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

---Carried

Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this Assembly consider deleting from section 9 of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act any reference to the federal Northwest Territories Act. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member. The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Hay River South.

Madam Chair, I support this motion. The NWT Act used to set minimums and maximums for the number of electoral districts in the NWT but this was removed in 2014. This is a housekeeping item, Madam Chair, and I support the recommendation. Thank you.

Thank you, Member. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this Assembly consider correcting the spelling of the Deh Cho electoral district in schedule A of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member. The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The Commission heard from residents during its public hearings that in the South Slavey language "Dehcho" is one word, not two, Madam Chair. I support this recommendation.

Thank you, Member. To the motion.

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

---Carried

Members, this concludes our consideration of the recommendations of the 2021 Electoral Boundaries Commission. On behalf of all Members, I would like to thank the Commission for their hard work and thoughtful recommendations.

Committee, are we agreed that consideration of Tabled Document 654-19(2) is now complete?

Thank you, Members. Member for Frame Lake, what is the wish of committee?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Mahsi.

There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and none debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 528-19(2) and Tabled Document 654-19(2) and would like to report progress, with 27 motions carried, and that Tabled Document 528-19(2) and Tabled Document 654-19(2) are concluded. And Mr. Speaker, I MOVE that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Do we have a seconder? Member for Yellowknife Centre. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, October 19th, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 7:17 p.m.