Can proceed to a clause-by-clause review of Bill 46: An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act.

Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Please turn to page 1 of the bill, Clauses 1 to 5. Does the committee agree?

Clauses 6 to 10, does the committee agree?

Clauses 11 to 15, does the committee agree?

Clauses 16 to 20, does the committee agree?

Clauses 21-22, does the committee degree?

Committee, to the bill as a whole, does the committee agree that Bill 46: An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, is now ready for third reading?

Thank you, committee. Does the committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 46: An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act?

Thank you, Minister, and thanks to your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 47: An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, No. 2. I will ask the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment to introduce the bill. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm here today to present Bill 47: An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, No. 2.

Bill 47 adds the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th to the list of statutory holidays listed in Part 3 of the Northwest Territories' Employment Standards Act, and includes consequential amendments to the Interpretation Act and the current Public Services Holiday Order to ensure alignment across legislation in the NWT and extend the holiday for members of the territorial public service going forward.

I am pleased to bring forward these amendments to support the continued public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools and our government's role in the reconciliation process. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Minister, would you like to bring witnesses in to the Chamber?

Yes, I would.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Minister, please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you. To my right, I have Andrea Giesbrecht, director of labour, development, and standards. It's her second appearance in front of committee. And on my left, Stephen Flanagan, legislative division with the Department of Justice, and it is his first time appearing in Committee of the Whole. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. I will now turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that reviewed the bill, for any opening comments on Bill 47. Ms. Cleveland.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Bill 47: An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, No. 2, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 28th, 2021, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review.

On May 10th, 2022, the standing committee held a public hearing with the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, and completed its clause-by-clause review of the bill. The committee received no submissions on the bill.

And I'd like to thank committee for their efforts in reviewing this legislation. Individual Members may have additional comments or questions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.