Committee Motion 383-19(2): Committee Report 43-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 63: An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act - Indigenous Languages Legislative Changes, Carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I too am questioning some of the transactions. I know this is inherited; it's not with this Cabinet because it goes back to 2013. There's no Indigenous partners in this. There's another company that's called Ledcor. And it's an international company with N

Committee Motion 383-19(2): Committee Report 43-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 63: An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act - Indigenous Languages Legislative Changes, Carried  I have to start over again now. Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, Bill 61, An Act to Amend the Ombud Act, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2022, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations for review. The committee r

Committee Motion 381-19(2): Committee Report 40-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 61: An Act to Amend the Ombud Act - Government Response to Recommendations, Carried  Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a response to this report within 120 days. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 380-19(2): Committee Report 40-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 61: An Act to Amend the Ombud Act - Statutory Officer Jurisdiction, Carried  Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories, in consultation with the Board of Management, lead a wholistic review to examine and clarify the jurisdiction of each statutory officer of the Assembly to investigate Other statu

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, Bill 61, An Act to Amend the Ombud Act, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2022, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations for review. Bill 61 is a private Member's bill sponsored by

Bill 76: An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act  Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 8.2(7) and have Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act, referred directly to Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 76: An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act  Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Hay River North, that Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act, be read for a second time. Mr. Speaker, Bill 76 amends the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act to Establish a Commission within two years of the 2023 gen

Bill 76: An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act  Mr. Speaker, I move, second by the Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, Bill 76 amends the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act to Establish a Commission within two years of the 2023 general el

Committee Report 49-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations: Report on the 2021-22 Review of the Official Languages Act  3. Double resources to support and revitalize Indigenous languages Committee heard clearly that funding for Indigenous-language education and revitalization is not enough to ensure language communities survive. This unanimous sense of underfunding exists despite recent increases

Question 1467-19(2): Aurora College Board of Governors  Mr. Speaker, there are four positions within Aurora College that are currently being borrowed from Fort Smith. But they do not belong -- but they do belong to Fort Smith, and they must be returned as soon as possible. Will the Minister commit to work with the newly appointed boa

Question 1467-19(2): Aurora College Board of Governors  Mr. Speaker, does the board of governors have the ability to veto or overturn a decision by the college president and senior management? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1467-19(2): Aurora College Board of Governors  Mr. Speaker, if the new board of governors wanted to make a change of direction with where the college is going and say it was different from the college president and senior management wanted, how would that be resolved? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1467-19(2): Aurora College Board of Governors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with the appointment of the new board of governors for Aurora College, can the education Minister explain how this will change executive decision-making at Aurora College and with the transformation into a polytechnic university? Thank you, Mr

Member's Statement 1474-19(2): Aurora College Board of Governors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, on March 6th, the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment announced the Members of the new Aurora College Board of governors. I was very pleased to hear the Minister's long-awaited announcement on this matter because

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to recognize our MP for coming to visit us in this House, and welcome back to Fort Smith any time he wants, because that's where he went to school in the early years. I used to serve him on the line. I also want to welcome Jackson. I congr