The Speaker Paul Delorey

Bill 3 has had second reading

Motion carried; Bill 3, International Interests in

Mobile Aircraft Equipment Act, read a second time and referred to a standing committee.

Jackson Lafferty Monfwi

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 4, Public Library Act.

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The Member is seeking consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 4. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may proceed with second reading of Bill 4, Mr. Lafferty.

Jackson Lafferty Monfwi

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 4, Public Library Act, be read for the second time.

This bill empowers the Minister to designate public libraries and to enter into agreements with library authorities in respect of the operation of the libraries. The bill also sets out the rights of library users and the powers of library authorities and the Minister and provides for the repeal of the Library Act. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Bill 4 has had second reading.

Motion carried; Bill 4, Public Library Act, read a

second time and referred to a standing committee.

Jackson Lafferty Monfwi

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 5, Professional Corporations Act.

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The Member is seeking consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 5. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may proceed with second reading, Mr. Lafferty.

Jackson Lafferty Monfwi

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 5, Professional Corporations Act, be read for the second time.

This bill would permit members of designated professions to incorporate under the Business Corporations Act subject to requirements relating to the ownership and voting shares of the professional corporation. Such a corporation would be required to obtain an annual permit from the governing body of the profession in the Northwest Territories. Members of a profession who are shareholders in or employees of a professional corporation are subject to the same professional and ethical responsibilities as other members of the profession in respect of their dealings with their clients and their governing bodies. The governing bodies would be empowered to make bylaws or rules respecting professional corporations, and the government may

make regulations to implement the act. Finally, the bill provides for transitional matters and consequential amendments in respect of the Dental Profession Act. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Bill 5 has had second reading.

Motion carried; Bill 5, Professional

Corporations Act, read a second time and referred to a standing committee.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 6, Species at Risk (NWT) Act.

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The Member is seeking consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 6. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may proceed with the second reading.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 6, Species at Risk (NWT) Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill establishes an integrated and cooperative system for the conservation of species at risk to prevent species from becoming extirpated or extinct.

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Bill 6 has had second reading.

Motion carried; Bill 6, Species at Risk (NWT)

Act, read a second time and referred to a standing committee.

Jackson Lafferty Minister of Education, Culture & Employment

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act.