This is page numbers 3347 – 3386 of the Hansard for the 17th Assembly, 5th 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 commission.

Amendment To Committee Motion 3-17(5) To Require The Establishment Of An Electoral Boundaries Commission During The 18th Legislative Assembly, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Wendy Bisaro

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’ll try to be brief, but I did say in my opening comments that I support making the decision of a commission binding, but there have been a couple of extremely valuable points raised within the last few minutes. I do think that this suggestion deserves some careful thought. We are tired after four and a half hours, which I agree with whoever said that it was an extremely valuable time, was an excellent debate. Just the thought that one of the reasons we don’t have debates like this is because we pit one side against the other and our procedures and processes don’t really allow that at this kind of debate. Maybe we ought to look at what we’re doing and change some of that if we want to have more of this kind of freewheeling, open and consensus-style debate.

That said, I am in support of looking at this issue, but to the points that have been raised about putting this off for a time and considering what we really want to do with it, I think that’s probably very valuable. If the motion can’t be withdrawn, which I gather it can’t, I will have to vote against it. Thank you.

Amendment To Committee Motion 3-17(5) To Require The Establishment Of An Electoral Boundaries Commission During The 18th Legislative Assembly, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Next on the list is R.C. McLeod.

Committee Motion To Defer Committee Motion 3-17(5), Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

November 4th, 2013

Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that consideration of Committee Motion 3-17(5) be deferred.

Committee Motion To Defer Committee Motion 3-17(5), Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Robert Bouchard

There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Committee Motion To Defer Committee Motion 3-17(5), Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Some Hon. Members

Question.

Committee Motion To Defer Committee Motion 3-17(5), Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Question has been called. The motion is deferred.

---Carried

Committee Motion To Defer Committee Motion 3-17(5), Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Mr. Hawkins.

Committee Motion To Defer Committee Motion 3-17(5), Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

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

---Carried

Committee Motion To Defer Committee Motion 3-17(5), Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Robert Bouchard

I will now rise and report progress.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Good evening, colleagues. Can I have the report from Committee of the Whole, please, Mr. Bouchard.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

Robert Bouchard

Robert Bouchard Hay River North

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 4-17(5), Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report, and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Thank you. Do I have a seconder? Mrs. Groenewegen.

---Carried

Item 22, third reading of bills. Madam Clerk, orders of the day.

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

Clerk Of The House (Ms. Langlois)

Mr. Speaker, orders of the day for Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.

1. Prayer

2. Ministers’

Statements

3. Members’

Statements

4. Returns to Oral Questions

5. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

6. Acknowledgements

7. Oral

Questions

8. Written

Questions

9. Returns to Written Questions

10. Replies to Opening Address

11. Petitions

12. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

13. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

14. Tabling of Documents

15. Notices of Motion

16. Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

17. Motions

- Motion 1, Sahtu Institute of Technology Planning Study

18. First Reading of Bills

- Bill 1, Reindeer Act

- Bill 2, Archaeological Sites Act

- Bill 3, Surface Rights Board Act

- Bill 4, Health Information Act

- Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act

- Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Medical Care Act

19. Second Reading of Bills

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

- Tabled Document 4-17(5), Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report

21. Report of Committee of the Whole

22. Third Reading of Bills

23. Orders of the day

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, November 6th , at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 6:42 p.m.