Colleagues, good afternoon. On behalf of the Assembly, I would like to thank Elder Muriel Betsina of Ndilo for joining us today and leading us in prayer. I'd like to say masi to her.
Colleagues, it is my pleasure to welcome you back to the Chamber to resume the second session of 18th Legislative Assembly.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish good luck to all of the candidates who are seeking election in upcoming Tlicho community government elections in the communities of Bechoko, Whati, Gameti, and Wekweti. Members, as you know, it is not always easy to run for public office, and I wish to thank all of the candidates for the effort that they are making. Good luck on June 12th.
In addition, today Chief Jimmy Bruneau Regional High School is celebrating its grade 12 graduation day. I would like to congratulate all 2017 graduates for their achievement and best of luck with their future endeavours.
Colleagues, I know that you had a busy spring with constituency tours, meetings, visits, and the ongoing work of government. Our work does not stop when we are not sitting, but I hope that you have had some time to spend some quality time with family and friends. Connecting with those who matter most gives us strength and keeps us humble -- things that we do every day.
Colleagues, I'd like to acknowledge the Pages. The Pages that we have here with us throughout this sitting: the students from Chief T'selehye School in Fort Good Hope, P. W. Kaeser School in Fort Smith, Ecole Sir John Franklin High School and Ecole St. Patrick High School in Yellowknife.
Welcome and thank you for being Pages during the time of our sitting. It is always a pleasure to share this Chamber with the future leaders of our territory.
Colleagues, this will be a short but very busy session for all of us. At times, we do not see eye to eye on issues; however, we must conduct ourselves with dignity and honour. We must continue to have and demonstrate respect for each other as colleagues, for the House and its rules, and for our unique form of consensus-style government. We must show respect for our constituents and for all the people of Northwest Territories.
It is by showing this respect that we earn the respect of each other and the people whom we represent. Now, colleagues, I would like to advise this House that I have received the following message from the Deputy Commissioner of Northwest Territories. It reads:
Dear Mr. Speaker,
I wish to advise that I recommend to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories the passage of
● Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2017-2018
● Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2017-2018
During the second session of the 18th assembly.
Yours truly, Gerald W. Kisoun, Deputy Commissioner.
With that, masi, colleagues. Orders of the day. Item 2, Ministers' statements. Honourable Premier.