Debates of March 7th, 2014

This is page numbers 4253 – 4284 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 land.

Topics

Oral Questions
Prayer
International Women’s Day
Junior Kindergarten Funding Issues In Yellowknife
Hay River Polar Pond Hockey Tournament
Regional Recruitment Program
NWT Health And Social Services System 2012-2013 Annual Report
Enterprise Fire Tower
Reflections On The Current Budget Session
Lifeguards At Fred Henne Territorial Park
2014 Traditional Games Championship
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
No-Show Rates For Health Care Services
Monitoring Economic Development In Sahtu
Gravel Stockpiling In Aklavik
Regional Recruitment Program
Funding Reductions To Yellowknife School Boards
Advertising GNWT Position Vacancies
Enterprise Fire Tower
Giant Mine Remediation
2014 Traditional Games Championship
Emergency Fund For Persons In Need
Petition 1-17(5): Lifeguard Services At Fred Henne Park Beach
Petition 2-17(5): Climate And Energy Action Plan
Tabled Document 65-17(5): 2012 GNWT Employee Engagement And Satisfaction Survey
Tabled Document 66-17(5): Heart And Stroke Foundation Position Statement: Public Access To Automated External Defibrillators (Aeds)
Interim Measures For The Commercial Harvest Of Wild Mushrooms
Public Access To Automated External Defibrillators
Recorded Vote
Bill 19: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2014-2015
Bill 18-17(5): An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Report of Committee of the Whole
Bill 19: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2014-2015
Orders of the Day

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Fulford. Mr. Nadli.

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Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli Deh Cho

Could you be clearer? Which Minister are you talking about? Is it the Indian Affairs Minister or is it the territorial Minister?

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Premier McLeod.

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Bob McLeod

Bob McLeod Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It would be, in this case, the territorial Minister responsible for lands. That will come into effect on April 1, 2014. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Premier McLeod. General comments. Committee, are we prepared to go clause by clause?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Is committee prepared to allow the Chair to do clauses in groups of 10?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Committee, we’ll start clauses 1 to 10.

---Clauses 1 through 10 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you. Clauses 11 to 20.

---Clauses 11 through 20 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 21 to 30.

---Clauses 21 through 30 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 31 to 40.

---Clauses 31 through 40 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 41 to 50.

---Clauses 41 through 50 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 51 to 60.

---Clauses 51 through 60 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 61 to 70.

---Clauses 61 through 70 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 71 to 80.

---Clauses 71 through 80 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 81 to 90.

---Clauses 81 through 90 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Clauses 91 to 100.

---Clauses 91 through 100 inclusive approved

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

To the bill as a whole.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that Bill 3, Surface Rights Board Act, is ready for third reading?

---Bill 3 as a whole approved for third reading

Thank you, committee. I’d like to thank Ms. McLaughlin and Mr. Fulford for joining us here this afternoon. I know a lot of hard work went into these bills. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses, and also thanks to the Premier.

What is the wish of committee? Ms. Bisaro.

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Wendy Bisaro

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

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

---Carried

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

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

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 Bill 1, Reindeer Act; Bill 2, Archaeological Sites Act; and Bill 3, Surface Rights Board Act, and would like to report progress and that Bills 1, 2 and 3 are ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.