Debates of Oct. 6th, 2015
This is page numbers 6699 – 6756 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 going.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 236-17(5): New Women’s Correctional Facility For Fort Smith
- Minister's Statement 237-17(5): Northwest Territories Cancer Strategy
- Minister's Statement 238-17(5): NWT Culture And Heritage
- Barriers To Post-Secondary Education
- NWT Addictions Treatment Services
- Highway No. 7 Reconstruction
- Fiscal Performance And Accountability – Final Report Card
- New School Construction In Colville Lake
- Support For Northern Businesses
- Territorial Midwifery Program
- Deh Cho Dene Zhatie Graduates
- Diabetes In The NWT
- Yellowknife Day Care Association
- Junior Kindergarten Review
- Comments On Tragic Deaths In Behchoko
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Question 931-17(5): Personal Costs Associated With Addictions Treatment
- Question 932-17(5): Barriers To Post-Secondary Education
- Question 933-17(5): Contract Related To The Deh Cho Bridge Construction
- Question 934-17(5): Deh Cho Bridge Referee Claim Review
- Question 935-17(5): Deh Cho Bridge Referee Claim Review
- Question 936-17(5): New School For Colville Lake
- Question 937-17(5): Yellowknife Day Care Association
- Question 938-17(5): Territorial Midwifery Program
- Question 939-17(5): Review Of Junior Kindergarten Program
- Question 940-17(5): Chronic Disease Management - Diabetes
- Question 941-17(5): Deh Cho Bridge Referee Claim Review
- Tabled Document 338-17(5): Measuring Success And Focusing On Results: NWT Health And Social Services System 2014-2015 Annual Report
- Tabled Document 340-17(5): Northwest Territories Community Futures Program 2013-2014 Annual Report
- Tabled Document 341-17(5): Strong Cultures, Strong Territory: Government Of The Northwest Territories Culture And Heritage Strategic Framework 2015-2025
- Tabled Document 342-17(5): Education, Culture And Employment Advertisements
- Tabled Document 343-17(5): Annual Report Of The Equal Pay Commissioner For The Northwest Territories For The Period July 1, 2014, To June 30, 2015
- Motion 51-17(5): Appointment Of Chair To The Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council
- Motion 52-17(5): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner
- Motion 53-17(5): Language Training For Senior GNWT Managers
- Motion 49-17(5): Dissolution Of The 17th Legislative Assembly, Carried
- Bill 71: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Committee Motion 142-17(5): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 324-17(5): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016, Carried
- Committee Motion 143-17(5): Bill 59: Estate Administration Law Amendment Act – Amendment To Subclauses 1(2) And (3), Carried
- Committee Motion 144-17(5): Bill 64: An Act To Amend The Co-Operative Associations Act – Amendment To Clause 13, Carried
- Committee Motion 145-17(5): Bill 64: An Act To Amend The Co-Operative Associations Act – Amendment To Clause 26, Carried
- Committee Motion 146-17(5): Bill 64: An Act To Amend The Co-Operative Associations Act - Amendment To Clause 23, Carried
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Bill 71: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016
- Orders of the Day
Question 941-17(5): Deh Cho Bridge Referee Claim Review
Oral Questions
Question 941-17(5): Deh Cho Bridge Referee Claim Review
Oral Questions
October 6th, 2015

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m glad to hear that the matter is not concluded and that the Premier has expressed a willingness today to meet with the principals of Rowe’s Construction to see this matter brought to a satisfactory conclusion, understanding the challenges of the election period and so on. But I understand that Ministers will stay in their capacity and in their roles until after new Ministers or a new Cabinet has been elected and appointed, so I would still ask the Premier if this could be done still yet prior to that during the 17thAssembly?
Question 941-17(5): Deh Cho Bridge Referee Claim Review
Oral Questions

Bob McLeod Yellowknife South
After all, we are a responsible, transparent government, so we would be very pleased to do that.
Question 941-17(5): Deh Cho Bridge Referee Claim Review
Oral Questions

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Time for oral questions has expired. Item 9, written questions. Item 10, returns to written questions. Item 11, replies to opening address. Item 12, petitions. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Mr. Abernethy.
Tabled Document 338-17(5): Measuring Success And Focusing On Results: NWT Health And Social Services System 2014-2015 Annual Report
Tabling of Documents

Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents, entitled “Charting Our Course: NWT Cancer Strategy 2015-2025,” and “Measuring Success and Focusing on Results: NWT Health and Social Services System 2014-2015 Annual Report.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 338-17(5): Measuring Success And Focusing On Results: NWT Health And Social Services System 2014-2015 Annual Report
Tabling of Documents
Tabled Document 340-17(5): Northwest Territories Community Futures Program 2013-2014 Annual Report
Tabling of Documents

David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following two documents, entitled “2014-2015 Grants and Contributions Results Report, October 2015,” and “NWT Community Futures Program 2013-2014 Annual Report.” Thank you.
Tabled Document 340-17(5): Northwest Territories Community Futures Program 2013-2014 Annual Report
Tabling of Documents
Tabled Document 341-17(5): Strong Cultures, Strong Territory: Government Of The Northwest Territories Culture And Heritage Strategic Framework 2015-2025
Tabling of Documents

Jackson Lafferty Monfwi
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled “Strong Cultures, Strong Territory: GNWT Culture and Heritage Strategic Framework 2015-2025.” Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 341-17(5): Strong Cultures, Strong Territory: Government Of The Northwest Territories Culture And Heritage Strategic Framework 2015-2025
Tabling of Documents
Tabled Document 342-17(5): Education, Culture And Employment Advertisements
Tabling of Documents

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my Member’s statement I pointed out that I had a couple documents that I would table, pictures of the Minister smiling with kids. The first document is Northern Journal, dated Tuesday, August 26, 2014, and the second item is from the NWT Literacy Week 2015, September 21-28, and the Minister again is smiling with kids. Thank you.
Tabled Document 343-17(5): Annual Report Of The Equal Pay Commissioner For The Northwest Territories For The Period July 1, 2014, To June 30, 2015
Tabling of Documents

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson
Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Colleagues, pursuant to Section 40.23 (2) of the Public Service Act, I wish to table the Annual Report of the Equal Pay Commissioner for the Northwest Territories for the period of July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015.
Item 15, notices of Motion, Mr. Bouchard.
Motion 51-17(5): Appointment Of Chair To The Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council
Notices of Motion

Robert Bouchard Hay River North
I give notice that on Thursday, October 8, 2015, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Mr. Paul Delorey of Hay River be appointed as chair of the Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council.
Motion 51-17(5): Appointment Of Chair To The Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council
Notices of Motion
Motion 52-17(5): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner
Notices of Motion

Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, October 8, 2015, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that pursuant to Section 15 of the Official Languages Act of the Northwest Territories, that Ms. Shannon Gullberg of Yellowknife be appointed as Languages Commissioner for a term of four years;
And further, that the appointment be effective immediately.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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