Debates of March 30th, 2021
This is page numbers 2603 - 2636 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 community.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 148-19(2): Municipal and Community Affairs Youth Initiatives
- Minister's Statement 149-19(2): Emerging Wisely - Vaccine Uptake in the NWT
- Minister's Statement 150-19(2): COVID-19 Emergency Support Funding for Sport Organizations
- Minister's Statement 151-19(2): Tourism 2025: Roadmap to Recovery
- Small Business Supports
- Lack of Mental Health Support in Nunakput
- Appreciation for Northern Artists
- Taltson Expansion
- Law Library and Outreach Workers
- Suicide Prevention Fund
- Homeownership
- Electricity in Whati
- Passing of Constituents
- Eulogy for Dillon Cazon
- Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
- Question 687-19(2): Small Business Supports
- Question 688-19(2): Lack of Power for Whati
- Question 689-19(2): Taltson Expansion
- Question 690-19(2): Law Library and Outreach Workers
- Question 691-19(2): Suicide Prevention and Aftercare
- Question 692-19(2): Homeownership
- Question 693-19(2): Mental Health Services in Nunakput Communities
- Question 694-19(2): Community Garden
- Question 695-19(2): Taltson Superintendent Position in Fort Smith
- Written Question 27-19(2): Slave Geological Province Corridor
- Written Question 28-19(2): Taltson Hydro Expansion Project
- Return to Written Question 23-19(2): Practice of Using Power-Limiting Devices in the Northwest Territories
- Return to Written Question 24-19(2): Assessing and Managing Conflict of Interest in the Government
- Tabled Document 365-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 497-19(2): Corrections Workplace Assessment Tabled Document 366-19(2): Operating Plans for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2020-2021 School Year Ending June 30, 2021
- Tabled Document 367-19(2): Northwest Territories Tourism: Towards Resilience - 2021-2022 Marketing Plan Tabled Document 368-19(2): Tourism 2025: Roadmap to Recovery April 2021 Tabled Document 369-19(2): Conflict of Interest Information
- Tabled Document 370-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 655-19(2): Biomass Heating and Energy Efficiency for Northwest Territories Housing COrporation Tabled Document 371-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 664-19(2): Devolving Powers to Municipal Governments
- Tabled Document 372-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 515-19(2): Highway Infrastructure Projects in the Next Year
- Tabled Document 373-19(2): Consensus Government in the Northwest Territories - Guiding Principles and Process Conventions, August 2020
- Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2021-2022
- Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
- Bill 25: An Act to Amend the Education Act
- Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2021-2022
- Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Committee Motion 103-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Regulations for Electronic Voting, Carried
- Committee Motion 104-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Election Rebate Program, Carried
- Committee Motion 105-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Email Addresses, Carried
- Committee Motion 106-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Personal Information Held by a Public Body, Carried
- Committee Motion 107-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Provision of List of Electors, Carried
- Committee Motion 108-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Prohibition on Cannabis Sales on Polling Day, Carried
- Committee Motion 109-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Prohibit Liquor and Cannabis as Campaign Expenses, Carried
- Committee Motion 110-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Usage of Electronics in Polling Stations, Carried
- Committee Motion 111-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Prohibit Polling Agents from Assisting Electors, Carried
- Committee Motion 112-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Casting Votes from any Polling Station, Carried
- Committee Motion 113-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Witnesses, Carried
- Committee Motion 114-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Electronic Submission of Candidates' Financial Reports, Carried
- Committee Motion 115-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Voting in the Office of the Returning Officer, Carried
- Committee Motion 116-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Elections NWT Procurement and Disclosure, Carried
- Committee Motion 117-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Best Practices in Election Reporting, Carried
- Committee Motion 118-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Posting of Elections Data, Carried
- Committee Motion 119-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Public Disclosure of Candidates' Residential Addresses, Carried
- Committee Motion to Amend Committee Motion 119-19(2), Carried
- Committee Motion 120-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Application of Elections and Plebiscites Act to Additional Assistant Returning Officers, Carried
- Committee Motion 121-19(2): Committee Report 9-19(2) - Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election - Elections and Plebiscites Act Housekeeping, Carried
- Report Of Committee Of The Whole
- Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2021-2022
- Recorded Vote
- Orders Of The Day
Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2021-2022
First Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Thank you, Minister. Bill 28 has had its first reading. First reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Infrastructure.
Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
Second Reading Of Bills
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Revolving Fund Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Revolving Funds Act to increase from $1 million to $3 million the maximum fiscal year-end debit or credit balance in the Petroleum Products Stabilization Fund. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
Second Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.
Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
Second Reading Of Bills
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
Second Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Bill 24 has had its second reading and is referred to the standing committee of the Legislative Assembly for review. Second reading of bills. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.
Bill 25: An Act to Amend the Education Act
Second Reading Of Bills
March 30th, 2021
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Education Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Education Act to allow Members of a district education authority to have terms of office of two, three, or four years corresponding to the term of the members of the governing body of the community that the district education authority represents. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 25: An Act to Amend the Education Act
Second Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.
Bill 25: An Act to Amend the Education Act
Second Reading Of Bills
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
Bill 25: An Act to Amend the Education Act
Second Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Bill 25 has had its second reading and is referred to the standing committee of the Legislative Assembly for review. Second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2021-2022
Second Reading Of Bills
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 28, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2021-2022, be read for the second time. This bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to make appropriations for operations expenditures for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. It also sets out limits on amounts that may be borrowed by the Commissioner on behalf of the government, includes information in respect of all existing borrowing and all projected borrowing for the fiscal year, and authorizes the making of disbursements to pay the principal of amounts borrowed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2021-2022
Second Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.
Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2021-2022
Second Reading Of Bills
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
Bill 28: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2021-2022
Second Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Bill 28 has had its second reading. Second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Committee Report 9-19(2), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election, with the Member for Hay River South in the chair.
Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Rocky Simpson
I will now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Norn.
Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Steve Norn Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Marsi cho, Mr. Chair. Committee wishes to consider Committee Report 9-19(2), Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election. Marsi cho, Mr. Chair.
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