Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize a couple residents of my riding and former Member for Hay River South, Rocky Simpson and his wife Bette Lyons.

Thank you, Member from Hay River South. Member from Kam Lake.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize Rocky Sr. and his wife Bette Lyons. And also want to recognize William Greenland. He's also in the healing and trauma field. I want to say welcome. Mahsi.

Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. The Member from Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize three pages that are Yellowknife North constituents that are here today. We have Kia Wickens from Sir John Franklin High School, Liam Kincaid from St. Pat's High School, and Zachary Mandeville from St. Pat's High School. Thanks for your work.

Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North. Recognition of visitors in the gallery.

Everyone else in the gallery with us here today, thank you for joining us. It is our pleasure to have visitors on our first day of session. Thank you.

Acknowledgements. Tabling of documents. Member for Great Slave.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table correspondence dated December 5th, 2023, and a sample resolution from the Yellowknife Citizens for a Ceasefire to the Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member from Great Slave.

Pursuant to section 68 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, I wish to table the Office of the Northwest Territories Information and Privacy Commissioner 2022-2023 Annual Report. And I wish to table the Code of Conduct signed by the Members of the 20th Legislative Assembly.

Member from Great Slave, I went a little too fast. Sorry about that.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Quite all right. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a presentation by the Yellowknife Citizens for a Ceasefire to Yellowknife City Council. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member from Great Slave. Tabling of documents. Notices of motions. Member from Range Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that the Member for Hay River North, the Honourable R.J. Simpson, is hereby chosen to be Premier of the Northwest Territories.

And, Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Range Lake. Notices of motions. Member from Deh Cho.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Frame Lake, that this Assembly recommend to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories that the following Members be appointed to the Executive Council:

• Mr. R.J. Simpson, the Member for Hay River North;
• Mr. Vince Mckay, the Member for Hay River South;
• Ms. Lesa Semmler, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes;
• Ms. Caitlin Cleveland, the Member for Kam Lake;
• Mrs. Lucy Kuptana, the Member for Nunakput;
• Mr. Jay MacDonald, the Member for Thebacha; and
• Ms. Caroline Wawzonek, the Member for Yellowknife South.

And, Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for the Deh Cho. Member from Frame Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight:

• Mrs. Sheryl Yakeleya, the Member for Deh Cho;
• Mr. Julian Morse, the Member for Frame Lake;
• Ms. Kate Reid, the Member for Great Slave;
• Mr. Denny Rodgers, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake;
• Mr. George Nerysoo, the Member for Mackenzie Delta;
• Mrs. Jane Weyallon Armstrong, the Member for Monfwi;
• Mr. Kieron Testart, the Member for Range Lake;
• Mr. Danny McNeely, the Member for Sahtu;
• Mr. Richard Edjericon, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh;
• Mr. Robert Hawkins, the Member for Yellowknife Centre; and
• Ms. Shauna Morgan, the Member for Yellowknife North.

And, Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today.

Thank you, Member from Frame Lake. Notices of motions. Member from Great Slave.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that the following Members be appointed to the Board of Management of this Assembly:

• The Honourable Shane Thompson, Member for Nahendeh;
• Mr. Richard Edjericon, Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh;
• Mr. Robert Hawkins, Member for Yellowknife Centre; and
• The Honourable Caitlin Cleveland, Member for Kam Lake.

And further, that the following Members be appointed to the Board of Management as alternate Members:

• Ms. Kate Reid, Member for Great Slave;
• Ms. Yakeleya, Member for Deh Cho;
• The Honourable Jay MacDonald, Member for Thebacha; and
• The Honourable Vince Mckay, Member for Hay River South.

And, Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today.

Thank you, Member from Great Slave. Notices of motions. Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, I will move the following motion:

I move, second by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on December 8th, 2023 it shall be adjourned until Tuesday, February 6th, 2024.

And further, at any time prior to February 6th, 2024, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the stated time and such notice and it shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to at that time.

And, Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be speaking unanimous consent to deal with the motion today.

Motions. Sorry, I went a little too quick. That was notices of motions. Motions. Member from Range Lake.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice to earlier today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.