Masi. Oral questions. Member for Hay River North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My final question is that family violence is often the result of intergenerational trauma, and this crosses departments. So is the Department of Justice working with other departments like the Department of Health to try and create programs for children so that we can stop the violence before it occurs when they're adults? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes, Mr. Speaker, there are many different programs that we are working on which we work with other departments on. I also know that there are many programs within the Corrections Service, and hopefully what we hope to have is an overlap between programs that are afforded to inmates on Corrections-- in the Corrections when they return to the public so that it will help their reintegration. So we are working with other departments.

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Mackenzie Delta.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a few questions for the Minister of Transportation. As I mentioned during our last session I had some questions on signage along the Dempster Highway, specifically up by the NWT-Yukon border. Mr. Speaker, during the winter months it's very difficult at times to see exactly where the road is. There's a huge need for delineators along the highway. As I mentioned last time, I'd like to know if there's plans this coming summer to ensure we have those in place. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Minister of Transportation.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Member stated he's asked us in the last session, and at that particular time I believe I answered him that during the reconstruction phase of certain sections of the highway that some of the signage was down from the previous construction season and we'd be reinstalling it. I would have to follow up with the department and see where that section of highway is at on that. As far as the rest of the section of highway, we have routine maintenance and inspections of the highway and if the Member has any particular areas of concern I would gladly look into it for him. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the main area that has the highest winds is from kilometer zero to about kilometer 30. From the border to the gorge is, you know, the area that we get the high winds from the Yukon and territories. Some days it's calm on one side and blowing on the other, and those are the areas that really need the attention for delineators along the highway, similar to the Yukon. They have them about six feet up in the air, because sometimes in high winds you can barely see. They're spaced about maybe 30 meters apart; at times it's difficult to see one from the other. I think similar to what they have in the Yukon would work great along that area.

The Member has invited us for a constituency tour and I believe that's an opportunity when we're up there in August that we should maybe take a chance to drive the Dempster and have a look at some of the concerns the Member has on the Dempster.

I invite the Minister to join me on a road trip of the Dempster and I look forward to that.

Masi. I'll take that as a comment to the Minister. Oral questions. Member for Hay River North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment further to my colleagues questions about the review of the ministerial directive. I'm sure the Minister is tired of hearing from me that the situation in Hay River is different from the situation in Yellowknife. So I was just wondering: is this ministerial directive, is any new implementation of it going to take into account that there are differences between the two communities or is it going to be a one size fits all solution? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Because it's a ministerial directive and we do have the two schools here in Yellowknife and in Hay River that are affected, it will be reflective of both situations throughout the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Just one last question on this issue. The Minister stated that he's working with the education boards, the school boards in Hay River, to come up with a space-sharing plan. I know in the past issues have-- some of the issues have arisen because the department was a little heavy-handed. Are the school boards going to be the ones deciding how to share the space is my question? Has the department sort of stepped back and let the schools decide together, because that seems how the solutions-- those have been the best solutions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Ideally we'd like the school boards to come up with a solution to adjust the issue. Our department is working with both school boards to see how we can adjust some of the space sharing agreements. We're looking at trying to make some decisions here. Our department is going to be working with the education authorities to see how we can adjust some of that space sharing concerns in Hay River and with the gymnasiums as well.

Masi. Oral questions. Item 8, written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to Commissioner's opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "2015 Northwest Territories Environmental Audit." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, I will move the following motion. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that notwithstanding rule four, when this House adjourns on June 29, 2016, it shall be adjourned until Thursday, October 13, 2016.

And further that at any time prior to October 13, 2016, if the Speaker is satisfied after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly that the public interest requires that the House should meet during an earlier time during the adjournment the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice, and shall transact its business as has been duly adjourned to that time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 9, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2016-17, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 9 has had first reading. First reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Health and Social Services.