Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscites Act be amended to allow election officers to conduct mobile polls. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Motion is in order. Motion is on the floor. To the motion. Minister McLeod.
Yes, to the motion, I already thought that they were able to do mobile polls.
Mr. Bromley.
Sorry, I don’t have a response to that right off hand, Madam Chair.
Alright, committee, could we have some order, please. Committee, the motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question is being called.
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Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscites Act be amended so that a person vouching for an elector without sufficient identification need only reside in the same electoral district, rather than in the same polling division. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Motion is in order. Motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question is being called.
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Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscites Act be amended to add candidate nomination papers to the list of public records that may be inspected during office hours at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Motion is in order. Motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question is being called.
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Minister Abernethy.
Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer provide the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures with recommendations for additional specific enforcement powers for the Chief Electoral Officer, and substantiation for each of those powers.
A motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question is being called.
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Mr. Abernethy.
I move that this committee recommends that the Public Service Act be amended so that the authority to grant leave to an employee who wishes to seek nomination to be a candidate resides with the deputy minister accountable for the administration of that act, rather than with the Minister.
A motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question is being called.
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Mr. Abernethy.
I move that this committee recommends that the “housekeeping” amendments, which are identified by the Chief Electoral Officer on pages 42 to 45 of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, with the exception of his recommendation 21, be considered by legislative drafting during the preparation of the other amendments.
A motion is on the floor. To the motion.
Question.
Question is being called.
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Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Committee Report 2-17(4), Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2011 Election?
Agreed.
What is the wish of committee? Mr. Menicoche.
I move that we report progress.
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Can I have the report from the Committee of the Whole, please, Ms. Bisaro.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 1, Tlicho Statutes Amendment Act; Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Territorial Parks Act; Committee Report 1-17(4), Report on the Review of the 2011-2012 Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission Annual Report; Committee Report 2-17(4), Report on the Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2011 Election, and would like to report progress with 27 motions being adopted, that Committee Report 1-17(4) and Committee Report 2-17(4) are concluded, and that Bills 1 and 2 are ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. A motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The seconder is Mr. Bromley.
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Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I feel that I have to rise on a point of order. I have waited until today to raise the point of order because I wanted to review the Hansard with respect to comments made in the House yesterday by Mr. Bromley.
Yesterday, in his reply to opening address, Mr. Bromley quoted a poem from an income security client and that quote referred, by name, to an income security worker and criticized the performance of that person in the House. These references can be found on page 30 of the March 12, 2013, unedited Hansard, and I quote: “’Hi, is … available?’ I calmly say. “No, sorry, she is not available today.” “Well, I am feeling a little frustrated that my paperwork has been lost. My social worker and I brought it in last week.” “Oh, yes, I remember stamping it and putting it in her box.” From the office space behind, … walks in.”
