Thank you, Minister Sebert. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions?

---Carried

Clause 17, as amended.

We will now return to Bill 29, an Act to Amend the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Bill 29, an Act to Amend the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, be deemed ready for third reading as amended. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Bill 29 is now ready for third reading as amended and reprinted. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 29?

Thank you. Thank you, Minister, and thank you to the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Thank you. Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 35, Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act. It is in your binders. I will ask the Minister responsible to introduce the bill. Minister Schumann.

I am here today to introduce Bill 35, Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act.

In the Northwest Territories, Supply Chain Management Professionals are licensed by the Supply Chain Management Association Northern Territories. This association sets the standards for excellence and ethics and is the source of professional development and accreditation for supply chain management in the Northwest Territories.

Supply Chain Management Professionals ensure that goods, people, and information are transported as safely and efficiently as possible.

Prior to 2013, the Supply Chain Management Association Northern Territories was called the Northwest Territories Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada. Likewise, in 2013 the Certified Professional Purchaser designation was replaced with Supply Chain Management Professional.

The new Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act, which replaces the Purchasing Management Association Act, reflects these name changes.

In addition, it will continue to ensure that only Supply Chain Management Professionals licensed by the Supply Chain Management Association Northern Territories are entitled to hold themselves out as professionals in the field of supply chain management.

The Government of the Northwest Territories values the hard work of Supply Chain Management Professionals, who are imperative to the region's ongoing economic development, the provision of health services, and the transportation of food and supplies, among many other things. The proposed new Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act recognizes this hard work and will modernize the outdated Purchasing Management Association Act. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. I will now turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment, the committee that considered the bill, for opening comments. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment concluded its review of Bill 35, Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act, on May 27, 2019, with a public hearing held at the Legislative Assembly building.

The committee received a submission from Bonita Nowell, president of the Supply Chain Management Association Northern Territories Institute. Ms. Nowell, on behalf of the board of directors of the institute, expressed support for the bill, noting that it protects the designation used by Supply Chain Management Professionals in the Northwest Territories. The committee agrees and also supports the bill as outlined by the Minister. Individual Members may have additional comments or questions as we proceed with consideration of this bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister, would you like to bring witnesses into the Chamber?

Yes, I would, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Thank you. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my left is Paul Guy, deputy minister of Infrastructure, and on my right is Laura Jeffrey, legislative counsel, Department of Justice. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. I will now open the floor to general comments on Bill 35. Comments? Seeing none, does committee agree that there are no further comments?

Thank you, committee. Can we proceed to a clause-by-clause review of the bill?

Thank you. Committee, we will defer Bill 35, Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act, until consideration of the clauses. There are six clauses in the bill, starting on page 1. We will go one by one to six.

---Clauses 1 through 6 inclusive, approved

We will now return to Bill 35, Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act. Does committee agree?

Does committee agree that Bill 35 is now ready for third reading?