Debates of March 15th, 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 report.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 67-18(3): NWT Manufacturing Strategy – What We Heard
- Minister's Statement 68-18(3): Services For Seniors
- Preservation Of Indigenous Languages
- Nezuh Edeheh Gots'endih Youth Conference: Living Well With Oneself
- Arctic Winter Games
- Concerns Regarding Government Of The Northwest Territories-Sponsored Presenter At Ame Round-Up Conference
- Snowking's Winter Festival 2018 And Long John Jamboree
- Legislative Sitting Wrap-Up
- 2017 Westminster Workshop For Public Accounts And Canadian Council Of Public Accounts Committees Conference
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Question 268-18(3): Land Tenure Issues
- Question 269-18(3): Government Of The Northwest Territories Sponsored Speaker At 2018 Ame Roundup Conference
- Question 270-18(3): Taxation Of Student Loans And Grants
- Question 271-18(3): Ndigenous Languages
- Question 272-18(3): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Program For Fuel Tank Replacements
- Question 273-18(3): Travel For Elders With Health Issues During Freeze-Up And Break-Up
- Question 274-18(3): Report Card On The Criminal Justice System
- Question 275-18(3): Location Of New Lands Positions
- Question 276-18(3): Government Response To Pilot Shortage
- Question 277-18(3): Location Of New Lands Positions For 2018-2019
- Question 278-18(3): Changes To The Cities, Towns And Villages Act
- Question 279-18(3): Differences Between Commissioner's Lands And Territorial Lands
- Written Question 9-18(3): Societies Eligibility For The Business Incentive Policy
- Written Question 10-18(3): Seniors Home Heating Fuel Subsidy Program
- Return To Written Question 6-18(3): Land Transfers In The Northwest Territories
- Tabled Document 151-18(3): Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 (April 1to December 31, 2017) Pursuant To Section 74 Of The Financial Administration Act
- Tabled Document 155-18(3): Land Transfers In The Northwest Territories: 2010-2011 To 2016-2017
- Tabled Document 152-18(3): Communities And Diamonds Socio-Economic Agreements Annual Report 2017
- Tabled Document 156-18(3): Follow-Up Letter For Oral Question 133-18(3): Chemotherapy Services At Stanton Hospital
- Tabled Document 157-18(3): 2017 Westminster Workshop For Public Accounts Committees And Commonwealth Association Of Public Accounts Committees Conference
- Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
- Motion 14-18(3): Extended Adjournment Of The House To May 24, 2018
- Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
- Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
- Bill 8: Emergency Management Act
- Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Committee Motion 38-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Implementation Of Recommendations From Auditor General's Report On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories, Carried
- Committee Motion 39-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Provision Of Departmental Audit Response Plans To The Standing Committee On Government Operations, Carried
- Committee Motion 40-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Standing Committee On Government Operations Review Of Draft Departmental Audit Action And Implementation Plans, Carried
- Committee Motion 41-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Acknowledgement And Reference To Auditor General’s Report And Recommendations In Climate Change Strategic Framework, Carried
- Committee Motion 42-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Draft Climate Change Strategic Framework Action Plan, Carried
- Committee Motion 43-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Draft Knowledge Agenda Action Plan, Carried
- Committee Motion 44-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting And Potential Target Adjustments, Carried
- Committee Motion 45-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Ministerial Round Table On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories, Carried
- Committee Motion 46-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Development Of Procedural Authoritative Instruments, Carried
- Committee Motion 47-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Fulfilment Of Wildlife Management Actions Recommended By The Office Of The Auditor General, Carried
- Committee Motion 48-18(3): Committee Report 6-18(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 2017 Report Of The Auditor General Of Canada On Climate Change In The Northwest Territories - Comprehensive Response To Report Within 120 Days, Carried
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
- Recorded Vote
- Assent to Bills
- Orders of the Day
Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
Motions

Kieron Testart Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.
Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
Motions

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty
Masi. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion he gave earlier today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Member, you may continue.
Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
Motions

Kieron Testart Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Committee Report 6-18(3), Report on the Review of the 2017 Report of the Auditor General on Climate Change in the Northwest Territories, be received by the Assembly;
AND FURTHER, notwithstanding Rule 49, that Committee Report 6-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2017 Report of the Auditor General on Climate Change in the Northwest Territories be moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
Motions
Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
Motions
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Motion 15-18(3): Move Committee Report 6-18(3) Into Committee Of The Whole
Motions

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.
---Carried
Masi. The Report 6-18(3) is now move into Committee of the Whole. Motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
First Reading of Bills

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 12, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
First Reading of Bills

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty
Masi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Bill 12 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.
Bill 8: Emergency Management Act
Second Reading of Bills
March 15th, 2018

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that Bill 8, Emergency Management Act, be read for the second time. This bill repeals and replaces a former act and reflects a new emergency management structure consistent with current operational Territorial realities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 8: Emergency Management Act
Second Reading of Bills
Bill 8: Emergency Management Act
Second Reading of Bills
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Bill 8: Emergency Management Act
Second Reading of Bills

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Bill 8 has had its second reading. It is now referred to a standing committee. Second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
Second Reading of Bills

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 12, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for operation expenditures for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
Second Reading of Bills
Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019
Second Reading of Bills
Some Hon. Members
Question.
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