Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following three documents: Revised 2022-2023 Commission Scolaire francophone Territories du Nord-Ouest Operations Budget; Submission of the 2022-2023 Tlicho Community Services Agency Capital
Budget; and, Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1353-19(2): Impacts of COVID-19 on Education. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Tabling of documents. Minister responsible for Industry, Tourism and Investment.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Annual Report 2022-2023 Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Tabling of documents. Member for Thebacha.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the 2023 Independent Auditor's Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada on Connectivity in Rural and Remote Areas. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Thebacha. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, May 29th, 2023, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Sahtu, that the Legislative Assembly recommends the appointment of Mr. Toby Kruger as law clerk and Ms. Sandra Mackenzie as deputy law clerk as recommended by the Board of Management;

And further, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of the appointment to the Commissioner.

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 Kam Lake. Notices of motion. Motions. Member for Kam Lake.

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

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with a motion today. Are there any nays? There are no nays.

Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Appointment of Law Clerk and Deputy Law Clerk.

WHEREAS section 54(3) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act provides that the Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Board of Management, approve by motion of the Legislative Assembly, shall appoint a law clerk;

AND WHEREAS the current law clerk to the Assembly, Ms. Sheila MacPherson, has been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories after more than 25 years of outstanding service and dedication to the Assembly;

AND WHEREAS Members of this Legislative Assembly wish to publicly recognize and thank Ms. MacPherson for her service;

AND WHEREAS Mr. Toby Kruger has served as deputy law clerk to the Assembly;

AND WHEREAS the Board of Management has passed a motion recommending the appointment of Mr. Toby Kruger as law clerk and the appointment of Ms. Sandra Mackenzie as deputy law clerk.

AND THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the Honourable Member for Sahtu, that the Legislative Assembly recommends the appointment of Mr. Toby Kruger as law clerk and Ms. Sandra Mackenzie as deputy law clerk as recommended by the Board of Management;

AND FURTHER, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of appointment to the Commissioner.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. The motion is in order. To the motion?

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried. Thank you.

---Carried

Motions. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, May 29th, 2023, I will present Bill 90, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 5, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Member for Frame Lake.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I give notice that on Monday, May 29, 2023, I will present Bill 91, An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act, No. 2, to be read for the first time. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Consideration of Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, Bill 23 and 29, Minister's Statement 264-19(2), Tabled Document 681-19(2), with Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes in the chair.

I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Member for Frame Lake.

Merci, Madame la President. I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you. Does committee agree? There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 23, Bill 29, Minister Statement 264-19(2) and Tabled Document 681-19(2) and would like to report progress. And Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Do we have a seconder? Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Carried

Third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.