Rocky Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it seems like more and more people are just being released on bail after committing crimes. Can the Minister explain why people aren't being remanded into custody? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today is a special day and a milestone birthday for a constituent who I also consider a good friend.

Mr. Speaker, today I wish Mrs. Julia Pokiak Trennert a happy milestone birthday, and hopefully all her birthday wishes comes true. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 8.2(7) and have Bill 59 be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Hay River North, that Bill 59, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscite Act, be read for the second time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thought I got off on that one, but.

This bill amends the Elections and Plebiscite Act to implement proposed changes identified by the Chief Electoral Officer in the report following the 2019 general election and the Legislative Assembly's Committee of the Whole after reviewing the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on rules and procedures report to the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2021, and its motions on March 30th, 2021. Additional amendments are proposed as modernized language. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to table the following document: PoliceReported Crime Statistics in Canada, 2019, release date October 29th, 2020. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister provide any direction to ensure people who are in custody stay in custody while being remanded and not let out on bail? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, the other thing, you know, when I think of schools, you know, I think of, you know, a healthy learning environment; I think of, you know, healthy children and, you know, that improves learning capability, you know yeah, improves learning, I guess, for children and, you know, it allows them maybe to be role models and mentors for others what may, you know, be kind of on the border of, you know, not sure, you know, what life's all about. But, you know, so one of the things that, you know, I hear sometimes in some of the communities is that lack of, you know...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to present to the House Bill 59, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister confirm if delaying the project to 20272028 will trigger a reevaluation of the number of beds required, possibly an increase from 24 up to 48 of 60? Thank you.