Assembly Vote

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 42, Tlego'hli Got'ine Final Self-Government Agreement Act, be read for the second time.

The proposed Tlego'hli Got'ine Final Self-Government Agreement Act will approve and give legal effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tlego'hli Got'ine. The Act is comprised of provisions addressing the approval of, giving effect to, and declaring valid of, the final self-government agreement, including the governance, legal structure, and authority of the Tlego'hli Got'ine government, authorizing the creation of regulations that may be needed to support the agreement; and, ultimately, serves as the legislative mechanism by which the Government of the Northwest Territories fulfills its ratification obligations under the final self-government agreement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.