Thank you, Minister of Finance. Final supplementary. Member from Yellowknife North.

Great. So just finally, does the Minister of Finance have some idea when we will get this briefing or explanation of how it's all going to work? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

That's definitely a little outside of my wheelhouse, Mr. Speaker. And I'm honestly just going off of a briefing I happen to have about where I was present with the Minister for housing. So I don't want to commit on her behalf. I know that she feels it's a priority. Again, brought that initiative forward to really help this Assembly to understand how things happen there. So I will commit to getting a number -- or to getting a date, and we'll make sure that that comes back to the House. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister of Finance. Colleagues, our time is up for oral questions. Written questions. Returns to written questions. Replies to the Commissioner's address. Petitions. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills. Reports of Standing and Special Committees. Tabling of documents. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: 2023-2024 Annual Report Director of Child and Family Services. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Tabling of documents. Minister of Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Northwest Territories and Nunavut's Compensation Appeals Tribunal 2023 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister responsible for Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission.

Colleagues, pursuant to section 106(4) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, I wish to table the Report and Recommendations of Northwest Territories Integrity Commissioner of the Investigation into a Complaint that Mr. Richard Edjericon, MLA for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, Breached the Members' Code of Conduct.

Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Member from Yellowknife North.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that the recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner be accepted and that this Assembly reprimand the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh and impose a fine of $2,500.

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 from Yellowknife North. Notice of motions. Motions. Member from Yellowknife North.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today regarding recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner respecting the conduct of the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North. Member from Yellowknife North is asking for unanimous consent to bring forward this motion today for discussion. Is there any nays? Seeing no nays, Member from Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS the Integrity Commissioner received a written complaint and carried out an investigation pursuant to Section 100(2) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act;

AND WHEREAS the Integrity Commissioner submitted an investigation report dated October 8, 2024, to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly into the conduct of Mr. Richard Edjericon, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh;

AND WHEREAS the Integrity Commissioner has concluded that the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh violated the Members' Code of Conduct;

AND WHEREAS, based on that conclusion, section 102(c) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act provides that the Integrity Commissioner may recommend to the Legislative Assembly one or more punishments in accordance with Section 106;

AND WHEREAS the Integrity Commissioner, pursuant to section 106(1)(a) of the Act, had recommended the Legislative Assembly reprimand Mr. Edjericon and require him to pay a fine in the amount of $2,500.

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that the recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner be accepted and that this Assembly reprimand the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh and impose a fine of $2,500.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Any abstentions? Motion has been carried.

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Colleagues, I would encourage you if you have any questions in the future, if you're not too sure, to reach out to our Integrity Commissioner. I had him on speed dial in the 18th and 19th Assembly. He is very helpful in providing some clear direction to help you move forward. So thank you very much.

Motions. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. With the Member from Deh Cho in the chair.

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the committee wishes to consider Bill 7, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2024; Committee report 9-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 8: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act. The committee also wishes to consider Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act. And Tabled Document 193-20(1), 2025-2026 Capital estimates for the Department of Finance and the Department of Justice. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Does the committee agree? Thank you, committee. We will take a short recess and resume with the first item. Thank you.

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Thank you. I now call the committee back to order. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. Bill 7, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2024. Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 7, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act 2024. I will ask the Minister of Justice to introduce the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm here today to present Bill 7, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2024.

The Department of Justice routinely brings forward Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Acts which make changes to various statutes that require minor amendments, or where errors or inconsistencies have been identified. These must not be controversial, involve the spending of public funds, prejudicially affect rights, or create a new offence, or subject a new class of persons to an existing offence. The proposed amendments are minor, uncontroversial or non-substantive, and many consist of technical corrections. The amendments are of such a nature that the preparation and legislative consideration of individual bills to correct each statute would be time-consuming for the government and the Legislative Assembly. This concludes my opening remarks. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, to the Minister. Minister, would you like to bring witnesses into the chamber?

Yes, please.