Debates of March 11th, 2021
This is page numbers 2493 - 2524 of the Hansard for the 19th Assembly, 2nd 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 care.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 138-19(2): COVID-19 Community Planning
- Minister's Statement 139-19(2): Long-Term Care Bed Projections
- Minister's Statement 140-19(2): Minimum Wage Increase
- Elders' Facilities in Nunakput Communities
- Thaidene Nene Spring Culture Camp
- The Fourth Trimester
- Northwest Territories Midwifery Services
- Caribou Emergency
- Devolving Powers to Municipal Governments
- Provision of Emergency Health Care Services in Communities
- Question 660-19(2): Northwest Territories Curriculum Development
- Question 661-19(2): Caribou Emergency
- Question 662-19(2): Provision of Emergency Health Care Services in Communities
- Question 663-19(2): Elders' Facilities in Nunakput Communities
- Question 664-19(2): Devolving Powers to Municipal Governments
- Question 665-19(2): Northwest Territories Midwifery Services
- Question 666-19(2): The Fourth Trimester
- Question 667-19(2): Minimum Wage Committee
- Tabled Document 353-19(2): Projected Demand for Long-Term Care Beds in the Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics, August 2020 Tabled Document 354-19(2): Department of Health and Social Services Response to Long-Term Care Bed Projections
- Motion 31-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to March 29, 2021, Carried
- Bill 24-19(2): An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
- Bill 25-19(2): An Act to Amend the Education Act
- Bill 23-19(2): An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act
- Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Report Of Committee Of The Whole
- Orders Of The Day
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, committee. Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Securities Act is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree that this concludes consideration of Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Securities Act?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Minister, and thank you to our witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Committee, we've agreed to consider Tabled Document 165-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 1-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT. I will now open the floor to general comments on Tabled Document 165-19(2). Are there any general comments? Seeing no comments, thank you, committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 165-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 1-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 165-19(2). Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 166-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 2-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT. I will now open the floor to general comments on Tabled Document 166-19(2). Seeing that there are no comments, thank you, committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 166-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 2-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 166-19(2). Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 167-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 3-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT. I will now open the floor to general comments on Tabled Document 167-19(2). Seeing that there are no comments, thank you, committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 167-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 3-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 167-19(2). Committee, we have agreed to consider Minister's Statement 77-19(2), National Housing Co-Investment Fund. I will now open the floor to general comments on Minister's Statement 77-19(2). Seeing that there are no comments, thank you to committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Minister's Statement 77-19(2), National Housing Co-Investment Fund?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Minister's Statement 77-19(2). What is the wish of committee? Mr. Norn.
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Steve Norn Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Marsi cho, Madam Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will now rise and report progress.
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole? Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act; Bill 12, An Act to Amend the Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupational Certification Act; Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act; Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Securities Act; Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act; Tabled Document 165-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 1-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery, Recommendations to the GNWT; Tabled Document 166-19(2) Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 2-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery, Recommendations to the GNWT; Tabled Document 167-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 3-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery, Recommendations to the GNWT; and Minister's Statement 77-19(2), National Housing Co-Investment Fund, and would like to report progress, and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
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