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witnesses out.

Okay. We can move on to Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act. With that, I’d like to call on Mr. Robert McLeod, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m pleased to provide opening comments on Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act. Bill 11 replaces the existing entitlement for Members to travel to their home community after ten consecutive sitting days with an entitlement to do so after eight consecutive sitting or committee days.

The Board of Management is of the view that the intention of the Legislature in providing this entitlement was that Members not be required to be away from their families for more than two weeks at a time while attending to official Assembly business.

As the provision currently stands, Members are not normally entitled to home travel until nearly three weeks have passed when the House convenes on a day other than Monday, which is normally the case. This provision will allow members to return to their home community to consult with constituents and spend time with their families every second weekend. For this reason I am pleased to support this initiative.

I am available to answer any questions that Members may have.

At this time I would like to ask Mr.

McLeod if he would like to bring in

witnesses.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would.

Is the committee agreed?

Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witness in. Mr. Robert McLeod, could you please introduce your witness.

Thank you. I have Ms. Gail Bennett, Principal Clerk, Operations, with me.

Welcome, witness.

We’re on Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act. Are there any general comments on the bill?

Clause by clause? Okay. If we can move to page 1: Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act.

Clauses 1 and 2 approved.