Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize my constituent from Hay River South again today, Germaine Michel, and I’m so glad she came to see the Legislature and have a tour here. It’s her first time, and anybody who lives in our territory should come and enjo

Appreciation For Constituents, Colleagues And Supporters  Like I said, sometimes things get a little tense around here, but Mr. Bouchard does have a wonderful sense of humour and I’ll just tell you one little incident. We were co-chairing a constituency meeting and I wanted to say something kind of off the record. I said to the wh

Appreciation For Constituents, Colleagues And Supporters  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the words of our deputy clerk, Mr. Schauerte, “day last.” When he starts our meetings he says that. Day last of the 17th Legislative Assembly and day last of 20 years in this Chamber for me. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to also make some tha

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you. We’ll take a break. ---SHORT RECESS

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Is committee agreed?

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee today? Ms. Bisaro.

Motion 50-17(5): Medical Travel Policy, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ll be abstaining from voting on the motion for a couple of reasons. Number one, the work that’s outlined in here is already underway. We’ve already been briefed in Standing Committee on Social Programs on the review of the Medical Travel Policy. So, refe

Committee Report 25-17(5): Report On The Review Of Bill 55: Mental Health Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Bill 55 includes new provisions for “assisted community treatment,” also known as “ACT.” Essentially, this is mandatory outpatient treatment, where psychiatric care is provided while the patient is living in the community. For each patient, a treatment pla

Question 945-17(5): Travel And Expense Claims By Elected Officials  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have watched government for a long time and I know that there have been instances in the quite far past now of Ministers that were travelling with Regular Members and that there became a question after the fact about whether the people who were sponsored

Question 945-17(5): Travel And Expense Claims By Elected Officials  That raises another interesting question. Why would there be a delay in the filing of expense claims when a Member would travel with a Cabinet Minister or the Premier, whether it be to a federal, provincial, territorial or on foreign travel or as a committee member of a committee

Question 945-17(5): Travel And Expense Claims By Elected Officials  I’d ask the Minister, then, if the same rigorous and strenuous monitoring and checking of expense claims for the Ministers that Minister Miltenberger has spoken of, if that would also apply to Regular Members, because, as I said, I think the public is very interested in being ass

Question 945-17(5): Travel And Expense Claims By Elected Officials  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We only need to listen to the media these days and we hear that there is a great deal of interest in the public in how people in elected office spend the taxpayers’ money when it comes to claims for travel and other expenses. We’re very fortunate in this A

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize Hay River South constituent Germaine Michel, who is here today with my friend Melody McLeod. It’s hard to believe that they’re auntie and niece. They look like sisters. Also, yes, our former constituent Lisa Buckmaster-Balmer, who is

Recognition Of Order Of The NWT Recipient – Mr. Bruce Green  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to recognize a Hay River constituent, Bruce Green. He has been chosen as the recipient of the 2015 Order of the Northwest Territories. It is the highest honour of the Northwest Territories and takes precedence over all the o

Committee Motion 143-17(5): Bill 59: Estate Administration Law Amendment Act – Amendment To Subclauses 1(2) And (3), Carried  Thank you, Minister Ramsay. I will ask the Sergeant-at-Arms if he will please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. At this time, committee, at the Chair’s prerogative, we will have a break. Thank you. ---SHORT RECESS