Louis Sebert

Yes, I would, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, Emily Ingarfield, the manager of policy, to my left, and Laura Jeffrey, legislative counsel, to my right.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am here to present Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Act.

The Residential Tenancies Act was amended in 2015 to make a number of changes, including providing for the enforcement of orders through filing with the Supreme Court, allowing for applications to terminate tenancy agreements due to domestic violence, providing a remedy to a tenant for termination on notice of rent increase where rent is not then increased, and establishing a regulation-making authority to set fees for the filing of applications with the rental officer. Since these changes were...

I do. May I proceed to the table?

I wish to table to following two documents entitled "Strengthening Our Core – 2016-2017 Annual Report of the Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation and the Northwest Territories Power Corporation," and "Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2017 (Revised) - with Tracked changes." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

We would be prepared to appear in front of committee to discuss in a general sense our ongoing plans for the Power Corporation. However, again, the whole point of the Public Utilities Board is to deal with these very complex issues and to set rates. I am wondering if the Member opposite is suggesting that we could do without the Public Utilities Board. I would be interested in that conversation.

While I will certainly bring that concern to "G" Division, I do not think I can guarantee that an officer would be able to remain in the community for that period of time. Thank you.

Mr. Chair, I am here to present Bill 29, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017.

The purpose of Bill 29 is to amend various statutes of the Northwest Territories for which minor changes are proposed or errors or inconsistencies have been identified.

Each amendment included in the bill had to meet the following criteria:

It must not be controversial;

It must not involve the spending of public funds;

It must not prejudicially affect rights; and

It must not create a new offence or subject a new class of persons to an existing offence.

Departments responsible for the various statutes being...

I am very pleased to provide that update. Since January 1st, the RCMP members have spent 15 nights in the community, including four nights for the Tsiigehtchic Jamboree in March, participation in providing support for the Arctic Red River youth canoe trip in June, and participation in August with Canoe Days. I understand that, as of September 13th, the RCMP has conducted 15 overnight patrols and 36 day patrols to the community; compared, of course, to no overnight patrols in 2016, when they did not have a residence to stay in.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my left, Emily Ingarfield, manager of policy, and to my right, Mike Reddy, director of legislation. Thank you.