Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Board of Management provide sufficient additional funding for the Human Rights Commission to review the NWT Human Rights Act in the context of current Canadian human rights legislation and Northwest Territories realities and make recommendations in its next annual report.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the government provide a response to this report within 120 days.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Before we move on, does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Committee Report 1-17(4), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2011-12 Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission Annual Report?

Thank you, committee. Committee, we are waiting on a bit of paperwork, so we’ll take a five minute break.

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Alright, committee. We will reconvene and come back to order. We are considering Committee Report 2-17(4): Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2011 Election. I’ll go to the chair of the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures for opening remarks. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Earlier today the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures reported on its review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2011 General Election. The report contained recommendations from the committee which we would like to introduce now.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. To committee, are there any other general comments on the committee report? Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a number of motions to present, and I will call on my colleague Mr. Abernethy as well.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer undertake research on voter identification requirements, and report back to the committee with options for amending the current requirements to make them more appropriate for NWT communities.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. The motion is on the floor. To the motion.