I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The wish of committee, or my wish, I move we report progress.
Your wish is our command. Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen.
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Can I have the report of Committee of the Whole, please, Mr. Bromley.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee would like to report progress. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. A motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. Do we have a seconder for the motion? The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Dog Act, be read for the third time.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The motion is in order. To the motion. Ms. Bisaro.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to speak a bit to this bill. I do feel that the Dog Act as presented is a far improved act from what we had before. There are certainly provisions in there which are going to make things much easier for prosecutions to happen.
I do have a concern, however, with the section that deals with accepted activities and the section which allows for exceptions and exemptions to certain activities. I don’t feel that part of the bill is necessary. I stated that yesterday and I just wanted to restate it.
That said, the bill as a whole is far better than what we currently have and I do support this going forward.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Dog Act, has received third reading.
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The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 25, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2011-2012, be read for the third time.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The motion is in order. Bill 25, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2011-2012, has received third reading.
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The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 26, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 5, 2010-2011, be read for the third time.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The motion is in order. Bill 26, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 5, 2010-2011, has had third reading.
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The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 27, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2010-2011, be read for the third time.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The motion is in order. Bill 27, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2010-2011, has had third reading.
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Before we continue on I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Pages that have served us over the last number of weeks and for their hard work and an opportunity for them to take part in our legislative process. I’d like to thank the principals and schools that have offered them the time to serve us here in the Legislative Assembly. I’d like to thank them all personally and on behalf of the Members here in the House. Thank you very much.
Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills:
Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Conflict of Interest Act;
Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act;
Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Dog Act;
Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act;
Bill 18, An Act to Repeal the Settlements Act;
Bill 19, Municipal Statutes Amendment Act;
Bill 20, An Act to Amend the Evidence Act;
Bill 25, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2011-2012;
Bill 26, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 5, 2010-2011;
Bill 27, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2010-2011.
Prior to proroguing this Fifth Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly, I wish to announce that the Sixth Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly will convene on Monday, March 7, 2011, at 1:30 p.m.
As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I hereby prorogue the Fifth Session of the 16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Thank you, merci beaucoup, quanami, mahsi cho.
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The House prorogued at 12:29 p.m.
