This is page numbers 3965 - 3988 of the Hansard for 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 tourism.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.

Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents entitled "Guideline for Hazardous Waste Management, Revised October 2017;" and "Guideline for the Management of Waste Lead and Lead Paint, Revised October 2017." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Glen Abernethy

Glen Abernethy Great Slave

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Section 28 of the Financial Administration Act, I wish to table the following document entitled "2018-19 Health and Social Services Authority Budgets;" and, pursuant to Section 32(2) of the Financial Administration Act, I wish to table the following document entitled "Annual Report 2016-2017: Tlicho Community Services Agency." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Item of 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Minister of Justice.

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Louis Sebert

Louis Sebert Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.

---Carried

Bill 13 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Justice.

Louis Sebert

Louis Sebert Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 15, Document Formalization, Service and Notice Reform Statute Law Amendment Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.

---Carried

Bill 15 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Justice.

Louis Sebert

Louis Sebert Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I apologize for the order.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Okay. The last motion was Bill 15, apparently. Just for the record, Bill 15 was recorded and voted on. I will do it just for the record, as well. Previous motion was Bill 15. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed. Motion carried, Bill 15.

Now we have Bill 14 before us for first reading of bills. Bill 14 is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.

---Carried

I am sure the Minister has the list, too. Masi. First reading of bills. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.

---Carried

Bill 16 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.

---Carried

Bill 17 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.

Alfred Moses

Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackson Lafferty

Masi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.

---Carried

Bill 18 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Minister's Statement 1-18(3), North Slave Correctional Complex Inmate Concerns; Minister's Statement 19-18(3), Aurora College Foundational Review Process; and Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act, with the Member for Hay River North in the chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

I will now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

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Tom Beaulieu

Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee would like to consider Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act. Thank you, Mr. Chairman

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, committee. We should dispense with this fairly quickly, so we will forego our usual recess and continue with the bill. Members will find a copy of the bill in the grey binders by your feet. Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act. I will ask the Minister responsible for the bill to introduce it. Minister Sebert.

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Louis Sebert

Louis Sebert Thebacha

Thank you. I am pleased to be here today to discuss Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act.

I would like to thank the Standing Committee on Social Development for the review of this bill and for the constructive feedback they have provided.

Bill 5 is the result of extensive discussions between the City of Yellowknife and the Department of Justice regarding the issuance and enforcement of parking tickets. The Summary Conviction Procedures Act was last amended in 2010 to create efficiencies by allowing for a conviction to be entered if the accused does not show up for their court appearance. The City of Yellowknife has since that time indicated interest in taking on responsibility for the development and implementation of its own parking offence regime.

Bill 5 addresses this request and provides an amendment whereby the Summary Conviction Procedures Act does not apply to parking offences if a municipality has developed an administrative penalty regime of its own.

The amendment will give municipalities in the Northwest Territories the option to draft bylaws and establish their own administrative scheme for parking tickets if and when they wish to. The status quo will be maintained for those municipalities that do not establish their own regimes. The amendment is expected to significantly reduce demand for parking ticket matters on Justice of the Peace Court and the related provision of sheriff services. This, in turn, will provide greater access to justice by allowing Justice of the Peace Court time to be used for other non-parking-related matters.

I would be pleased to answer any questions that the committee may have regarding Bill 5. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

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

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The committee has nothing to add at this time and look forward to the clause-by-clause review of Bill 5. However, other Members may wish to have comments. Thank you, Mr. Chair.