Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. I hear the words from my colleagues who are Yellowknife MLAs and, okay, both in the last Assembly and in this Assembly, I tried to get the Yellowknife MLAs to work together to actually open up an office outside of the Legislative Assembly. Clearly I was unsuccessful. The Yellowknife MLAs did not want to work together to do that, and I regret that decision. But, you know, I think this building is quite intimidating to come into. You have to clear through security. You have to set up a specific time to come and see your MLA. This is not exactly a user-friendly place for our constituents. And I think rather than have this motion defeated, I would like to get an amendment to the motion to do as my colleague from Hay River South suggested, which is get a change to the rules to allow for -- as I understand it, the rules now, there's a prohibition on Yellowknife MLAs having an office outside of the Assembly. I would like to see a rule change to at least allow an application be made to BOM for an office for Yellowknife MLAs outside of the Assembly. So Madam Chair, if I could just ask maybe for a short recess to get an amendment to make to the motion. I think that's probably the best way to do this.
Kevin O'Reilly on Committee Motion 283-19(2): Tabled Document 582-19(2): Report on the 2021 Review of Members' Compensation and Benefits - Northwest Territories - Shared Office Space for Yellowknife Members, Carried
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Committee Motion 283-19(2): Tabled Document 582-19(2): Report on the 2021 Review of Members' Compensation and Benefits - Northwest Territories - Shared Office Space for Yellowknife Members, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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