Good afternoon, colleagues. Members, I understand the will of the House is to stand down select orders of the day and to proceed to Committee of the Whole at an early opportunity. Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to stand down the rules pertaining to our orders and proceed directly to item 14, tabling of documents.

---Unanimous consent granted

Item 14, tabling of documents. Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 15, notices of motion. Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, November 7, 2013, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Tabled Document 4-17(5), Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration today.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 44 and proceed with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.

Mr. Yakeleya, we are still on notices of motion. Mr. Yakeleya.

I give notice that on Thursday, November 7, 2013, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on November 7, 2013, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, February 5, 2014;

And further, that any time prior to February 5, 2014, 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.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Thursday, November 7, 2013, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that pursuant to Section 15 of the Official Languages Act of the Northwest Territories, Snookie Henrietta Catholique of Yellowknife be appointed as Languages Commissioner;

And further, that the appointment be effective December 1, 2013.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 44 and proceed with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.

---Unanimous consent granted

Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Mr. Yakeleya, please proceed with your motion.

WHEREAS Tabled Document 4-17(5), Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report, has been tabled in this House;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Tabled Document 4-17(5), Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration today.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. To the motion.

Question has been called.

---Carried

Tabled Document 4-17(5) is moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration today. 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 1-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, 2014-2015; and Tabled Document 4-17(5), Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee today? Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We wish to deal with Tabled Document 4-17(5), final report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Is committee agreed?