Debates of Oct. 8th, 2015
This is page numbers 6827 – 6882 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 work.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 243-17(5): Intergovernmental Relations With Aboriginal Governments During The 17th Legislative Assembly
- Minister's Statement 244-17(5): Highway Corridor Planning
- Minister's Statement 245-17(5): Transboundary Water Management Agreement Reached With British Columbia
- Minister's Statement 246-17(5): Community Fuel Prices
- Minister's Statement 247-17(5): New Western Arctic Centre For Geomatics
- Minister's Statement 248-17(5): Success Of The Small Scale Foods Program In All Regions
- Appreciation For Constituents, Colleagues And Supporters
- 18th Assembly Priorities
- Appreciation For Social Programs Committee Colleagues
- Appreciation For Constituents, Colleagues And Supporters
- 17th Assembly Buzzwords
- “I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair”
- Appreciation For Constituents, Colleagues And Supporters
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Acknowledgement 27-17(5): Jim Sawkins – NWT Fire Service Merit Award Recipient
- Acknowledgement 28-17(5): Sarah Erasmus – Sait Polytechnic Outstanding Young Alumni
- Acknowledgement 29-17(5): Peter Kay Sr. – 100th Birthday Congratulations
- Question 952-17(5): Accessible And Affordable Daycare
- Question 953-17(5): NWT Tourism Marketing
- Question 954-17(5): Secondary Diamond Industry
- Question 955-17(5): Government Transparency And Accountability
- Question 956-17(5): Sahtu Mineral Strategy
- Question 957-17(5): RCMP Prisoner Transport Policy
- Committee Report 26-17(5): Standing Committee On Economic Development And Infrastructure Report On Transition Matters
- Motion That Committee Report 26-17(5) Be Deemed Read And Printed In Hansard, Carried
- Motion To Receive And Adopt Committee Report 26-17(5), Carried
- Committee Report 27-17(5): Standing Committee On Social Programs Report On Transition Matters
- Motion That Committee Report 27-15(5) Be Deemed Read And Printed In Hansard, Carried
- Motion To Receive And Adopt Committee Report 27-15(5), Carried
- Committee Report 28-17(5): Standing Committee On Priorities And Planning Report On Transition Matters
- Motion That Committee Report 28-15(5) Be Deemed Read And Printed In Hansard, Carried
- Motion To Receive And Adopt Committee Report 28-15(5), Carried
- Committee Report 29-17(5): Standing Committee On Economic Development And Infrastructure Report On Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing
- Motion That Committee Report 29-15(5) Be Deemed Read And Printed In Hansard, Carried
- Motion To Receive And Adopt Committee Report 29-15(5), Carried
- Tabled Document 360-17(5): Follow-Up Letter For Oral Question 881-17(5): Support For Regional Tourism Centres
- Tabled Document 361-17(5): Government Of The Northwest Territories Department Of Health And Social Services Assessment And Review Of Withdrawal Management Services – Final Report – March 31, 2014
- Tabled Document 364-17(5): Follow-Up Letter For Oral Question 901-17(5): Mackenzie Delta Elders Facility
- Tabled Document 366-17(5): Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 For The Period April 1 To June 30, 2015
- Tabled Document 368-17(5): Summary Of Members’ Absences For The Period October 27, 2011 To October 7, 2015
- Motion 51-17(5): Appointment Of Chair To The Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council, Carried
- Motion 52-17(5): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner, Carried
- Motion 53-17(5): Language Training For Senior GNWT Managers, Carried
- Motion 54-17(5): Climate Change Planning, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery (Reversion)
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Bill 55: Mental Health Act
- Prorogation
- Assent To Bills
Tabled Document 360-17(5): Follow-Up Letter For Oral Question 881-17(5): Support For Regional Tourism Centres
Tabling Of Documents
David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following four documents, entitled “Northwest Territories Economic Opportunities Strategy: Connecting Business and Communities to Economic Development Opportunities – Progress Report 2014-2015;” “Northwest Territories Mineral Development Strategy Implementation: Progress Report April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015;” “Towards a Northwest Territories Agricultural Strategy – What we Learned;” and “Follow-up Letter for OQ 881-17(5): Support for Regional Tourism Centres.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 360-17(5): Follow-Up Letter For Oral Question 881-17(5): Support For Regional Tourism Centres
Tabling Of Documents
Tabled Document 361-17(5): Government Of The Northwest Territories Department Of Health And Social Services Assessment And Review Of Withdrawal Management Services – Final Report – March 31, 2014
Tabling Of Documents
Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled “Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services Assessment and Review of Withdrawal Management Services – Final Report – March 31, 2014.”
