Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "Government of the Northwest Territories: Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Review Final Report." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Debates of Nov. 3rd, 2016
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Tabled Document 224-18(2): Government Of The Northwest Territories: Sport, Recreation And Physical Activity Review Final Report
Tabling of Documents
Tabled Document 224-18(2): Government Of The Northwest Territories: Sport, Recreation And Physical Activity Review Final Report
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker
Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Lands.
Tabled Document 225-18(2): Department Of Lands: Integrated Risk-Based Strategic Plan 2016-2017 To 2020-2021
Tabling of Documents
Louis Sebert Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "Department of Lands: Integrated Risk-based Strategic Plan 2016-2017 to 2020-2021." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 225-18(2): Department Of Lands: Integrated Risk-Based Strategic Plan 2016-2017 To 2020-2021
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker
Tabling of documents. Minister of Finance.
Tabled Document 229-18(2): Follow-Up Letter To Oral Question 383-18(2): Remediation Of Arsenic Contamination Near Giant Mine Site
Tabling of Documents
Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following four documents entitled "Interim Financial Statements of the Government of the Northwest Territories for the Year Ended March 31, 2016," "Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 for the Period April 1 to June 30, 2016," "Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 for the Period April 1 to September 30, 2016," and "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 383-18(2): Remediation of Arsenic Contamination Near Giant Mine Site." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 229-18(2): Follow-Up Letter To Oral Question 383-18(2): Remediation Of Arsenic Contamination Near Giant Mine Site
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker
Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment.
Tabled Document 230-18(2): Grants And Contributions Results Report 2015-2016
Tabling of Documents
Wally Schumann Hay River South
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "Grants and Contributions Results Report 2015-2016." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 230-18(2): Grants And Contributions Results Report 2015-2016
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker
Masi. Tabling of documents. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
Tabled Document 231-18(2): Analysis Of The Current And Future Value Of Indigenous Guardian Work In Canada’s Northwest Territories
Tabling of Documents
Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "Analysis of the Current and Future Value of Indigenous Guardian Work in Canada’s Northwest Territories."
Tabled Document 234-18(2): Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Pension Administration Report – Retiring Allowances Act And Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act At March 31, 2015
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker
Masi. Tabling of documents. Pursuant to Section 21 of the Human Rights Act, I wish to table the “2015-2016 Annual Report of the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission.”
Pursuant to Section 21(1) of the Legislative Assembly Retirement Allowances Act and Section 11.1 of the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, I wish to table the “Annual Report, NWT Legislative Assembly Pension Plans at March 31, 2015.”
In accordance with Section 21(1) of the Retiring Allowances Act and Section 11.1 of the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, I hereby table the “Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Pension Administration Report - Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act at March 31, 2015.” Masi.
Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Bill 13: The Marriage Act
Second Reading of Bills
November 2nd, 2016
Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake that Bill 13, the Marriage Act, be read for the second time. This bill sets out the rules for governing marriages in the Northwest Territories. It sets out eligibility, the requirements and the process for getting married in both civil and religious ceremonies. It also creates prohibitions and offences. Lastly, it provides for administrative measures such as the appointment of registration of officials, authorizes the making of regulations and, consequently, amends the Vital Statistics Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 13: The Marriage Act
Second Reading of Bills
The Speaker
Masi. Motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the motion.
Bill 13: The Marriage Act
Second Reading of Bills
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Bill 13: The Marriage Act
Second Reading of Bills
The Speaker
Question has been called. Motion is carried.
---Carried
Bill 13: The Marriage Act
Second Reading of Bills
The Speaker
Bill 13 has had its second reading. It is now referred to a committee. Second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Committee Report 3-18(2) and Committee Report 4-18(2), with Member for Hay River North in the chair.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, committee wishes to consider Committee Report 3-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 NWT Human Rights Commission Annual Report, and Committee Report 4-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 Public Accounts. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair R.J. Simpson
I'll now call Committee of the Whole back to order. Committee, we've agreed to consider Committee Report 3-18(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 NWT Human Rights Commission Annual Report. I will turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations for any opening comments. Mr. Testart.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Kieron Testart Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. On November 1, 2016, the Standing Committee on Government Operations presented its report on the review of the Human Rights Commissions Annual Report for 2014-2015. In our review, we noted that the Human Rights Commission had contracted an independent review of the Human Rights Act and that modernization of the Act was recommended. The Standing Committee on Government Operations made two recommendations.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Mr. Testart. I'll open the floor to general comments on the report. I'm seeing none. Ms. Green.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Chair, I'd like to express my thanks to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and particularly for their recommendation number 6 which argues for a plain language -- oh no, am I in the wrong report? I'm going to stop now.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters