Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have established an NWT Film Commission, we are also funding contributions through the SEED program, we have an NWT Film Strategy, and we have rolled over funding from the NWT Film Rebate Program from last fiscal year to this fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the film association or NWT Professional Media Association identifies preproduction as a very important part of our industry that is underdeveloped. Does the department have a plan to address those concerns so that we can start getting film projects made in the North to tell northern stories and export that to the rest of the world and create local jobs for our economy? Does the department have a plan to invest in the preproduction stage?

The Northwest Territories film industry is a very important driver of our economic activity contributing about $9.7 million in territorial gross domestic product, 24 film businesses, and 106 full-time-equivalent jobs. We are working with stakeholders to implement the Take One: NWT Film Strategy and Action Plan. A progress report is being developed, highlighting the projects and initiatives in support of action items that have been initiated and implemented. The progress report will be out very soon.

How soon is very soon?

July 2016.

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Premier for clarifying that. In addition to the work taken to date, the seed funding that is available for film projects, are those oversubscribed? How many organizations have applied for those funds? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

It is very early in the fiscal year, so it is not oversubscribed. I would have to check to see how many organizations have applied for funding through that program.

Masi. Time for oral questions has expired. Item 9, written questions. Item 10, returns to written questions. Item 11, replies to Commissioner's opening address. Item 12, petitions. 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 five documents entitled "2014-2015 Traditional Knowledge Annual Report." "NWT Water Stewardship Action Plan, 2016-2020." "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 156-18(2): Community Wildland Fire Protection Plans." "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 198-18(2): Ka'a'gee Tu Protected Area," and "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 201-18(2): Remediation of Pine Point Mine and Town Sites." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Masi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table an academic journal report called "Back to the Future: Re-creating Natural Indigenous Language Learning Environments Through Language Nest Early Childhood Immersion Programs." Thank you.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Item 15, 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.

Masi. Motion is in order. Motion is non-debatable.

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Bill 10 had its first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave that Bill 10: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditure), Number One, 2016-2017 be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for infrastructure expenditures for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Motion is in order to the principle of the bill. Question has been called.

--Carried

Bill 10 had its second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. Item 21, report of committee of the whole. Item 22, third reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South that Bill 10: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, 2016-2017 be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

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Bill 10 had its third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

This House adjourns until Wednesday June 29, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

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The House adjourned at 3:13 p.m.