Impaired Driving  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, an average of four Canadians will be killed and 175 injured in motor vehicle crashes caused by impaired driving. With the holiday season upon us, I want to remind everyone of the devastating consequences of impaired driving and to acknowledge the ef

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize Michele Thoms, vice-principal of Ecole St. Patrick High School, teacher advisor to Students Against Destructive Driving, formerly Students Against Drinking and Driving, and the person who started our NWT chapter of SADD 25 years a

Minister's Statement 11-19(1): Amendments to the Employment Standards Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to go to item number 4 on the orders of the day. Thank you. ---Unanimous consent granted

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to recognize the fact that the Minister of Finance has certainly inherited the challenge we find ourselves in currently and has not created it. That being said, it is still frustrating to start our Assembly off like this, but, at the end of th

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I am also wondering, given the financial situation that we have found ourselves in, if the Department of Finance intends to freeze any kind of pay for performance or bonuses associated with excluded employees during this time. Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I am also wondering if the Minister of Finance can go into detail about what, if any, reduction efforts the Department of Finance is planning to undertake, specifically in relation to positions within the GNWT and GNWT salaries. Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I am curious if the Minister of Finance can speak to what actions the Department has taken to avoid going through this exercise again a year from now.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I am thankful to the Member for Yellowknife Centre for starting off my question. We have seen continuous growth over the last few Assemblies of the short-term borrowing. I am just wondering if the Department of Finance intends to maintain the $525-million

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Yes, that's correct, Madam Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. To my right is Tim Mercer, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and to my left is Christina Brownlee, Legislative Assembly Counsel for the Department of Justice. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Yes, Madam Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. The Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act lays out the indemnities and allowances available to Members of the Legislative Assembly. Schedule C of the act sets out the actually monetary value of these indemnities and allowances. During the 18th Le

Bill 1-19(1): An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 73-2 and to have Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 1-19(1): An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to extend cert

Question 16-19(1): Prompt Payment of Northern Vendors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister be willing to commit to developing a proposal or supplying me with any kind of documentation that would allow me to better communicate with Kam Lake business owners as to how they can go about getting paid in a timely fashion? Thank you.