Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. O'Reilly asked me to direct it to the law clerk, so I'll direct it to Deputy Law Clerk Ms. Holland. Ms. Holland.

Thank you, Ms. Holland. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I guess I'd like to ask through you, then, another question, if I may. I've got a couple of ideas of things that could be considered as exceptional circumstances, but I'll just go ahead and throw them out there. Somebody who may be a few days or a week short if they were caught within that five year period and an election had been called and they may be a few days short of something. Presumably that is the sort of thing that could be determined through this sort of process as an exceptional circumstance. Is that the sort of thing that could be defined in that way? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Ms. Holland.

Thank you, Ms. Holland. Anything further, Mr. O'Reilly?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I think I have put the Law Clerk on the hot seat long enough. I guess the other circumstance that might be construed as exceptional by some would be if someone had a Criminal Code conviction and was prohibited from running. Assuming all the conditions were still there, if someone had been through a healing process journey and had completed that sort of treatment and so on, would this be another way of defining what an exceptional circumstance could be?

Where I am going with this, Mr. Chair, is I view this as a potentially friendly amendment and worthy of probably some further work. I think, as drafting instructions, general direction, in terms of amending the original motion, I think this is helpful. I haven't really had a chance to discuss this with any of my committee colleagues. That is my personal view. I think it would also probably address some of the issues and concerns that we have heard from some members of the public. I view this as a friendly amendment. I am prepared to support it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. To the amendment. Mr. McNeely.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To the amendment. Taking into account the integrity of this institution and listening to my colleague across the way who has legal background and looking at the amendment and the wording on exceptional circumstances, that could be defined in several ways, if passed, could go against the integrity of this institution to use something so vague that would be caught up in litigation for several weeks or several months depending on the court's schedule to really define what is exceptional. By that time, two Assemblies may have passed. To me, it doesn't strengthen the integrity of this institution to have acts of loopholes or defined as loopholes, and really not viewed to the reader as a real defined terminology on exceptional circumstances. I just point that out, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. To the amendment. Ms. Green.

Mr. Chair, I am not sure about how the procedure would work here. I wonder if we could amend the amendment to refer this motion back to the Rules and Procedures Committee to take on the task of defining exceptional circumstances and to bring that recommendation back after that work is considered. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Green. You need to put forward a motion to amend the amendment to the motion at this point in order to do that. Do you have a motion?

I could make one. I move that recommendation number 2 of the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures report entitled "You Are Standing for Your People" be referred back to the Rules and Procedures Committee for further clarification. Thank you.

We are going to take a brief recess.

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I call the Committee of the Whole back to order. We have a motion on the floor. Ms. Green, would you please read your motion?

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and just a quick thanks to the staff for drafting this on the fly. Mr. Chair, I move that Committee Motion 91-18(2) as contained in Committee Report 7-18(2): Report on the Review of the Members' Conduct Guidelines and the proposed amendment thereto be referred to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures for further consideration in accordance with Rule 58(e). Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Green. The motion is in order. To the motion. Ms. Green.

Mr. Chair, I have heard some justifiable concerns from my colleagues about the need for greater definition around the phrase "exceptional circumstances" and some clarity about how this is going to work in the context of eligibility for being a candidate in the territorial election. I think that that is a worthy question, and I believe it is worth the committee's time to examine it, and to provide some clarification to it, and bring it back to this House for further consideration. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. To the motion. Mr. Sebert.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do not know how many times this committee met. I was part of the committee, of course, but it was numerous. Many had different suggestions, and ultimately, we came forward with the report that is before us today. I do not think there is any point referring this matter back to the committee. We spent enough time on it. We need to resolve it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Sebert. To the motion. Premier.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To me, it looks like a circular motion. It will just keep us going around in circles, so I would not support it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Premier. To the motion. I will return to Ms. Green to conclude debate on the motion. Ms. Green.