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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Brock. General comments. Mr. Blake.

Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just under 17, a little clarification. What is the reason for the decision to be conducted over four consecutive days rather than only on one day?

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Blake. Mr. Brock.

Brock

Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. Provision 17 establishes new advanced voting opportunities for small communities. As Members know, we have 10 days of continuous voting in those communities that have a resident returning officer. In those communities without a resident returning officer, some communities under the law, as it currently stands, would have a single day advanced voting opportunity and some other communities likely would not. What this change does is it establishes an advanced voting opportunity for all small communities so that there’s a greater equality or fairness across all our communities in the Northwest Territories. The reason for the four days of continuous voting, we recognized in a proposal that 10 days would likely be too much for small communities, recognizing they have smaller populations than many of our regional centres, but at the same time wanted to have a continuous opportunity to reflect the manner of continuous voting, recognizing that people may not be able to attend to the poll on that day or on polling day, but if they had more opportunities to vote then I think there’s a greater probability that they’ll cast a ballot. The four days in particular where we’ll have advanced voting mirror those four days where we have voting at multi-district polls.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Brock. General comments. There is agreement there are no more general comments. Does committee agree to go through a clause-by-clause review of the bill?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Does committee agree to review clauses in groups of five this evening?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Clauses 1 to 5.

---Clauses 1 through 5 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 6 to 10.

---Clauses 6 through 10 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 11 to 15.

---Clauses 11 through 15 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 16 to 20.

---Clauses 16 through 20 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 21 to 25.

---Clauses 21 through 25 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 26 to 30.

---Clauses 26 through 30 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 31 to 35.

---Clauses 31 through 35 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 36 to 40.

---Clauses 36 through 40 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 41 to 45.

---Clauses 41 through 45 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 46 to 49.

---Clauses 46 through 49 inclusive approved

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

The bill as a whole.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Does committee agree that Bill 33 is ready for third reading?

---Bill 33 as a whole approved for third reading

Bill 33 is now ready for third reading. Before we say our good-byes here this afternoon to the colleagues, I’d like to thank, on behalf of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Brock, our Chief Electoral Officer. Thank you for all the wonderful and many years of service. We appreciate your stewardship, and we wish you well on your future endeavours.

---Applause

I’d like to thank Mr. Chutskoff, as well, this evening. If I can get the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort our witnesses out of the Chamber. Ms. Bisaro. What is the wish of committee?

Wendy Bisaro

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and not debatable. The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

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

October 29th, 2014

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Good evening. Can I have the report of Committee of the Whole, Mr. Dolynny?

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

Daryl Dolynny

Daryl Dolynny Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 154-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2014-2015; and Tabled Document 115-17(5), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2014-2015; and Bill 33, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act, No. 2; and I would like to report progress with two motions being adopted and that Bill 33 is ready for third reading and that consideration of Tabled Document 154-17(5) and Tabled Document 115-17(5) are concluded and that the House concur in those estimates and that appropriation bills to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.