Question 813-18(3): Marine Transportation Services 2019 Sailing Season  Historically, the rivers are at a 10-year low right now from the last time I got an update from our staff. The one thing that MTS did this year was factor in the possibility of that. The way we operated this year is we adjusted our loads for shallower draft. The low-water levels

Question 813-18(3): Marine Transportation Services 2019 Sailing Season  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The 2019 sailing season is actually on schedule right now as we predicted going forward, even with the low water levels that have been on the Mackenzie River. We have already been to every community once. Presently, two tugs are northbound out of Hay River

Minister's Statement 225-18(3): Update on Strategic Transportation Corridors  Mr. Speaker, early in the life of the 18th Legislative Assembly our government made a commitment to secure funding for the advancement of new strategic infrastructure corridors. It is a commitment that we made in Connecting Us, the Northwest Territories 25-year Transportation Str

Bill 36: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Resources Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 36, An Act to Amend the Petroleum Resources Act, be read for the third time, and, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Motion 168-18(3): Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act - Clause 6, Defeated  Thank you, Mr. Chair. ITI worked closely with OROGO and NEB to help ensure that the regulator holds proof of financial responsibility if there is a risk of spills or debris from work or an activity. Clause 9 extends the proof of financial responsibility requirement by requiring t

Committee Motion 168-18(3): Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act - Clause 6, Defeated  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Let's make something very clear here. We didn't just go off and do this on our own. We talked to the law clerk about this issue before we went out and did this, and we got consent from the law clerk that we would be able to share this information. Thank you,

Committee Motion 168-18(3): Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act - Clause 6, Defeated  Good minister. ---Laughter If there is a need to require specific content in the future, Bill 37 is required to have requirements related to the form or the content of the report outlined in the regulations. ITI staff has spoken with OROGO and the NEB regarding the proposed ite

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. What I am going to say about this is these guidance notes will provide guidance when we move forward with this bill, and this will also allow for a public engagement process, so I do not see the need for doing this. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Clause 5 provides the regulator with the authority to hold a public hearing when it determines doing so would be in the public interest. A decision would likely be made by the regulator with input from the chief conservation officer, the chief safety officer

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's not clear what circumstances under the Oil and Gas Operations Act would require a mandatory public hearing. As a result, we need to maintain some flexibility here. We believe the best approach is to allow the regulator to develop a list of principles th

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. We will respond to the recommendations in this report by the end of this Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Our approach to this bill, as I said in the opening comments, was administrative in nature and improving transparency in the bill, as well. When we did public engagement, this was not an issue that was brought up, so it was not brought forward. Thank you, Mr

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my left is Menzie McEachern, director of mineral and petroleum resources. On my immediate right is Joel Marion, senior legislative advisor. On my far right is Christina Brownlee, the drafter. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you. I am pleased to introduce Bill 37, An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act. The purpose of this bill is to address critical first-step changes to the Oil and Gas Operations Act. Its aim is to enhance transparency and public accountability and address administrat

Question 808-18(3): Relationship between NWT Fishers and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment / Great Slave Lake Commercial Fishing  Actually, they have already reached out to me. We set up a tentative date, and they could not make that date. I said that I would make myself available, but before I commit to doing that I told them that I wanted an agenda of what we want to talk about and who is going to be pres