Debates of Nov. 1st, 2018
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This is from the 18th Assembly, 3rd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was housing.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 127-18(3): Anti-Poverty Update
- Minister's Statement 128-18(3): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Community Housing Plans
- Minister's Statement 129-18(3): Energy Initiatives Update
- Minister's Statement 130-18(3): Municipal Government Elections
- Air Tindi 30th Anniversary
- Infrastructure Projects in the Sahtu
- Remembrance Day
- Carbon Tax Impacts on Traditional Economies
- Kole Crook Fiddle Association
- Trapping Season in the Beaufort Delta
- Carbon Pricing
- Hay River Town Council Elects
- Passing of Agnes Sutherland
- Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
- Question 486-18(3): Carbon Tax Impacts on Traditional Economies
- Question 487-18(3): Home Ownership Programs
- Question 488-18(3): Prime Fur Bonus Program
- Question 489-18(3): Reduction of Non-Renewable Energy
- Question 490-18(3): Fort Simpson Housing Issues
- Question 491-18(3): Fur Harvesting Programs
- Question 492-18(3): Availability of Family Planning Tools
- Question 493-18(3): New Government Building Name
- Question 494-18(3): Sole-Source Contracting for Fuel Resupply
- Question 495-18(3): Flexibility for Large Tenders/Northern Bids for Contracts
- Question 496-18(3): New Government Building
- Tabled Document 286-18(3): Grants and Contributions Results Report 2017-2018 Tabled Document 287-18(3): Energy Initiatives Report 2017-2018
- Tabled Document 288-18(3): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Annual Report 2017-2018
- Tabled Document 289-18(3): Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority 2017-2018 Annual Report Tabled Document 290-18(3): Annual Report 2017-2018 NWT Health and Social Services System Tabled Document 291-18(3): Tlicho Community Services Agency Health and Social Services Annual Report 2017-2018 Tabled Document 292-18(3): Annual Report 2017-2018 Hay River Health and Social Services Authority
- Tabled Document 293-18(3): Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 (April 1 to June 30, 2018) Tabled Document 294-18(3): Public Accounts 2017-2018, Sections I, II, III and IV
- Tabled Document 295-18(3): Annual Reports for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2017-2018 School Year Ending June 30, 2018 Tabled Document 296-18(3): Operating Plans for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2018-2019 School Year Ending June 30, 2019
- Tabled Document 297-18(3): Annual Report on the Activities of the Rental Officer April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018
- Tabled Document 298-18(3): Correspondence from Native Women's Association to Health and Social Services Minister Abernethy, Received Oct. 31, 2018 regarding Auditor General of Canada 2018 Report on Child and Family Service Delivery Tabled Document 299-18(3): Correspondence from Deninu Kue First Nation to Health and Social Services Minister Abernethy on Reopening 'Our Great Elders Facility' in Fort Resolution, Dated October 12, 2018
- Motion 25-18(3): Appointment of Chair to the Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council, Carried
- Motion 26-18(3): Appointment to the Special Committee on Transition Matters, Carried
- Motion 27-18(3): Appointment to the Human Rights Adjudication Panel, Carried
- Motion 28-18(3): Establishment of a Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly, Carried
- Motion 29-18(3): Appointment of Human Rights Commission Members Carried
- Motion 30-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 5, 2019, Carried
- Bill 31: Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act
- Bill 32: Naturopathic Profession Statutes Amendment Act
- Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Report Of Committee Of The Whole
- Bill 20: Ombud Act
- Recorded Vote
- Assent To Bills
- Orders Of The Day
Motion 29-18(3): Appointment of Human Rights Commission Members Carried
Motions
Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. WHEREAS Section 16(2) of the Human Rights Act provides that the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission is composed of such members, between three and five in number, as may be appointed by the Commissioner on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly;
AND WHEREAS on November 2, 2018, there will be two vacancies on the commission;
AND WHEREAS the Board of Management is tasked with recommending individuals to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Assembly is prepared to make a recommendation to the Commissioner;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Mr. Yacub Adam of Yellowknife be recommended to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories for reappointment as a member of the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission, effective immediately for a term of four years;
AND FURTHER, that Ms. Gerri Sharpe of Yellowknife be recommended to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories for reappointment as a member of the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission, effective immediately for a term of four years. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Motion 29-18(3): Appointment of Human Rights Commission Members Carried
Motions
Motion 29-18(3): Appointment of Human Rights Commission Members Carried
Motions
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Motion 29-18(3): Appointment of Human Rights Commission Members Carried
Motions
The Speaker Jackson Lafferty
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.
---Carried
Masi. Motions. Member for Yellowknife Centre.
Motion 30-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 5, 2019, Carried
Motions
Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on November 1, 2018, it shall be adjourned until Tuesday, February 5, 2019;
AND FURTHER, that any time prior to February 5, 2019, 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 at 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 it has been duly adjourned to that time. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Motion 30-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 5, 2019, Carried
Motions
Motion 30-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 5, 2019, Carried
Motions
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Motion 30-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 5, 2019, Carried
Motions
The Speaker Jackson Lafferty
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.
---Carried
Masi. Motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.
Bill 31: Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act
Second Reading Of Bills
Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 31, Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act, be read for the second time.
The bill directs the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs to establish the NWT 9-1-1 service, a service for receiving and transferring emergency calls within the NWT. The bill binds the Government of the Northwest Territories and mandates the participation of telecommunications carriers, local authorities, and emergency service providers in the NWT 9-1-1 service.
The bill establishes a 9-1-1 cost-recovery fee and requires every local subscriber to a telephone service to pay the fee. Telecommunications carriers are required to comply with any prescribed registration and reporting requirements and to bill subscribers, collect the fee, and remit the fee to the Government of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 31: Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act
Second Reading Of Bills
Bill 31: Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act
Second Reading Of Bills
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Bill 31: Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act
Second Reading Of Bills
The Speaker Jackson Lafferty
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.
---Carried
Bill 31 has had its second reading. It is now referred to the standing committee. Second reading of bills. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Bill 32: Naturopathic Profession Statutes Amendment Act
Second Reading Of Bills
November 1st, 2018
Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 32, Naturopathic Profession Statutes Amendment Act, be read for the second time.
This bill amends various statutes administered by the Department of Health and Social Services to allow for the passage of regulations regulating the naturopathic doctors' profession in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 32: Naturopathic Profession Statutes Amendment Act
Second Reading Of Bills
Bill 32: Naturopathic Profession Statutes Amendment Act
Second Reading Of Bills
Some Hon. Members
Question.
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