Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 49, Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, be read for the second time.

The proposed Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act will provide civil mechanisms to stop illegal activities that occur habitually at residential rental properties and negatively affect the safety of the community and the well-being of residents. Commonly referred to as the SCAN Act, the proposed bill is designed to empower residents to report problem residences in their community and includes provisions to protect confidentiality and vulnerable persons.

The proposed bill is based, in part, on current best practices from other jurisdictions, like the Yukon and Saskatchewan, with specific elements that work in the NWT context and scale to create a unique made-in-the-NWT SCAN system. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.