Question has been called.

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The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Bouchard.

WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly has established and appointed members

of the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission, 2012;

AND WHEREAS Section 9(k) of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act enables the Legislative Assembly to establish guidelines or criteria that shall be taken into consideration by the commission;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that the following guidelines be set out for the NWT Electoral Boundaries Commission, 2012:

1. The commission shall review the existing

electoral districts using the most recent and accurate census and other population data available;

2.

In keeping with Canadian constitutional conventions and the notion of effective representation, the commission shall make recommendations to achieve relative parity between electoral districts while balancing community of interest considerations;

3. For greater certainty, relative parody means that

the percentage variation between the number of persons in a riding and the average mean should be within plus or minus 25 percent, except where special circumstances warrant exceptional deviation;

4. The commission shall recommend how electoral

boundaries should be drawn if the Legislative Assembly comprises (a) 18 members, or (b) 19 members, or (c) 21 members;

5. The commission shall prepare an interim report

with proposed electoral district boundaries for review by the public and discussion at public hearings;

6. The commission shall establish a website or

other publicly accessible mechanism(s), in addition to public hearings, to receive submissions on the existing and/or proposed boundaries;

7. All submissions to the commission shall be

considered public documents;

8. Simultaneous translation of official languages

shall be available at public hearings where the use of an official language in a particular community or region is sizable enough to warrant the employ of translation services;

9. If the commission is not in a position to

accomplish its mandate within the existing budget allocated, it may return to the Legislative Assembly for additional funds;

10. The final report of the commission, complete

with recommendations, shall be submitted in English and in French to the Speaker and the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly no later than

seven months after the Commission is struck; and

11.

The Chief Electoral Officer shall serve as secretary to the commission.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called.

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Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. 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: Tabled Document 64-17(3), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2013-2014; Bill 2, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2012; and Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Securities Act, with Mr. Dolynny in the chair.

Good afternoon, colleagues. I would like to welcome you to Committee of the Whole and call to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee wishes to deliberate Tabled Document 64-17(3), NWT Capital Estimates 2013-2014, with a continuation of Health and Social Services, Justice, and perhaps get into Education, Culture and Employment.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Is committee agreed?

We’ll commence that after a short break.

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Welcome back, committee. We are in 2013-14 Capital Estimates. We are currently on page 6-4, Health and Social Services, activity summary, health services programs, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $31.181 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just had a couple of questions on the plans for Stanton Territorial Hospital. This is my sixth year as MLA and we have been planning for this facility every year that I have been here. I am wondering what exactly we are proposing to plan in 2013-14, our sixth year of planning. What plans are completed? What plans are left yet to be done before we actually start to put boots on the ground to give this

really keystone health facility for the NWT health system the comprehensive renovation that it so clearly and desperately needs? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Before we get that question answered, I will turn it over to Minister Beaulieu. Minister Beaulieu, do you have witnesses to bring into the Chamber?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, I do.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. If I can get the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Thank you. Mr. Beaulieu, if you care to identify and introduce your witnesses to the Chamber, please.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my right is Deputy Minister Debbie DeLancey, Health and Social Services. To my left is the assistant deputy minister, Derek Elkin, Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. I welcome back Ms. DeLancey and Mr. Elkin into the House. Question we have on the floor here, which I will allow maybe Mr. Bromley just a quick recap regarding the Stanton Hospital funding. I will turn it over to Mr. Bromley to repeat the last question briefly, please. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I ask apology for jumping the gun there. We are in our sixth year of planning that I am aware of for this facility, the Stanton Territorial Hospital. It is a keystone part of our NWT’s health care system. We have known for a long time that there are major renovations needed to bring this up to par. Our delivery is suffering without that renovation. What is the status of our planning? What planning have we completed? What is this planning about for 2013-14? Are there yet more planning years to come before we start putting boots on the ground with regard to getting these renovations done? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Beaulieu.

Mr. Chair, perhaps the best way to respond to this is to provide the House with the next steps on the planning. I would like to ask the assistant deputy minister, Mr. Elkin, to do that.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Mr. Elkin.