Clauses 2 to 10.

---Clauses 2 through 10 inclusive approved

Clauses 11 to 20.

---Clauses 11 through 20 inclusive approved

Clauses 21 to 30.

---Clauses 21 through 30 inclusive approved

Clauses 31 to 40.

---Clauses 31 through 40 inclusive approved

Clauses 41 to 50.

---Clauses 41 through 50 inclusive approved

Clauses 51 to 60.

---Clauses 51 through 60 inclusive approved

Clauses 61 to 70.

---Clauses 61 through 70 inclusive approved

Clauses 71 to 80.

---Clauses 71 through 80 inclusive approved

Clauses 81 to 90.

---Clauses 81 through 90 inclusive approved

Clauses 91 to 100.

---Clauses 91 through 100 inclusive approved

Clauses 101 to 104.

---Clauses 101 through 104 inclusive approved

Thank you. To the bill as a whole.

To the bill as a whole as amended.

Does the committee agree that Bill 11 is ready for third reading as amended?

---Bill 11 as a whole as amended approved for third reading

Thank you, committee. Moving on to Bill 13, Devolution Measures Act. Opening comments, Premier McLeod.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to Bill 13, Devolution Measures Act. The passage of this legislation is one more step towards implementing the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement.

The Devolution Measures Act makes consequential amendments to almost two dozen territorial statutes in order to give effect to the Devolution Agreement and to address ambiguities or gaps that could arise from legislative initiatives required for its implementation.

The Devolution Measures Act amends several territorial statutes to reflect variations between the current Northwest Territories Act and the proposed new version contained in Bill C-15, the Northwest Territories Devolution Act. In particular, the Devolution Measures Act applies the more modern terminology in the proposed Northwest Territories Act, and updates cross-references to that proposed statute in territorial legislation. In addition, the Devolution Measures Act imports a provision from the current Northwest Territories Act respecting the detention of prisoners, and inserts it into the territorial Corrections Act to ensure against a legislative gap.

The Devolution Measures Act also updates cross-references in several existing territorial statutes to federal legislation that is being mirrored in implementing the Devolution Agreement, and the bill modifies the Financial Administration Act to integrate the public bodies continued by the mirroring legislation.

Finally, the Devolution Measures Act makes legislative amendments that have been identified as being legally necessary to implement the Devolution Agreement.

While the Devolution Measures Act focuses only on territorial statutes, similar consequential amendments are required in respect of a variety of territorial regulations, and these amendments are being made by the appropriate regulation-making authorities in the usual manner.

The parties to the Devolution Agreement entered into a Protocol for Review of Devolution Legislation. Under this protocol, all parties have had the opportunity to review and comment on this legislation before it was introduced in the Legislative Assembly.

I would be pleased to answer any questions Members may have. Thank you.

Thank you, Premier McLeod. I’ll ask the Premier if he would like to bring witnesses into the Chamber.

Yes, I would, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Does the committee agree?

Thank you. I’d ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort a new witness to the table.

For the record again, Mr. Premier, could you please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, Madam Chair. To my right I have Thomas Druyan, legislative counsel, Department of Justice. To my left I have Jamie Fulford, legal counsel with the Department of Justice. Thank you.