Glen Abernethy

Okay. Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if I could please get you to escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Thank you. Mr. Beaulieu, if I can please get you to introduce your witnesses for the record.

On that I’ll go to the sponsor of the bill for opening comments. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Would you like to bring witnesses into the House?

With that, we will take a short break and return with Bills 1 and 2 in that order.

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Thank you, committee. Bill 1 is now deemed ready for third reading. Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Can I get the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the witnesses out of the Chamber. Thank you to the witnesses.

Is committee agreed that we proceed with Bill 2?

Thank you. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. In front of us today are Bills 1 and 2. What is the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Let’s go back to page 1. Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. With the vote coming on Monday with respect to Yellowknife’s Con geothermal project, if the vote is yes there is going to be significant opportunity for the City of Yellowknife to provide stable, affordable and reliable heat to businesses throughout the community, especially in the downtown core. If these businesses want to gain maximum benefit, many of them are going to have to consider doing some energy retrofits on their buildings windows and whatnot. Through the Minister’s department, the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, and Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, and would like to report progress that Bills 1 and 2 are ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Can we proceed with the clause-by-clause review of the bill?