David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 4, Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill establishes the Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation and provides that the corporation owns the common shares of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, and has the same board of directors, chairperson, vice-chairperson and president as the Northwest Territories Power Corporation. The objects of the Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation relate generally to the generation, supply and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Boot Lake, that Bill 6, Workers' Compensation Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill repeals and replaces the existing Workers' Compensation Act and makes consequential amendments to other acts in order to clarify and extend entitlement to compensation when a worker suffers a personal injury, disease or fatality arising out of and during the course of employment.

To nightlight the importance of workers safety in the new act, the name of the Workers' Compensation Board is changed to the Workers' Safe and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 4, Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Boot Lake, that Bill 6, Workers’ Compensation Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a document entitled Workers’ Advisor Office, Northwest Territories and Nunavut 2006 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 4, Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation Act.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 6.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed with first reading of Bill 4, Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation Act.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed with first reading of Bill 6, Workers’ Compensation Act.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, there are programs that can do exactly what the Member is asking for. Again, it’s an application-based program and I encourage the Member to work with his communities and put forward an application to the regional office and see if he can do a pilot project in those particular communities for the seniors that you represent. But again, it’s an application-based program and by way of coming forward with an application for each community or for an individual or for a number of individuals, then it would be looked at project by project. Thank...