WHEREAS, Rule 89(2) requires that Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures.

Mr. Kevin O’Reilly, the Member for Frame Lake;

Mr. Tom Beaulieu, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh;

Mr. Shane Thompson, the Member for Nahendeh;

The honourable Louis Sebert, the Member for Thebacha; and

Ms. Julie Green, the Member for Yellowknife Centre;

AND FURTHER, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures as alternate members:

Mr. Michael M. Nadli, the Member for Deh Cho;

The honourable Glen Abernethy, the Member for Great Slave; and

Mr. Kieron Testart, the Member for Kam Lake.

Mahsi, Member for Mackenzie Delta. Motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Motions. Member for Frame Lake.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today on appointments to the Standing Committee on Social Development.

Mahsi, Member for Frame Lake. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion given earlier today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may continue.

WHEREAS, Rule 89(2) requires that Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Social Development;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife North, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Social Development:

Mr. Michael M. Nadli, the Member for Deh Cho;

Mr. Frederick Blake Jr., the Member for Mackenzie Delta;

Mr. Shane Thompson, the Member for Nahendeh

Mr. Tom Beaulieu, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh; and

Ms. Julie Green, the Member for Yellowknife Centre;

AND FURTHER, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Social Development as alternate members:

Mr. R.J. Simpson, the Member for Hay River North;

Mr. Herbert Nakimayak, the Member for Nunakput; and

Mr. Daniel McNeely, the Member for Sahtu.

Mahsi, Member for Frame Lake. Motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Motions. Member for Frame Lake.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to the deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today on rules amendments for the standing committees of this House.

Mahsi. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion given earlier today. There are no nays. You may continue with the motion.

I seek unanimous consent to have my rather lengthy motion deemed read and printed in the Hansard in its entirety, and thanks to the Clerks for that.

The Member for Frame Lake is seeking unanimous consent to have his motion deemed to be read and printed in the Hansard in its entirety. Are there any nays? There are no nays.

WHEREAS, Section 44 of the

Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act

states that the “Legislative Assembly may establish such standing and special committees to aid and advise it as it considers necessary”;

AND WHEREAS, the Standing and Special Committees of the Legislative Assembly are established in the Rules of the Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS, the Legislative Assembly has chosen to make revisions to the Standing Committees;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that the Rules of the Legislative Assembly be amended by making the following changes to Rule 89(2) by deleting the word “Infrastructure” and replacing it with the word “Environment” and by deleting the word “Programs” and replacing it with the word “Development”;

AND FURTHER, that Appendix 3, forming part of the Rules of the Legislative Assembly, be repealed and the following be substituted:

APPENDIX 3

COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment shall consider the following matters with respect to the Departments of Environment and Natural Resources; Industry, Tourism and Investment; Lands; Public Works and Services; and Transportation:

2. review multi-year business plans and budgets, bills, boards and agencies, including the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; the Northwest Territories Power Corporation; the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation, and the Public Utilities Board;

3. review departmental performance, including that of boards and agencies;

4. consider matters related to infrastructure;

5. consider matters related to climate change; and

6. consider any other matter referred by the House.

7. The Standing Committee on Government Operations shall consider the following matters with respect to the Departments of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations; Executive; Finance; Human Resources; and Municipal and Community Affairs:

8. review multi-year business plans and budgets, bills, boards and agencies;

9. review departmental performance and official language issues, including that of boards and agencies;

10. review, as necessary or appropriate, the annual and other reports of the Statutory Officers of the Legislative Assembly, including the Languages Commissioner, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the Equal Pay Commissioner and the Human Rights Commission;

11. examine the reports on the annual financial statements and public accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Report of the Auditor General;

i. In the event that the Assembly is not in Session, the Speaker may provide the Auditor General’s Report and the Minister of Finance may provide the Public Accounts to the Committee for review, which may include public hearings, in advance of tabling; andconsider any other matter referred by the House.

1. The Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning shall:

2. review issues which have government-wide implications including all related to devolution, implementation, and the overview of the budget and fiscal framework;

3. review Government of the Northwest Territories reports on financial and performance results and program and policy evaluations to ensure anticipated outcomes are being achieved and accountability is maximized;

4. coordinate Sessional business scheduling and planning in cooperation with appropriate Ministerial representatives;

5. coordinate Committee public consultation efforts with respect to budget and fiscal matters;

6. coordinate Committee strategic planning efforts;

7. monitor and evaluate Ministerial performance issues;

8. consider issues related to land claims and self-government negotiations;

9. consider issues related to public engagement and transparency efforts by standing and special committees;

10. consider issues related to federal and international relations; and

11. consider the budgets and financial management of any boards and agencies that are outside the responsibility of any Standing Committee; and

12. consider any other matter referred by the House.

13. The Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures shall:

14. review the reports of the Chief Electoral Officer on the conduct of elections, plebiscites, or votes conducted in the Northwest Territories in accordance with statute;

15. review, as necessary or appropriate, the annual and other reports of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner;

16. review and make recommendations on the implications and impacts that the implementation of self-government agreements will have on the powers, structures and procedures of the Legislative Assembly; and

17. Inquire into such matters as may be referred to it by the Legislative Assembly, the Speaker, or the Board of Management.

18. The Standing Committee on Social Development shall consider the following matters with respect to the Departments of Education, Culture and Employment; Health and Social Services; Justice; and the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation:

19. review multi-year business plans and budgets, bills, boards and agencies, including the Status of Women Council and programs for seniors, youth and persons with disabilities;

20. review departmental performance, including that of boards and agencies;

21. consider issues related to homelessness; and

22. consider any other matter referred by the House.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

Mahsi, Mr. Clerk. This House is adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 19, 2016.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 3:56 pm.