Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table an e-mail from a constituent about her concerns that the funding for nutrition and healthy foods will be discontinued. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Bill 1 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Bill 2 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Justice, Mr. Lafferty.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 3, Electronic Transactions Act, be read for the first time. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Bill 3 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Justice, Mr. Lafferty.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 4, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2011, be read for the first time. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Bill 4 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 5, Write-off of Debts Act, 2010-2011, be read for the first time. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Bill 5 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 6, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2010-2011, be read for the first time. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Bill 6 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Robert McLeod.
Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 7, Community Planning and Development Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Bill 7 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Robert McLeod.
Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Local Authorities Election Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Bill 8 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 9, Wildlife Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Bill 9 has had first reading.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 10, Northwest Territories Heritage Fund Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Bill 10 has had first reading.
---Carried
Item 19, second reading of bills. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act.
The Member is seeking consent to proceed with Bill 1.
---Unanimous consent granted
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, Bill 1 amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to implement recommendations of the Independent Commission to Review Members’ Compensation and Benefits and to make other adjustments related to Members’ compensation and benefits. Provisions are added respecting former Members and conflicts of interest, including an amendment to extend the jurisdiction of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner over former Members respecting alleged contraventions that occurred during a former Member’s time as a Member. The bill also makes a number of changes to the act and comes into force on the polling day for the general election that follows the dissolution of the 16th Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Bill 1 has had second reading.
---Carried
The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, moved into Committee of the Whole today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. The Member is asking unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 1 referred to Committee of the Whole for today.
---Unanimous consent granted
The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
---Unanimous consent granted
Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, be read for the second time.
Bill 2 amends the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act to provide that allowances payable under the two acts may be divided upon the breakdown of a marriage or conjugal relationship outside marriage and to adjust the calculation of allowances for a Member who ceases service after October 18, 2011. Additional options are provided for former Members who become eligible for an allowance before attaining 65 years of age.
Various provisions are also amended to ensure compliance with federal regulation to promote consistency between the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act and to improve the clarity of expression of the two acts.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Bill 2 has received second reading.
---Carried
The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) to have Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, moved into Committee of the Whole today.
---Unanimous consent granted
Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, and Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, with Mr. Abernethy in the chair.
