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

---Carried

Motions. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Minister of Justice.

Thank you, Minister. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 65, Builder's Lien Act, is deemed read for the first time and is now ready for second reading.

First reading of bills. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 66, An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 66, An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act, is deemed read for the first time and is now ready for second reading.

First reading of bills. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 67, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 67, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act, is deemed read a first time and is now ready for second reading.

First reading of bills. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Madam Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 68, An Act to Amend the Child Daycare Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 68, An Act to Amend the Child Daycare Act, is deemed read a first time and is now ready for second reading.

First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Madam Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 69, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2022-2023, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 69, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2022-2023, is deemed read a first time and is now ready for second reading.

First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Madam Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 70, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2022-2023, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 70, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operation Expenditures), No. 2, 2022-2023, is deemed read a first time and is now ready for second reading.

First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Member for Yellowknife North.

Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Great Slave, that Bill 61, An Act to Amend the Ombud Act, be read for a second time.

The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill. Member for Yellowknife North.

Madam Speaker, this Bill makes several amendments to the Ombud Act in order to

• Expand the list of authorities that fall within the mandate of the Ombud;
• Clarify the mandate of the Ombud;
• Allow the Ombud to investigate complaints dating back to April 1st, 1999; and,
• Provide additional notice requirements, including to Indigenous governments.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. To the principle of the bill. Government House Leader.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Cabinet will be abstaining from this vote. I have looked at the bill; there's nothing objectionable in there but we need to give it due consideration. There's work that needs to be done and so we will do that work. But we're not going to stand in the way of this from proceeding. Thank you.

Thank you. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? The motion is carried. Bill 61 has had second reading and is referred to standing committee for further consideration.

---Carried

Second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Madam Speaker, I move seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 62, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, No. 2, be read for the second time.

This bill makes a number of amendments to the Act to update the Act, in light of recent Income Tax Act of Canada amendments, by the following:

• Allowing the communication of information between governments of the Northwest Territories and Canada;
• Removing federally repealed provisions;
• Making changes respecting various COVID-19 relief measures;
• Making the act conform with the Canada-Northwest Territories tax collection agreement;
• Including a reference to allow or disallow deductions in calculating the federal foreign tax credit; and,
• Removing ambiguity respecting tax on split income for multi-jurisdictional tax filers.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.