Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2009-2010, has had second reading.
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The honourable Member for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 19, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2009-2010, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for infrastructure expenditures for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Thank you.
Bill 19, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2009-2010, has had second reading.
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Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 7-16(3), Ministerial Benefits Policy; Committee Report 6-16(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008-2009: Reality Check: Securing a Future for the Official Languages of the Northwest Territories; and Committee Report 8-16(3), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Evaluation of the Use of Laptop Computers in the Legislative Assembly, with Mr. Krutko in the chair.
I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. We have several items to deal with in Committee of the Whole: Tabled Document 7-16(3), Committee Report 6-16(3), and Committee Report 7-16(3), and Committee Report 8-16(3), and Bill 6. What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee today would like to deal with Committee Report 6-16(3) dealing with the Official Languages Act and we would also like to deal with the Committee Report 8-16(3) first, and that is the Review of the Evaluation of Laptop Computers in the Legislative Assembly. So not in the order I called them, but those are the two items. Thank you.
So committee is agreed that we start with Committee Report 8-16(3)? Committee agree?
Agreed.
With that, we will take a short break and begin with Committee Report 8-16(3).
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I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. Prior to the break, we agreed to continue with Committee Report 8-16(3). Could I have the Rules committee respond…Mr. Hawkins.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just further to Committee Report 8-16(3), I just have one motion and I will now read that into the record.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Does the committee and that Committee Report 8-16(3) is concluded?
Agreed.
Committee Report 8-16(3) is concluded. Next, we agreed to Committee Report 6-16(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008-2009: Reality Check: Securing a Future for the Official Languages of the Northwest Territories. With that, I’d like to pass on to the committee. Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I believe I have provided my general comments. We’re still on general comments, Mr. Chair, so I’ll just free up the mic for any other general comments from Committee of the Whole members. Thank you very much.
General comments in regard to the committee report. Mr. Lafferty.
Mahsi, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the report that is before us is a comprehensive report and I certainly do appreciate all the hard work and input from the Members and also from the general public. I think it is something that we can certainly work with. It consists of recommendations brought forward for government to act on. So those are the discussions that we will certainly be having, Mr. Chair.
When I looked over the recommendations, some of the recommendations that we have worked on in the past, we continue to make improvements in our program delivery. So I would look at it as enhancing our existing program to date. So, certainly, I am looking forward to how we can integrate all of the recommendations brought forward into our existing program where we can improve on. So, certainly, those are the areas we’ll be discussing.
As I stated, it is a comprehensive report. We need to analyze each and every recommendation coming down to our department. Not only that, but, Mr. Chair, we need to clearly highlight each recommendation with a targeted objective. Whether it be the status quo, ongoing initiative or completed or the department is still working on, I’d like to have that kind of information on a going forward basis, reporting back to the standing committee on this on what we’ve been working on.
Certainly, it is a mandate that’s before us. As the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, we are looking forward to working with the standing committee on this comprehensive report. We’re looking forward to that. Mahsi, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Any comments with regard to Committee Report 6-16(3)? General comments? Detail? Clause by clause? Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that this committee acknowledges the tremendous amount of time, effort and care that has gone into the Government Operations committee’s Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act, 2008-2009; and further, that this committee wishes to express its support in principle for the findings and recommendations identified in the final report. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Menicoche, are you making a motion? To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories table a comprehensive response to the Government Operations committee’s Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008-2009 within 120 days of its presentation in this House. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The motion is in order. The motion is being distributed. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
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Does the committee agree that Committee Report 6-16(3) is concluded?
Agreed.
Committee Report 6-16(3) is concluded. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that we report progress.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Thank you, committee, I will now rise and report progress.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 8-16(3), Rules Report on the Use of Laptops; Committee Report 6-16(3), Report on the Review of the Official Languages; and would like to report progress, with three motions being adopted, and that Committee Reports 6-16(3) and 8-16(3) are concluded. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.
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Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 14 has had third reading.
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Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2008-2009, be read for the third time. Thank you.
Bill 17 has had third reading.
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The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2009-2010, be read for the third time. Thank you.
Bill 18 has had third reading.
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Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
