This is page numbers 3249 - 3282 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 3rd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was work.
Motion 25-16(3): Reducing Transportation Costs And Increasing Safety In Small Communities, Carried
Motions
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Question has been called.
---Carried
Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. Tabled Document 7-16(3), Ministerial Benefits Policy, with Mr. Krutko in the chair.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Tabled document 7-16(3). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Beaulieu.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole
David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. A motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.
---Carried
Item 21, third reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Robert McLeod.
Bill 13: An Act To Amend The Commissioner’s Land Act
Third Reading of Bills
June 3rd, 2009
Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Commissioner’s Land Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 13: An Act To Amend The Commissioner’s Land Act
Third Reading of Bills
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Commissioner’s Land Act, has had third reading.
---Carried
Before we prorogue this Third Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly, I would like to thank each of you for your contributions and bring to your attention the work that was completed during this session.
A session is one of the fundamental time periods into which a Parliament is divided, and usually consists of a number of sittings separated by periods of adjournment and ending with prorogation. Our Third Session began way back in the fall of 2008, resumed in February 2009 and again just a week or so ago, on May 27th , lasting a total of 35 days. During those 35 days, Ministers made over 80 statements, Members made over 360 statements…
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Over 400 questions were asked and answered. Members realize that this actually means more than 1,600 questions were actually asked. And I also understand that the term “answered” has several interpretations.
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Twenty-four motions were debated in the House, standing committees presented eight reports, Members presented eight petitions, and 19 pieces of legislation were debated and were passed or will be passed into law, including five appropriation bills.
Our friends in the media tend to focus on the more sensational aspects of what happens in this Chamber, but these statistics represent the real and valuable work that we do on behalf of our constituents.
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I must commend Members for the attention you have shown and the judgment you have exercised in dealing with the matters that come before this House.
As we all know, the work of a Member does not end when this House adjourns. However, I urge you all to make the time to spend with family and friends and to enjoy our beautiful northern summer.
I would suggest that you begin with a celebration of National Aboriginal Day on June 21st . In 2001, Members of the 14th Legislative Assembly passed the National Aboriginal Day Act, making the NWT the first jurisdiction in Canada to recognize this day as a formal statutory holiday.
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This is our opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding achievements and to celebrate the diverse cultures of our Dene, Metis and Inuvialuit residents. This special date was chosen to coincide with the summer solstice, a culturally significant date for many Northerners.
Canada Day is also a time of great celebration in our Territory and I hope Members will take the opportunity to reflect on our special northern heritage and on our great country. We have so much to be proud and thankful for.
I would also like to add a word of caution as you go about enjoying our beautiful summer weather. I encourage everyone, whether you are driving our highways, boating, hiking, biking or just enjoying the outdoors, to do so safely. Please keep in mind not only your own safety, but also the safety of others.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Pages we have had in the House during this final sitting, and, further, to extend the appreciation of the Assembly to all the Pages who have assisted us during this session. It is inspiring to have these young people here with us in the Chamber, and I hope that we, in turn, inspire them to someday return, maybe to sit in our seats.
I know that the work of government continues and that Members will be gathering throughout the summer to continue the work of the Assembly. But we will not be sitting again in this Chamber until we begin the Fourth Session of the 16th Assembly in October. I wish you safe travels until then and look forward to seeing you back in this House with a renewed commitment and dedication to the people of the Northwest Territories.
Mr. Clerk, will you ascertain if the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, the Honourable Anthony W.J. Whitford, is prepared to enter the Chamber to assent to bills and to prorogue the Third Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly.
Prorogation
Prorogation
Tony Whitford Commissioner Of The Northwest Territories
Please be seated. Tough job trying to decide what side to look at when I come in here.
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Ah, but you’ll see in the fairness in the Commissioner here shortly. It’s a pleasure for me to be here again, and before I begin the official stuff, I will just give you a little bit of an update on what your Commissioner has been doing.
Last weekend, for example, I was in Iqaluit to attend the Annual Conference of Lieutenant Governors and Commissioners with Her Excellency Governor General Michaelle Jean. Everyone in attendance, while there, enjoyed the opportunity to visit Nunavut on its 10th anniversary. For most of them, it was their first visit to the North and a very exciting one at that.
I took the opportunity while I was there to suggest that the NWT would like to host the 2012 Lieutenant Governor, Governor General and Commissioner’s Conference. If this is approved by Rideau Hall, it would be a wonderful opportunity to showcase Yellowknife, our beautiful Legislative Assembly to a large group of visiting Queen’s representatives from across Canada.
Now, earlier on this spring I completed a tour of the communities in the Sahtu region, which completed my visits to all 33 communities across the North.
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And I travelled on the ice roads and the winter roads as would the people who lived in those communities during the month of March, a beautiful time to be there. While some of the schools were on spring break, I did visit all the schools that were open with classes, where I met not only the principals but the teachers and most of the students.
On Sunday I will be in Calgary to attend the Gold Ceremony of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Program. This is a self-directed program of personal development for youth between the ages of 14 and 25 to be active, to participate in new activities and to pursue current interests in four different areas: community service, personal skills, develop physical recreation and taking part in an adventurous journey. It offers youth the opportunity to set goals and to achieve results in fun and challenging ways.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award Program was founded in 1956 by his Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The award came to Canada in 1963 and currently runs in 120 countries around the world and to date almost six million young people have challenged themselves by participating in this program and happily, proudly, some of them are northern youth.
His Royal Highness Prince Edward will be presenting the Gold Medals this weekend and I will be attending a meeting with him, the Yukon Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber and other Northerners to discuss other ways of building and promoting this very beneficial program here in the North.
Now, as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills:
• Bill 2, Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act
• Bill 6, Species at Risk (NWT) Act
• Bill 12, Securities Transfer Act
• Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Commissioner’s Land Act
• Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act
• Bill 15, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009
• Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2008-2009
• Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2009-2010
• Bill 19, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2009-2010
Prior to proroguing this Third Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly, I wish to announce that the Fourth Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly will convene on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 1:30 p.m.
Now, as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I hereby prorogue the Third Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Merci, mahsi cho, thank you, merci beaucoup and quanami.
---Applause
---PROROGATION
The House prorogued at 4:54 p.m.
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