Ronald Bonnetrouge

Agreed. Can we proceed to a clause by clause review of the bill?

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. My questions are for the Minister responsible for Housing Northwest Territories:

Can the Minister explain the reason for offloading public housing units onto First Nations organizations?

As many are not high market communities, has the Minister explained the financial obligations and problems associated with being a landlord of public housing?

Treaty 11 of 1921 was to ensure free housing for First Nations peoples and hence First Nations housing was devolved to the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (now Housing Northwest Territories). Can the Minister provide an...

Agreed? Yeah, so we're good with it.

Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Member for Hay River South, please introduce your witnesses.

Okay. Mr. O'Reilly.

Agreed, mahsi. Thank you, Member for Hay River South and thank you to your witnesses. Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Mahsi.

Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 59, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act. I will ask the sponsor of the bill, the Member for Hay River South, to introduce the bill.

Yes, you may proceed.

Mahsi, Mr. O'Reilly. Committee, to the bill as a whole, does the committee agree that Bill 58, An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, is now ready for third reading?

Agreed? Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. I will call the clauses in groups. Please turn to page 1 of the bill.

Clause 1, does committee agree?

---Clauses 1 through 28 inclusive approved

There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

Carried

I will now rise and report progress.