Debates of August 17, 2007 (day 12)

Thank you, committee. Total department, $3.091 million.

Agreed.

Thank you. We'll deal with this in a reversed fashion, folks. On page 3, we'll deal with the schedule first, if we could. So make sure committee is on page 3. To the schedule, part 1, vote 1, operations expenditures, total supplementary appropriation for operations expenditures, $13.486 million.

Agreed.

Total supplementary appropriation, $13.486 million.

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We'll now deal with the clause by clause. Is committee agreed?

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Clause 1.

Agreed.

Clause 2.

Agreed.

Clause 3.

Agreed.

Clause 4

Agreed.

Clause 5.

Agreed.

Clause 6.

Agreed.

Clause 7.

Agreed.

If we could, to Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2006-2007, to the preamble, committee. Agreed?

Agreed.

Thank you very much. Does committee agree to the bill as a whole?

Agreed.

Does the committee agree that Bill 17 is ready for third reading?

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Bill 17 is now ready for third reading. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Minister. Thank you, gentlemen. What is the wish of committee, Mr. Lafferty?

Mahsi, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move to report progress. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Motion is in order. It's not debatable. All those in favour? Opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

I'll now rise and report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 9, Write-off of Debts Act, 2007-2008; Bill 10, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2007-2008; and Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2006-07, and would like to report that Bills 9, 10 and 17 are ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. The motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland. The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 13, Change of Name Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 14, Employment Standards Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 19 has had third reading. Third reading of bills.

Members, before I go to the next order of business and we rise from the House today, I would like to draw your attention to junior high school students who have been serving as Pages in the Legislative Assembly this week and providing essential services to the Members and officers of the House.

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This group of Pages is closely linked to the Assembly because some of them are siblings of Members or staff. Indeed, every one of our Pages has the potential of future leaders or participants in the legislative process. Some of our MLAs and officers of the House have served as Pages during their youth. On behalf of the Legislative Assembly, I would like to extend gratitude to all eight of our Pages in the House this week. From Fort McPherson, Dennis Nerysoo; from Yellowknife, Christina Boggis and Casey Canning. I would like to make special mention of the Pages who are related to Members and staff of the Assembly: Jake Olson, Scott Stirling, Tyler Dent, Ryan Ramsay and Shelby Brothers. Thank you very much for your service to the Legislative Assembly.

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