Debates of Sept. 27th, 2023

This is page numbers 6417 - 6500 of the Hansard for the 19th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was indigenous.

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Oral Questions

Thanking First Responders and Recognition of Fort Smith Residents

Thanks to Wildfire Crews and Community Members who Protected Hay River

Evacuations and Government Support

Recognition of Passing of Nunakput Residents

Recognition of Essential Service Workers

Climate Change and Emergency Response Planning

Northwest Territories Wildfire Policy

Post-Evacuation Business Supports

Wildfire Evacuations

Eulogy for Adam Yeadon

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

Natural Disaster Financial Program Supports for Businesses

Adequacy of Government Support during Natural Disasters

Management of Wildfire near Enterprise

Post-evacuation Business Supports

Emergency Management Supports during Wildfires

Fire Management Policy Effect on Indigenous Culture

Government of the Northwest Territories' Declaration of State of Emergency

Fire Structural Damage Claims

Return to Written Question 65-19(2): Public-Private Partnership Projects Capital and Operating Costs and Revenues

Return to Written Question 66-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Intervention Challenging Federal Law C-92

Return to Written Question 67-19(2): Unresolved Matter of the Federal Indian Day Schools

Bill 65: Builders' Lien Act

Bill 74: Forest Act

Bill 75: Council for Women and Gender Diversity Act

Bill 78: Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Act

Bill 80: Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act

Bill 81: An Act to Amend the Education Act, No. 2

Bill 84: An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation Act

Bill 85: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act

Bill 93: Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act

Bill 94: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act 2023

Committee Report 55-19(2): Report on Bill 85, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act

Committee Report 57-19(2): Report on Bill 65, Builders' Lien Act

Committee Report 60-19(2): Report on Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act

Committee Report 59-19(2): Report on the Review of Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act

Committee Report 58-19(2): Report on Bill 82, Legal Profession Act

Committee Report 62-19(2): Report on Bill 74, Forest Act

Committee Report 61-19(2): Report on Bill 81, An Act to Amend the Education Act, No. 2

Committee Report 63-19(2): Report on Bill 78, Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Act

Committee Report 64-19(2): Report on Bill 84: An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation Act

Tabled Document 973-19(2): 2024-2025 Capital Estimates Tabled Document 974-19(2): Supplementary Estimates Operations Expenditures, No. 3, 2023-2024 Tabled Document 975-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1333-19(2): Interoperability of Government of the Northwest Territories Systems Tabled Document 976-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1340-19(2): Indigenous Employment Policy Tabled Document 977-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1451-19(2): Northern Resident Travel Deduction Tabled Document 978-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1474-19(2): Audit Report and Unspent Funds on Internet Connectivity Tabled Document 979-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1488-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Indigenous Language System Tabled Document 980-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1557-19(2): Land Leases

Tabled Document 981-19(2): Final Report on the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories 2019-2020 Tabled Document 982-19(2): Letter to Prime Minister regarding MLA Concerns Respecting Cosmos 954 Effects on Health and Safety Tabled Document 983-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1321-19(2): Housing Crisis in the Northwest Territories Tabled Document 984-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1464-19(2): Federal Day School Tabled Document 985-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1541-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Committed to United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation

Tabled Document 986-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1510-19(2): Searching for Frank Gruben Tabled Document 987-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1515-19(2): Transparency of Corporate Registries

Tabled Document 988-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 1519-19(2): Resurfacing Fort Smith Airport Runway

Tabled Document 989-19(2): Letter dated July 14, 2023, to Intergovernmental Council Secretariat regarding Bill 29: Resource Royalty Information Disclosure Statute Amendment Act Tabled Document 990-19(2): Letter dated July 14, 2023 to Non-Intergovernmental Council Indigenous Governments regarding Bill 29: Resource Royalty Information Disclosure Statute Amendment Act Tabled Document 991-19(2): Information and Privacy Commissioner Review Report and Order, May 26, 2023 Tabled Document 992-19(2): ITI Decision Letter June 26, 2023 Tabled Document 993-19(2): Observations on ITI ATIPP Meeting Summaries (revised August 2023) Tabled Document 994-19(2): REVISED GNWT-Chamber of Mines Meeting Summaries with Additional Information June 26, 2023

Tabled Document 995-19(2): Integrity Commissioner report into a complaint made by the Hon. Shane Thompson, MLA alleging that Ms. Katrina Nokleby, MLA has breached the Members' Code of Conduct Tabled Document 996-19(2): Elections NWT 2022-23 Annual Report Tabled Document 997-19(2): Northwest Territories Ombud Annual Report Tabled Document 998-19(2): Speaking Up for Fairness - 2022/2023 Annual Report of the Northwest Territories Ombud

Taxation of Vaping Products under Coordinated Vaping Taxation Products Agreement

Extended Adjournment of the House to October 3, 2023

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1)

Report Of Committee Of The Whole

Orders Of The Day

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. We will consider the clauses in groups. Please turn to page 1 of the bill.

Clauses 1 through 10, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Clauses 11 through 20, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Clauses 21 to 30, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Clauses 31 to 40, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Clauses 41 to 50, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Clauses 51 to 60, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Clauses 61 to 70, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Clauses 71 to 77, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Committee, to the bill as a whole, does committee agree that Bill 82, Legal Profession Act, is now ready for third reading?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, committee. Committee has agreed that Bill 82, Legal Profession Act, is now ready for third reading. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 82, Legal Profession Act?

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

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

Member for Frame Lake.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Merci, Madam la Presidente. I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

September 27th

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The Chair Lesa Semmler

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? The motion is carried. I will now rise and report progress.

---Carried

Committee Motion 468-19(2): Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, Amend Subclause 56(1), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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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.

Debates of Sept. 27th, 2023

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