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Debates of May 26th, 2022
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Standing Committee on Government Operations 29-19(2): Report on the Review of the Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories Annual Report 2020-2021, Carried
Reports Of Standing And Special Committees
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Some Hon. Members
Standing Committee on Government Operations 29-19(2): Report on the Review of the Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories Annual Report 2020-2021, Carried
Reports Of Standing And Special Committees
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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.
Committee Report 29 is referred to Committee of the Whole.
Reports of standing and special committees. Tabling of documents. Minister responsible for Health and Social Services.
Tabled Document 637-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 905-19(2): COVID-19 Community Mental Health Resources
Tabling Of Documents
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 905-19(2): COVID-19 Community Mental Health Resources.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 637-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 905-19(2): COVID-19 Community Mental Health Resources
Tabling Of Documents
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. Tabling of documents. Minister responsible for Infrastructure.
Tabled Document 638-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 898-19(2): Internet Access to Students
Tabled Document 639-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 904-19(2): Emerging Stronger and Economic Recovery
Tabled Document 640-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 962-19(2): Emerging Stronger - GNWT Economic Recovery Plan
Tabled Document 641-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1005-19(2): Fuel Costs
Tabled Document 642-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1024-19(2): Regulation Making in the NWT
Tabled Document 643-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question1027-19(2): Ukraine Support
Tabling Of Documents
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Follow-up Letter for Oral Questions 898-19(2): Internet Access to Students. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Premier, I wish to table the following five documents: Follow-up letter for Oral Question 904-19(2): Emerging Stronger and Economic Recovery; Follow-up Letter for Oral Questions 962-19(2): Emerging Stronger - GNWT Economic Recovery Plan; Follow-up Letter for Oral Questions 1005-19(2): Fuel Costs; Follow-up Letter for Oral Questions 1024-19(2) Fuel Costs --
Do I say the number, or do I - okay.
Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1024-19(2): Regulation Making in the Northwest Territories; and; Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1027-19(2): Ukraine Support.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 638-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 898-19(2): Internet Access to Students
Tabled Document 639-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 904-19(2): Emerging Stronger and Economic Recovery
Tabled Document 640-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 962-19(2): Emerging Stronger - GNWT Economic Recovery Plan
Tabled Document 641-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1005-19(2): Fuel Costs
Tabled Document 642-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1024-19(2): Regulation Making in the NWT
Tabled Document 643-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question1027-19(2): Ukraine Support
Tabling Of Documents
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. Tabling of documents. Minister responsible for Housing NWT.
Tabled Document 644-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 932-19(2): Housing
Tabled Document 645-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 933-19(2): Housing Partnerships
Tabled Document 646-19(2): Housing Expenditures in the Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh Communities
Tabling Of Documents
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents: Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 932-19(2), Housing; and Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 933-19(2): Housing Partnerships.
Mr. Speaker, further to my Return to Written Question 40-19(2), I wish to table the following document: Housing Expenditures in the Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh Communities.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 644-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 932-19(2): Housing
Tabled Document 645-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 933-19(2): Housing Partnerships
Tabled Document 646-19(2): Housing Expenditures in the Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh Communities
Tabling Of Documents
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. Tabling of documents. Minister responsible for Finance.
Tabled Document 647-19(2): Government of the NWT Response to Committee Report 22-19(2): Report on Telecommunications
Tabled Document 648-19(2): Government of the NWT Response to Committee Report 23-19(2): Report on the Review of the 2018-19 and 2019-20 PuBlic Accounts
Tabled Document 649-19(2): Government of the NWT Response to Committee Report 21-19(2): Report on the Government of the Northwest Territories Approach to the Mining Regime Fiscal Review
Tabled Document 650-19(2): Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation 2022-23 Corporate Plan
Tabled Document 651-19(2): Annual Report 2021-2022 NWT Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations
Tabling Of Documents
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following five documents: Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 22-19(2): Report on Telecommunications; Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 23-19(2): Report on the Review of a 2018-19 and 2019-20 Public Accounts; Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 21-19(2): Report on the Government of the Northwest Territories Approach to the Mining Regime Fiscal Review; Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation 2022-23 Corporate Plan and; Annual Report 2021-2022 Northwest Territories Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 647-19(2): Government of the NWT Response to Committee Report 22-19(2): Report on Telecommunications
Tabled Document 648-19(2): Government of the NWT Response to Committee Report 23-19(2): Report on the Review of the 2018-19 and 2019-20 PuBlic Accounts
Tabled Document 649-19(2): Government of the NWT Response to Committee Report 21-19(2): Report on the Government of the Northwest Territories Approach to the Mining Regime Fiscal Review
Tabled Document 650-19(2): Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation 2022-23 Corporate Plan
Tabled Document 651-19(2): Annual Report 2021-2022 NWT Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations
Tabling Of Documents
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Tabled Document 652-19(2): Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Pension Administration Report - Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act
Tabling Of Documents
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Colleagues, in accordance with section 21(1) of the Retiring Allowances Act and section 11.1 of the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, I hereby table the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Pension Administration Report - Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act at March 31st, 2021.
Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Member for Frame Lake.
Notice of Motion 53-19(2): Appointments to the Standing Committees on Social Development and Government Operations
Notices Of Motion
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Merci, Monsieur le President. I give notice that on Monday, May 30, 2022, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, second by the Honourable Member for Thebacha, that the following Member be removed as an alternate to the Standing Committee on Social Development:
Mr. Jackie Jacobson, the Member for Nunakput;
And further, that the following Member be appointed as alternate to the Standing Committee on Social Development:
Mr. Rocky Simpson, the Member for Hay River South;
And furthermore, that the following Member be appointed to the Standing Committee on Social Development and Government Operations:
Mr. Richard Edjericon, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Notice of Motion 53-19(2): Appointments to the Standing Committees on Social Development and Government Operations
Notices Of Motion
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Notices of motion. Motions. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Minister responsible for Infrastructure.
Bill 52: Elevators and Lifts Act
Notices Of Motion For The First Reading Of Bills
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, May 30th, 2022, I will present Bill 52, Elevators and Lifts Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 52: Elevators and Lifts Act
Notices Of Motion For The First Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Minister responsible for Finance.
Bill 53: An Act to Amend the Liquor Act
Notices Of Motion For The First Reading Of Bills
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, May 30th, 2022, I will present Bill 53, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 53: An Act to Amend the Liquor Act
Notices Of Motion For The First Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Minister. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 23, Bill 29, Committee Report 27-19(2) with Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes in the chair.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Member for Frame Lake.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Merci, Madame la Presidente. I move that the chair rise and report progress.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been reviewing Bill 23, Bill 29, Committee Report 27-19(2), and would like to report progress. And Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Do we have a seconder? Member for Nahendeh. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions?
---Carried
Motion is carried.
Third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.