David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Minister’s Statement 48-15(3) and Bill 9 and would like to report Bill 9 as ready for third reading and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks, Mr. Minister, for the response. I find it hard to believe that this government would put a Legal Aid office in a retail mall and pay top dollar for the rental space when there are other options out there, Mr. Speaker. The retailers in that mall are not happy that a Legal Aid office is going into prime retail space, and I know and I’ve heard that leasehold improvements won’t start on that space until November 1st. Mr. Speaker, is it too late to look at a different location for this office? It just doesn’t fit in a retail setting. I mean, the clientele who...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Roland.

Thank you. I would like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. The first order of business is Minister’s Statement 48-15(3), Sessional Statement. I would like to open up the floor for comments on that statement. Any general comments? Is it the wish of the committee that we proceed with the next order of business?

Bill 9 is now ready for third reading. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It gives me great pleasure to recognize some competitors from Team NWT that we have here in the audience with us today. I will go through the list: Sandra Taylor, welcome; Howard and Josie Gould, David and Anne Wind, Mr. Fred Koe, Mike and Helena Haener, Albert and Gladys Eggenberger, Brad Whitehead, Prakash Chugh, Helena To, and Liz Bailey-Hopf. Also, I would like to mention Barb Hood, the team manager. Welcome, Barb. Also, present today with us is Ms. Beatrice Campbell. She is the president of the NWT Seniors’ Society from Fort Smith. Welcome, Beatrice. Also...

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. Roland.

Thanks, Mr. Menicoche. Does committee agree?

To the bill as a whole?