Rocky Simpson

Committee, to the bill as a whole, does the committee agree that Bill 47: An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, No. 2, is now ready for third reading?

Clauses 16 to 20, does the committee agree?

Thank you, Ms. Martselos. Are there any further comments? Mr. Johnson.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the Minister for that, and I'm glad to hear the hydrologists participate in the EMO exercises. Unfortunately, I wasn't invited to any of those so I wasn't privy to it.

Considering the drainage area of the Hay River basin is mostly in Alberta and BC and with the drainage area of approximately 47,900 square kilometres, can the Minister confirm if the department has any standing on the Alberta Watershed Planning and Advisory Council or at least consult with the advisory council or other organization with similar interests? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Clause 3, does the committee agree?

Clauses 6 to 10, does the committee agree?

The Premier doesn't have staff here or witnesses. So if she would like to answer that question, I will allow it. Premier.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, climate change is real and flooding is real. This government has the capacity, resources, and financing to address disasters and should not offload it on the communities. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I ask the Minister of MACA, what is the department's staff complement and qualifications of those who provide flood modeling data for flood scenarios in the NWT? I know that the communities do not have that capacity and expertise, and we cannot expect them to carry those costs for that capacity. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Please turn to page one of the bill.

Clause 1, does the committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Bonnetrouge. I will now open the floor to general comments on Bill 46. Is the committee agreed that there are no further general comments?