Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to respond to, the MLA from Thebacha said, you know, there's -- there's -- you get these white southern lawyers who show up and they kind of drag the process down. And I just want to say I couldn't agree more that this is a purely political thing. I think it has become depoliticized. I actually don't trust that a negotiator right now is empowered enough to work their decisions up through the bureaucracy. I don't really want EIA consulting other GNWT departments on mandates. I don't really care what the other departments say. I don't -- you know, I think there is a world where there's an internal review of this done where the Premier appoints previous leaders who have settled agreements, and they directly report to her, and she picks up the phone and she has a direct line with negotiators. And we get these done. I'm not convinced that the current government bureaucracy system is actually capable of doing this. So I just would encourage the Premier to review some of those internal functions because I heard it from both GNWT negotiators and Indigenous government negotiators, they just can't get an answer on things and it often takes far too long to make any progress. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Debates of May 30th, 2022
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I hope I'm the last to speak because I want to close this up by thanking the committee again for the work that we have done as this is an interim report. We still have many Indigenous governments that we want to hear from. So hopefully this discussion in the Committee of the Whole today, and even some of the questions that are being asked in here, is going to stem up some of that conversation, especially with our Indigenous leaders, and we would love to hear from them on these topics.
And so I want to make sure that all of us know that this report has been tabled and it is on our website and that we should -- you know, if our Indigenous groups in our ridings haven't received this report, reach out to them and see if they have it and, you know, and we will take the feedback, even if we've heard from them already, we will take more feedback, because I think that's the only way that this committee is going to be able to come up with the recommendations. And you know, even though this report was written before the documents were tabled in the House today on the core principle and objectives and the mandate and trying to bring that to light so people can understand that, that is in our report. The government has already heard that; they're starting to make these changes. The more that we speak about this, the more the government knows what we want and what we can do to make this process easier. That is the way we're going to get it done. And so again, thank you to all the colleagues in our for having this great -- these comments, and we'll be able to continue our work with all of our Members that we have started with, and thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair Rocky Simpson
Thank you, Ms. Semmler. Seeing no further comments, thank you, committee.
Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Committee Report 27-19(2): Special Committee on Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs Interim Report: What We Heard About the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Negotiating Agreements?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Rocky Simpson
Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Committee Report 27-19(2): Special Committee on Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs Interim Report: What We Heard About the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Negotiating Agreements. Mr. O'Reilly.
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The Chair Rocky Simpson
There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.
---Carried
I will now rise and report progress.
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole. Member for Hay River South.
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 46, Bill 47, and Committee Report 27-19(2), and would like to report progress in that Committee Report 27-19(2) is concluded, and that Bills 46 and 47 are ready for third reading. And Mr. Speaker, I move that report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Hay River South. Do we have a seconder? Member for Hay River North. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? Motion is carried.
---Carried
Third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.
Clerk Of The House Mr. Tim Mercer
Orders of the day for Tuesday, May 3st, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
- Prayer
- Ministers' Statements
- Members' Statements
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
- Reports of Standing and Special Committees
- Returns to Oral Questions
- Acknowledgements
- Oral Questions
- Written Questions
- Returns to Written Questions
- Replies to Commissioner's Address
- Petitions
- Tabling of Documents
- Notices of Motions
- Motions
- Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
- First Reading of Bills
- Second Reading of Bills
- Bill 52, Elevators and Lifts Act
- Bill 53, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act
- Consideration of Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act
- Bill 29, Resource Royalty Information Disclosure Statute Amendment Act
- Bill 40, An Act to Amend the Medical Profession Act
- Committee Report 29-19(2), Government Operations Report on the Review of the Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories Annual Report 2020-2021
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Third Reading of Bills
- Bill 46, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act
- Bill 47, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, No. 2
- Orders of the Day
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 31st, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 5:33 p.m.