Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 70 has had first reading.

Item 19, second reading of bills. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 69, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2, has had second reading. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 69, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2, moved into Committee of the Whole for today.

---Unanimous consent granted

Mr. Miltenberger.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 70, Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2016-2017, be read for the second time.

This bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to make infrastructure expenditures for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. Bill 70, Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2016-2017, has had second reading.

---Carried

Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 45, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act; Bill 49, An Act to Amend the Deh Cho Bridge Act; Bill 54, An Act to Amend the Forest Management Act; Bill 56, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015; Bill 59, Estate Administration Law Amendment Act; Bill 60, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, No. 2; Bill 61, An Act to Amend the Public Airports Act; Bill 62, An Act to Amend the Coroners Act; Bill 63, An Act to Amend the Victims of Crime Act; Bill 64, An Act to Amend the Co-operative Associations Act; Bill 65, An Act to Amend the Safety Act; Bill 68, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act, No. 2; Bill 69, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2; Minister's Statement 221-17(5), Sessional Statement; Tabled Document 324-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016; and Tabled Document 325-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 3, 2015-2016, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

I'd like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee, Ms. Bisaro?

Thank you, Madam Chair. We'd like to continue with Tabled Document 325-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016. If we complete that, Tabled Document 324-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016. If we are really efficient, we will move on to Bill 56, Bill 59, Bill 62, Bill 63, Bill 64 and Bill 69.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Committee agreed?

Agreed. We will proceed with that after a brief break.

---SHORT RECESS

I'd like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. When we left off on Friday, we were on Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016. I will ask Minister Miltenberger if you would like to take the witnesses table and bring witnesses into the Chamber.

Yes, I would, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Does committee agree?

Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, could you please escort the witnesses to the table.

For the record today, joining Minister Miltenberger is Sandy Kalgutkar, deputy secretary to Cabinet; and Mr. Mike Aumond, deputy minister of Finance.

I would like to ask Members if they have any general comments, please.