David Krutko

To the bill as a whole.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. General comments. Ms. Bisaro.

Does committee agree that Bill 17 is ready for third reading?

---Bill 17 as a whole approved for third reading

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. We have Committee Report 6-16(6), Bills 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23. What is the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

General comments. Detail.

Does committee agree?

Page 1 of Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Territorial Parks Act, clause 1.

---Clauses 1 through 6 inclusive approved

Mr. Speaker, as we all know, most individuals that are sentenced for two years and less spend their time in the Northwest Territories. Anything over two years, they are basically sent to a federal institution. I’d like to ask the Minister: have you been made aware of what the minimum sentence year is going to be and will there be implications on inmates that we have now, which may be having to do more than a two-year sentence and having to leave the Northwest Territories or is the minimum sentence, it could be two-and-a-half years. What effect will that have on our system?

Mr. Bromley, I’m just basically following direction, that once you concluded your statement there weren’t going to be any questions and we were going to allow each Member to make their general comments and move on and allow the Minister to reply to the general comments of everyone at the end. I stated that when Ms. Bisaro spoke. So that was the rule I put on the floor of the House. So if you were offended, well, excuse me. That’s why we’re having a second round of general comments. Again, your concern will be noted and also my concern of challenging the Chair will also be noted.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. At this time I’d like to call on the standing committee which has reviewed the bill if they want to make any comments in regard to the bill. Economic Development and Infrastructure, Mr. Ramsay.