Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to return to item 5.

---Unanimous consent granted.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize today Mr. Sharam Masagi, Mrs. Nasi Masagi, Mrs. Zhila Nadji and Mr. Kayhan Nadji, a well-renowned architect in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Robert McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize Mr. Phillip Mercredi up here in the stands. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, M. Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize Carol Manning, one of the Pages with us here today from the Great Slave riding. Thank you, Carol, for all your hard work.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. If we have missed anyone in the gallery, welcome to the House. I hope you are enjoying the proceedings. Item 8, written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to the opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, June 1, 2009, I will move that Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2008-2009, be read for the first time.

I give notice that on Monday, June 1, 2009, I will move that Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2009-2010, be read for the first time.

I give notice that on Monday, June 1, 2009, I will move that Bill 19, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 2, 2009-2010, be read for the first time. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Item 17, motions. 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: Committee Report 5-16(3), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Auxiliary Report on the

Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2007 Election, and Committee Report 6-16(3), Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act, 2008-2009: Reality Check: Securing a Future for the Official Languages of the Northwest Territories, with Mr. Bromley in the chair.

Thank you. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. We have before us for consideration today: Tabled Document 7-16(3), Committee Reports 5-16(3) and 6-16(3) and Bill 6 and Bill 14. What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee today wishes to deal with Committee Report 5-16(3), the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Auxiliary Report and Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, and would like to get into general comments on Committee Report 6-16(3), the Government Operations Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act, 2008-2009. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. I believe we will start with a short break.

---SHORT RECESS

Thank you. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order and we are going to start with a review of Committee Report 5-16(3), the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Auxiliary Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2007 Election. I would like to call on Mr. Hawkins to kick us off.

Mr. Chairman, an additional report by the Rules committee dealing with three specific issues related to the report of the Chief Electoral Officer was read into the record on May 27, 2009.

This committee report, 5-16(3), dealt with criminal records checks for candidates, special ballots improving enforcement, and the following recommendations are included in the report. Mr. Chairman, I will now read the motions.

Mr. Chairman, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscite Act be amended to establish a special ballots officer that would be responsible for special ballots and would possess the authority to hold advanced

mobile and polling date polls for voters not resident in their home community on polling day and at locations identified in regulations. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. I believe everyone has a copy. To the motion.

Question has been called.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscite Act be amended to give the special ballots officer the authority to use e-mail and Internet technologies for the distribution of special ballots when the Chief Electoral Officer is confident that the technology is secure enough for use.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called.

---Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscite Act be amended to change the act to allow as many offences as possible to be prosecuted using a strict liability standard and as many offences as possible to be prosecuted under the Summary Convictions Procedures Act.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is order. To the motion.