Debates of March 13th, 2019
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Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 173-18(3): Section 11 Agreement: Boreal Caribou
- Minister's Statement 174-18(3): Primary Health Care Reform
- Minister's Statement 175-18(3): Premier Absent from the House
- Yellowknife Co-op Hydroponic Vegetable Garden Project
- Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation
- Giant Mine Remediation Benefits
- Appreciation for Hospital Care
- Alcohol Harm Reduction Policy Changes
- Staffing for Small Community Health Centres
- Legislative Review Process
- Retirement as Member of the Legislative Assembly
- Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
- Question 690-18(3): Staffing for Small Community Health Centres
- Question 691-18(3): Riverview Lodge Rebuild Project
- Question 692-18(3): Alcohol Harm Reduction Policy Changes
- Question 693-18(3): Positive Feedback for Health and Social Services
- Question 694-18(3): Proposed Yellowknife Cannabis Production Facility
- Question 695-18(3): Giant Mine Remediation Benefits
- Question 696-18(3): Online Safety for Children
- Committee Report 14-18(3): Interim Report of the Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly
- Tabled Document 388-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2019-2020 Tabled Document 389-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2019-2020 Tabled Document 390-18(3): Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 (April 1 to September 30, 2018)
- Tabled Document 391-18(3): Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle for Sahtu Dene and Metis of Norman Wells
- Tabled Document 392-18(3): Economic Opportunities Strategy - Connecting Businesses and Communities to Economic Opportunities: 2016 to 2018 Progress and Performance Measures Report
- Tabled Document 393-18(3): Letter dated February 25, 2019 from the Giant Mine Oversight Board regarding Comments on the Terms of Reference for the Giant Mine Remediation Project Socio-economic Advisory Body Tabled Document 394-18(3): Terms of Reference for the Socio-Economic Advisory Body: Giant Mine Remediation Project
- Motion 35-18(3): Draft Code of Conduct and Guide for Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Carried
- Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act
- Bill 49: Small Business Tax Relief Act
- Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Committee Motion 107-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Child Care Expenses as Constituency Work Allowance Expense, Carried
- Committee Motion 108-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Child Care Expenses as Allowable Election Expense, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Committee Motion 109-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Delivery of Campaign School for Women Initiatives, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Committee Motion 110-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Public Information on Aspects of Being a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Committee Motion 112-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Family-Friendly Measures at the Legislative Assembly Building, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Committee Motion 113-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Allowance for Absences for Pregnancy, Childbirth or Child Care Following Birth or Adoption, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Committee Motion 114-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 381-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2018-2019, Carried
- Committee Motion 115-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 382-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2018-2019, Carried
- Committee Motion 116-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 388-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2019-2020, Carried
- Committee Motion 117-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 389-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2019-2020, Carried
- Report Of Committee Of The Whole
- Orders Of The Day
Committee Motion 110-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Public Information on Aspects of Being a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 110-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Public Information on Aspects of Being a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the Minister's remarks in support of this motion. I request a recorded vote. Thank you.
Committee Motion 110-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Public Information on Aspects of Being a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you. The Member has requested a recorded vote. All those in favour, please rise.
Recorded Vote
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Deputy Clerk Of The House Mr. Ball
The Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake.
Recorded Vote
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
All those opposed, please rise. All those abstaining, please rise. The results of the recorded vote: 16 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Ms. Green.
Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Chair, I move that this Assembly recommends that the Legislative Assembly take the necessary steps to assist in ensuring that information on the NWT's consensus government is made available to any group, organization, or government in the Northwest Territories involved in teaching young women; and further, that the Legislative Assembly encourage its Members to be supportive of hands-on learning activities on consensus government such as school visits to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This motion speaks to advice we received in the communities to make the information about a career in politics known to young women who are still in the school system. There is a feeling that, when young women are considering careers for their post-graduation life, they may not consider a career as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. This motion attempts to take up that idea and requests that, whether it is an education group or the guides or the youth parliament, there be more effort to involve young women in activities that teach them about the Government of the Northwest Territories, specifically about consensus government, and that, where possible, young women are encouraged to come to the Legislative Assembly to see our work take place.
This responds to a well-known principle in increasing women's representation, which is that, if women see women in positions of leadership, then they can see themselves in that position, as well. This motion is in response to that principle. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This, again, is a very important motion. It was traditional that women were kind of stereotyped into traditional roles that were considered for women; nurses, social workers like myself, et cetera. We are breaking those barriers. Women are now in mining. They are in construction. They are in heavy equipment. We are still not at par, though. Women in politics is another area that was a barrier. We need to break all of these glass ceilings around us. This is another motion that will allow young women to see politics as a viable career. I fully support this motion, and I expect all my Members to support this, as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 111-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Interim Report - Information on Consensus Government in Educational Activities, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you. The Member has requested a recorded vote. Question has been called. All those in favour, please rise.
Recorded Vote
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 13th, 2019
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Deputy Clerk Of The House Mr. Ball
The Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake.
Recorded Vote
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
All those opposed, please rise. All those abstaining, please rise. The results of the recorded vote: 16 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Ms. Green.
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