Thank you, committee. Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act, is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 13?

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister and to your witnesses. Minister, you may take your seat. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Thank you, committee. Sorry for the delays. It is our first day back in committee, so we are just ironing out the kinks. Committee, we have next agreed to consider Bill 14, the Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018. I will turn to the Minister responsible to introduce the bill. Minister Sebert.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here today to discuss Bill 14, the Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018.

The purpose of Bill 14 is to amend various statutes of the Northwest Territories for which minor changes are proposed or errors or inconsistencies have been identified.

Each amendment included in the bill had to meet the following criteria:

• it must not be controversial;
• it must not involve the spending of public funds;
• it must not prejudicially affect rights; and
• it must not create a new offence or subject a new class of persons to an existing offence.

Departments responsible for the various statutes being amended have reviewed and approved the changes. The amendments proposed in Bill 14 are minor, uncontroversial, or non-substantive, and many consist of technical corrections to a statute. The amendments are of such a nature that the preparation and legislative consideration of individual bills to correct each statute would be time-consuming for the government and the Legislative Assembly.

I would like to thank the Standing Committee on Social Development for its review of Bill 14 and would be pleased to answer any questions Members may have regarding the bill. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. I will turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that considered the bill, for any opening comments. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Standing Committee on Social Development concluded its review of Bill 14, the Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018, on September 27, 2018, with a public hearing held at the Legislative Assembly building.

So-called "housekeeping bills" such as these ensure that territorial legislation is subject to regular review for consistency and accuracy. A minor amendment was made at the committee clause-by-clause review and was concurred with by the Minister. Following the committee's review, a motion was carried to report Bill 14, the Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018, as ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole as amended and reprinted. Individual Members may have additional comments or questions as we proceed with consideration of this bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister, I understand you have witnesses you wish to bring into the Chamber?

Yes, thank you.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, please introduce your witness for the record.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mike Reddy, director, legislation division.

Thank you, Minister. Welcome to the witness. I will open the floor to general comments on Bill 14. General comments? Seeing none, committee, do you agree that we move to the clause-by-clause review of the bill?

Thank you, committee. We will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Please turn to page 1 of the bill. Once again, I will call the clauses in groups unless I hear any objections.

Thank you, committee. Clauses 1 through 5.

Thank you, committee. Clauses 6 through 10.

Thank you, committee. Clauses 11 through 15.

Thank you, committee. Minister Sebert.

Thank you. I would like to move an amendment.

Minister Sebert.

Mr. Chair, I move that Bill 14 be amended by adding the following after clause 15:

Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation Act

15.1. Subsection 1(1) of the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation Act is amended in the definition "business enterprise" by repealing paragraphs (d) and (e) and substituting the following:

(d) a corporation incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and commonly known as a community futures organization, or

(e) an individual;

Thank you.