Kevin O'Reilly

I want to thank the Premier for that. I don't think she really answered my question, though, which was really about whether the priorities that we have provide clear direction to all of her Ministers. Now, I don't want to get into the specifics of the process that we are engaged in in terms of developing a mandate, but I think it is pretty clear that those priorities don't provide sufficient direction to all of the Ministers. I am just wondering: can the Premier tell us how the initial direction will be set for each Minister to cover matters outside of the priorities?

Great. Thanks. That is what I had suspected and appreciate the response from our witnesses. This will be an ongoing cost into the future. The total supplementary appropriation, I think, is for $4.5 million, essentially. The Minister said $3.5 million is for the City of Yellowknife. What is the other $1 million for [microphone turned off]?

Thanks, Madam Chair. I'll try to be quicker this time. Can someone tell me: the $3.5-million amount, does that include school taxes?

Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to acknowledge one of the Pages in the House today, Riley Hans. She is a student at Ecole Sir John Franklin High School.

I want to thank you for filling my water glass, as well as running notes around for everybody.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Great, okay. I look forward to getting that information, and I just assume that you folks are all working together, so you are going to get it from your colleague. Now that we have dealt with what happened, how are we going to prevent this from happening again in the future? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Look, I am a taxpayer here in Yellowknife. We receive an interim notice, I think, pretty early in the calendar year, and then we get a final notice usually around June, if my memory serves me correctly. I am just wondering: when did MACA get the notice of taxation, and why did it take from the time of the notice until now before the supplementary appropriation came forward? Is this something that could have or should have been dealt with in the last Assembly? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President.

WHEREAS the proceedings of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly and all of its Standing and Special Committees are conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS the current Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly were adopted on August 23, 2019;

AND WHEREAS a copy of the revised and approved Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories was tabled in this House earlier today, and identified as Tabled Document 2-19(1);

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable...

Merci, Monsieur le President. I give notice that, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that this Legislative Assembly repeal the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly originally adopted on August 23, 2019, and adopt the newest version of the Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, identified as Tabled Document 2-19(1); and further, that the new Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, upon adoption of this motion, come into effect...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled "Draft Climate Emergency Motion." Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

I want to thank the Minister for that information. It's great that some of these consultations took place before, but I think we need to start that ball rolling again. Will this Minister begin consultation with the public, other sectors, and Regular Members throughout the implementation of the NWT's Carbon Tax?