David Ramsay

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Before I proceed, I would like to as well recognize the Pages that are in our House here today from Range Lake North School, and we also have Mr. Ian Moir and his daughter, Lauren, is one of our Pages here today. So welcome.

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Thank you, committee. Mr. Menicoche.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 1-15(5), Report on the Review of the Annual Report of the Human Rights Commission, and Committee Report 2-15(5), Report on the Review of the Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, with 16 motions being adopted. I would like to report that committee reports 1-15(5) and 2-15(2) are concluded and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a final supplementary. Who is responsible in the Department of Public Works and Services for issuing that tender? I would like a chronology, as well, of the discussions that took place between Health and Social Services and the Department of Public Works and Services between January 11th and the date that tender was issued in the newspaper. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. To the motion. Mr. Yakeleya.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, committee. Does committee now agree that consideration of Committee Report 2-15(5) is concluded?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister and I, in his capacity as Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board, had numerous discussions regarding whether or not the Financial Administration Manual directives were followed in this project last year. Again, the questions came up in discussions with the Minister of Health and Social Services over whether or not the FAM directive was indeed followed. I want to get back to the communications. I want to know specifically what communications took place between Health and Social Services and the Department of Public Works in...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. To the motion. Just before I get to the next speaker, I just wanted to draw the House’s attention to the gallery. I’d like to recognize Mr. Sonny MacDonald, the sub-chief for the Salt River First Nation.

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Also, Sonny is, in addition to being the sub-chief of the Salt River First Nation, the chair of the NWT Arts Council and his artwork does grace this Assembly that we work in. Welcome, sir, to our proceedings. As well, the other folks that we have in the gallery, welcome to our proceedings this afternoon. Thank you.

Next on the list I’ve got Mr. Pokiak.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, committee. Mr. Hawkins.