Mr. Speaker, last year’s conference, for example, resulted in the formation of the Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce for the Northwest Territories. This will facilitate a large part of business opportunities. The Mackenzie Aboriginal Corporation participated, made a lot of connections and did a lot of networking to make sure that other aboriginal businesses and regions were aware of their existence. We see the value of that. Certainly, with the networking and the business opportunities I think that will benefit not only the Northwest Territories but the rest of Canada.

Final short supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I take this as a very good opportunity for this government to participate in this conference put on by the Denendeh Development Corporation and have major businesspeople coming to Yellowknife to talk about their businesses and share their success stories.

I’d like to know: will the report from this conference come back from the Minister of this government and say, “This is what we learned, this is what we wanted from it, and this is why we want to introduce it into our policies after some discussion”? I think this is key, and you certainly have my support. Would we get a report afterward in terms of what we as government can do to support our communities?

The conference does have conference proceedings, and we’ll share those with the Member when they come out. It’s been an excellent opportunity for all government agencies that are involved in economic development and

working with aboriginal governments and aboriginal businesses to interact in all areas of business.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Item 9, written questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question directed to the Minister of Health and Social Services. The Mackenzie Delta riding that I represent undergoes a wide variety of medevacs. We have patients travelling for medical appointments.

1) What is the amount spent on medevac

services and patient travel for Mackenzie Delta?

2) What is the total cost of nursing, mental health,

dental, health representative and home care services in the Mackenzie Delta?

3) What is the cost to operate and maintain health

services in Mackenzie Delta communities, and what are the overall O & M costs for each of the health care facilities in Mackenzie Delta?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 10, returns to written questions. Item 11, replies to opening address. Item 12, petitions. Item 13,

reports of committees on the review of bills. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act; Bill 16, Write-off of Debts Act, 2008–2009; and Bill 17, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2008–2009. I wish to report that Bills 14, 16 and 17 are now ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled 19th Annual Report of the Victims Assistance Committee of the Northwest Territories: Part 2, September 2008.

Document 102-16(2), 19th Annual Report of the

Victims Assistance Committee of the Northwest Territories: Part 2, September 2008, tabled.

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on October 9, 2008, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

AND FURTHER, that any time prior to October 15, 2008, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the

Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the 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 it has been duly adjourned to that time.

Motion carried.

Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, Minister’s Statement 80-16(2) and Tabled Document 93-16(2), with Mr. Krutko in the chair.

I now call the Committee of the Whole to order in consideration of bills and other matters, Minister’s Statement 80-16(2), Sessional Statement and Tabled Document 93-16(2). What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that we report progress.

Motion carried.

Can I have the report of Committee of the Whole, please. Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, the committee would like to report progress. I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. A motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.

Motion carried.

Item 22, third reading of bills.

Before we go to orders of the day, I would just like to take a moment to thank all the pages that have been working in the Assembly this week. We appreciate your work. You’re doing a great job.

Mr. Clerk, Orders of the Day.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, October 16, 2008, at 1:30 p.m.

The House adjourned at 3:38 p.m.