Robert C. McLeod

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Bill 13, An Act to Repeal the Curfew Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. If the Member doesn’t want to take my word for it, then we’ll put a letter together and send it to the Member. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, 911 is a concern across the Northwest Territories. We’ve heard about it in the many meetings we’ve had. I have asked officials to go back and have a look at it, considering the fact that technology and telecommunications have improved throughout the North. So I have committed to revisiting the issue. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 14, An Act to Repeal the Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. It’s not our intention to dust this off and keep pushing it off. I have not gone to the Cabinet table yet. We are planning on doing a little more work on this and then once the opportunity arises, we’re looking for some funds, and I will approach FMB and see if there’s a possibility that we can gain access to some of these funds. But in the meantime, we do recognize that things are changing across the Northwest Territories and I’ve heard from a lot of folks out there. I’ve heard from NWTAC, I’ve heard from Members in the 16th and 17th. So it is one that I have committed to...

I said we’re revisiting the issue. The question has been raised. The Member said what, 13 times. I think it was a lot more than that, but at the time, because of the lack of communication across the Northwest Territories, telecommunication, it would have been difficult to work on or implement this system. So with the improvements, we are going back. I have directed officials to revisit this issue and see if there are ways that we can possibly implement this program. We’re working with the communities to implement this program on a stage-by-stage basis. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ll take that question as notice.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We’re willing to have our staff go in there and assist the community in developing a plan for their future infrastructure. Then, at the end of the day, the decision will be the community’s one to make. But we’re more than willing to do our part in assisting.

Yes I would, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my left I have Mr. David Kravitz, manager of community governance; to my right I have Mr. Thomas Druyan, legislative counsel.