Tabled Document 361-17(5): Government Of The Northwest Territories Department Of Health And Social Services Assessment And Review Of Withdrawal Management Services – Final Report – March 31, 2014
Tabling Of Documents
Tabled Document 364-17(5): Follow-Up Letter For Oral Question 901-17(5): Mackenzie Delta Elders Facility
Tabling Of Documents
Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to tale the following three documents, entitled “Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Annual Report 2014-2015;” “Follow-up Letter for OQ 829-17(5): Public Housing Waiting Lists;” and “Follow-up Letter for OQ 901-17(5): Mackenzie Delta Elders Facility.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 364-17(5): Follow-Up Letter For Oral Question 901-17(5): Mackenzie Delta Elders Facility
Tabling Of Documents
Tabled Document 366-17(5): Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 For The Period April 1 To June 30, 2015
Tabling Of Documents
Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following two documents, entitled “Interim Financial Statements of the Government of the Northwest Territories for the Year Ended March 31, 2015;” and “Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 for the Period April 1 to June 30, 2015.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 368-17(5): Summary Of Members’ Absences For The Period October 27, 2011 To October 7, 2015
Tabling Of Documents
The Speaker Jackie Jacobson
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. I hereby table the 2014-2015 Annual Report of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Pursuant to Section 5 of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, I wish to table the Summary of Members’ Absences for the Period October 27, 2011, to October 7, 2015.
Item 14, notices of motions. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Mr. Bouchard.
Motion 51-17(5): Appointment Of Chair To The Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council, Carried
Motions
Robert Bouchard Hay River North
WHEREAS Section 21(1) of the Territorial Emblems and Honours Act provides for the creation of a Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council to review nominations and recommend appointments to the Order of the Northwest Territories;
AND WHEREAS in June 2015 the following members were appointed to the Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council;
Ms. Grace Blake of Tsiigehtchic;
Ms. Sabrina Broadhead of Hay River;
Mr. Paul Delorey of Hay River;
Mr. Danny Gaudet of Deline; and
Ms. Anne Peters of Yellowknife.
AND WHEREAS Section 23(1) of the Territorial Emblems and Honours Act
provides that the Legislative Assembly, on the recommendation of the Board of Management, shall designate a member of the council as chairperson of the council;
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, Carried
Motions
Motion 51-17(5): Appointment Of Chair To The Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council, Carried
Motions
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Motion 51-17(5): Appointment Of Chair To The Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council, Carried
Motions
Motion 52-17(5): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner, Carried
Motions
October 8th, 2015
Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta
WHEREAS Subsection 15(1) of the Official Languages Act permits the appointment of a Languages Commissioner by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, after the approval of the appointment by resolution of the Legislative Assembly;
AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly considers the appointment of a Languages Commissioner essential for ensuring recognition of the rights, status and privileges of each of the official languages and compliance with the spirit and intent of the Official Languages Act;
AND WHEREAS the term of the Languages Commissioner has expired;
AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly is of the opinion that the appointment of a Languages Commissioner should now be made;
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.
Motion 52-17(5): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner, Carried
Motions
Motion 52-17(5): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner, Carried
Motions
Some Hon. Members
Question.
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