Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Quick to want to get this done but, Mr. Speaker, I just want to -- one thing I want to do is recognize the honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and his 30 years of firefighter service, and I want to reassure the public and folks in the gallery, folks on the floor as well, that he has been supportive 100 percent of the way. He has responded positively, you know, in question period to emails. He's even sent me text messages saying, keep going. So he is fighting for firefighters, for first responders, and there should be no doubt in that. This is his passion, and his commitment really shines through. So I thank him for that, and I thank him for his supportive words today.

On the question of process, the bill is intentionally designed to come in one year after the Nunavut election which gives them time to review the changes and work with the commission to bring about similar legislative changes over there. Even though we do have a shared jurisdiction which started, of course, prior to division in 1999 and has continued because it's a bigger pool of coverage for northern workers, we can still have our own regime that's separate from Nunavut. Not that that's intended. Again, we want everything to eventually come together seamlessly, but we also want to move quickly, and we've heard the frustrations, again, that this has been a time consuming and long-awaited process. Again, I don't want to focus on the pass; I want to move forward. But moving forward is passing this bill and getting that coverage in hopefully the fall of this year if the committee is able to endorse the bill going forward. And, honestly, this is a perfect example of our consensus government working well to complement both the governments -- the government's resources and the resources of Regular Members. We can often move more nimbly, more quickly, to solve challenges than some of our processes. And that's not to disparage against them. I think there's been a huge body of research here. But we know these changes have been coming and that they're -- it's very important we make them. So I think this is -- this should be seen -- and we're seeing more of this, quite frankly, in this Assembly, that Private Members' bills are being -- are being used to solve these kinds of challenges.

So yes, to the principle, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm just going to conclude by saying structural fires are going down but firefighter deaths are going up. You know, that shows we do need to do something. We do need to expand coverage. And firefighters shouldn't be fighting for coverage when they get sick. They should be fighting cancer and heart disease instead, and first responders shouldn't be fighting for coverage when and if they're suffering from PTSD. This bill changes that. And I thank all my colleagues for that support. Thank you.

Thank you, Member from Range Lake. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. Member from Range Lake has asked for a recorded vote. All those in favour, please stand.

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand.

All those in favour, 9. Opposed, zero. Abstentions, 7. The motion is carried. Bill 29 has been read a second time and is referred to a standing committee of the Assembly for further consideration.

---Carried

Second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 31, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026, be read for the second time. This bill makes supplementary appropriations for infrastructure expenditures for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the it 2025-2026 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried. The motion is carried. Bill 31 has been read a second time.

---Carried

Second reading of bills. Third reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput that Bill 31, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026, be read for the third time. Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded vote.

Thank you, Minister. To the principle of the bill. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. To the principle of the bill.

Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, you're not talking -- you're not speaking to the bill. We're not talking about past experience. Please speak to the bill, please and thank you. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the bill, at this time, there's no -- there's nothing there for my small communities from the 19th and 20th Assembly. I got a letter that was brought in with all my issues. Two years in this mandate, I don't see anything there. And March of this year, I brought it up. But anyway, Mr. Speaker, at this point in time, I don't support this bill. Thank you.

Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. Member from Yellowknife South has asked for a recorded vote. All those in favour, please stand.

Thank you. All those opposed, please stand.