Brendan Bell

Mr. Speaker, I’d like to raise awareness of a couple of issues, Mr. Speaker, and acknowledge the presence of Arlene Hache, who is in the gallery today. We talked about the Bailey House and local advocates who’ve really raised this issue of homelessness. I want to thank Arlene for her work in this regard.

I’d also like to acknowledge Mike Olson, who’s already been mentioned, but he is emceeing a trade show or a fashion show at the trade show that a number of MLAs are involved in. We’ll be modelling some of the Arctic Winter Games clothing. As many of you know, Mike’s very active in the chamber...

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed with the first reading of Bill 7, Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Partnership Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Partnership Act to allow for, and to establish rules and procedures governing, the registration in the Northwest Territories of limited liability partnerships formed in the Northwest Territories, or formed in another jurisdiction but carrying on business in the NWT. In addition, the bill includes amendments to update or clarify the language of various provisions of the act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I think we can do that. I know in his region, because we are working to sit down in the Sahtu to talk about some cooperation and the signing of an MOU, that part of the work was an accounting of the businesses that were able and eligible to do work. I know that, because of the pipeline, regional businesses have stepped up and made sure they have been accounted for and are in a position to take advantage of work that can come their way. I think this information is available. We can put it together. We can pull this together, and I can share that with the Member. I agree; as...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Condominium Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Condominium Act. Provisions are added to regulate the development of condominiums and the sale of units, and to permit the development of condominiums in phases and the amalgamation of condominiums. The developer and condominium corporation are required to disclose relevant information to owners, purchases, mortgagees and tenants, and parties are afforded protections where material changes are made in respect of...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know the Member is very well aware, coming from the Sahtu, regarding the concern in the region about the pipeline delays. The new date we are talking about is 2014, Mr. Speaker. It is a concern to all northerners. This project will be a pillar of our economy in the future, we believe. It will spur additional exploration and development in these regions. But the Member is right in that we need to ensure our people are ready to take the jobs that will come their way. We have always insisted this project must do a number of things, but, first and foremost, it must...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Legal Services Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Legal Services Act to provide that a lawyer employed by the Legal Services Board does not breach requirements relating to conflicts of interest by reason only of advising or representing a person involved in a dispute with a second person who is advised or represented by a second lawyer employed by the board. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 7, Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill provides a process for the review of complaints about, and court applications in respect of, the use of property where an illegal activity is carried out that adversely affects the people in the community or neighbourhood where the property is located. The bill also provides a process for requiring the removal of building fortifications that are a threat to public safety. Finally, Mr. Speaker, consequential amendments are made...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Partnership Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Condominium Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.