The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Members, I hereby table the 2018-2020 Annual Report of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Members, I am pleased to note that the report's message from the Speaker is included in English, French, and Gwich'in. Mahsi. Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Member for Yellowknife North.

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, it shall be adjourned until Thursday, May 27, 2021. And further, that any time prior to May 27, 2021, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment or at a time later than the scheduled resumption of the House, the Speaker may given notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to that time.

Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion. Mr. Speaker, I will not be seeking unanimous consent, and I will give this motion on Wednesday, March 31^st. Thank you.

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Notices of motion. Member for Kam Lake.

Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that Mr. Sheldon Toner of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, be recommended to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories for appointment as a member of the Human Rights Adjudication Panel, effective immediately for a term of four years; and further, that Lou Sebert of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and Jay Sengupta of Hamilton, Ontario, be recommended to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories for appointment as members of the Human Rights Adjudication Panel, effective immediately for a term of four years. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Notices of motion. Item 16, motions. Item 17, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, first reading of bills. Minister of Infrastructure.

Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Revolving Fund Act, be read for the first time. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Minister of Infrastructure. Bill 24 has had first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

R.J. Simpson Hay River North

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Education Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Bill 25 has had first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Minister of Finance. Bill 26 has had first reading. First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 27, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2020-2021, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Minister of Finance. Bill 27 has had first reading. First reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that Bill 26, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2020-2021, be read for the second time. This bill makes supplementary appropriations for operations expenditures of the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.