Thank you. Is there a timeline that the Minister can provide when they expect to be in a position to make that decision? I'm just -- it doesn't have to be exacting but just a range of, you know, six months, a year. I'm just getting a sense because I've been working on this with my own kind of independent researcher, including Ms. Barber, for about a fyear fbnow, and -- or less than a year, but, you know, a period of time, and we've made a lot of good connections. We've done a lot of good work in pulling options together. So if I get a sense of that, again, I'm happy to continue to work with the Minister, but I'm just wondering what timeline I could expect, and our friends we've engaged with can expect, so we can continue to support the department in this work. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. No, I don't have any timing, and I can't give any timing. I think right now with the department, you know, we're prioritizing what we're doing, and with the anticipated release of the afteraction review, I think we kind of have to watch where we're setting ourselves or putting ourselves thin and staff, so there is no timeline right now. Thank you, Mr. Chair

Okay, thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Range Lake.

Thank you. No, I appreciate the honesty there. And as I said previously, that's exactly where I want the department's focus to be, so I'll just continue to encourage the Minister to reach out, and we'll continue to work on this. There's other ways to move public policy forward in our system, including working with Regular Members. I'm happy to provide whatever support to the department to make this initiative a success and, again, to tax and regulate what's already going on, keep people safe, fund the fight against addictions, and bring some much-needed revenue into government coffers. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Okay, thank you. I'll take that as a comment. I'm going to continue on. Are there any further questions?

Seeing none, Members, please return to -- return now to the department summary found on page 399 with information items on page 340 to 342. Are there any questions?

Seeing no further questions, committee, I will now call the department summary on Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditure total, total department, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $128,520,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you, committee. Committee, do you agree that we concluded the summary for Municipal and Community Affairs? Agreed?

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witness from the chambers. Committee, we will now move to the -- or sorry, that's it.

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Report of Committee of the Whole. Member from the Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 275-20(1) 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, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh Can I have a seconder? Member from Yellowknife North. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Motion carried.

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Third Reading of Bills. Minister.

Minister of Justice, thank you. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 12, Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act, be read for the third time. And, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister of Justice. The motion's in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. The Member from Hay River North has asked for a recorded vote. All those in favour, please stand.

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand. Colleagues, vote: 15 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. Motion has passed. The motion is carried. Bill 12 has had third reading.

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