Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 31, Northwest Territories 911 Act, be read for the second time.
The bill directs the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs to establish the NWT 911 service, a service for receiving and transferring emergency calls within the NWT. The bill binds the Government of the Northwest Territories and mandates the participation of telecommunications carriers, local authorities, and emergency service providers in the NWT 911 service.
The bill establishes a 911 cost-recovery fee and requires every local subscriber to a telephone service to pay the fee. Telecommunications carriers are required to comply with any prescribed registration and reporting requirements and to bill subscribers, collect the fee, and remit the fee to the Government of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. The motion is in order to the principle of the bill.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.
---Carried
Bill 31 has had its second reading. It is now referred to the standing committee. Second reading of bills. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 32, Naturopathic Profession Statutes Amendment Act, be read for the second time.
This bill amends various statutes administered by the Department of Health and Social Services to allow for the passage of regulations regulating the naturopathic doctors' profession in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. The motion is in order to the principle of the bill.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.
---Carried
I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, committee would like to consider Minister's Statement 19-18(3), Aurora College Foundational Review Process, and Minister's Statement 103-18(3), Marine Transportation Services. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. We have agreed to consider Minister's Statement 19-18(3), Aurora College Foundational Review Process. I will open up the floor to comments. Seeing none, does committee agree this concludes our consideration of Minister's Statement 19-18(3), Aurora College Foundational Review Process?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Next, we have agreed to consider Minister's Statement 103-18(3), Marine Transportation Services. I will open up the floor to comments or questions from committee. Seeing none, does committee agree this concludes our consideration of Minister's Statement 103-18(3), Marine Transportation Services?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will rise and report progress.
Do I have a seconder? Member for Yellowknife Centre. She's very excited today. The motion is in order. All those in favour. All those opposed. Motion carried.
---Carried
I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 20, Ombud Act, be read for the third time. Mr. Speaker, I requested a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. The Member has requested a recorded vote. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
The Member for Thebacha, the Member for Hay River North, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Yellowknife South, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River South.
All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand. The results of the recorded vote: 16 in favour; zero opposed; zero abstentions. Motion carried.
---Carried
Please be seated. Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, good afternoon.
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It has been a while since I have been here in this great place. I am thankful to see you all again in good health. Mahsi, thank you.
I would like to take a moment to encourage all residents to honour the dedication, proud service, and the many sacrifices made by current and past members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Remembrance Day is on Sunday, November 11th. I have been invited to Hay River this year to take part in their services, and I look forward to visiting for such an important occasion.
As this sitting comes to an end, I would like to wish the Members of this House good health, happiness, and prosperity as you enjoy the coming Christmas holiday season with your loved ones.
I wish you all safe travels on the land, in the air, on the ice, and on our highways as you continue to work together, cooperatively, for the betterment of all residents of the Northwest Territories.
Now, as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills:
Bill 7, Chartered Professional Accountants Act
Bill 8, Emergency Management Act
Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Securities Act
Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017
Bill 15, Document Formalization, Service and Notice Reform Statute Law Amendment Act
Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act
Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act
Bill 20, Ombud Act
Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act
Bill 27, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2018-2019
Bill 28, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2018-2019
Bill 33, Appropriations Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2019-2020
Mahsi cho. Thank you. Quyanainni. Merci beaucoup. Koana.
Please be seated. Colleagues, I would like to extend the appreciation of this House to the Commissioner, Margaret Thom. It was a pleasure to have her in the House today.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of the Pages who have been with us and who have served during our session here. Our youth are our future, as we all have stated, and our greatest resource. It is always a pleasure to have our youth as part of our Chambers.
I also thank the interpreters who have been with us throughout this session, as well. They are Mary Rose Sundberg, Margaret Mackenzie, Berna Matto, Sarah Cleary, Tom Unka, and David Black. Thank you all for the services that you provide each and every day for us.
Colleagues, our Indigenous languages are not second-class in this House. We are proud of our official languages, all the languages. We will continue to take measures to use and also celebrate our Indigenous languages and to ensure that they are treated as equal to English and French. If we want to see our indigenous languages grow and thrive throughout this territory, we must lead by example in this House.
Finally, I would like to extend a special thank you to Gail Bennett for her assistance over the past two months. Gail, you will always have a place at this table and we truly, truly appreciate the expertise and dedication that you provide to us. Masi for that.
---Applause
Colleagues, during the past month you have achieved a great deal and you should feel very proud of the work that you have done to date. I thank all of you for your continued dedication to this House, our form of consensus-style government, and to the people of the Northwest Territories.
This house will not sit again until February; however, I know that you will all be busy with your constituency work in your communities, in your regions, the committee work, the ongoing business of the government, and most importantly, your family and friends. I wish you safe travels as you return to your constituencies.
Orders of the day for Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 1:30 p.m.:
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Prayer
Ministers' Statements
Members' Statements
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgments
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Replies to the Commissioner's Opening Address
Petitions
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
Motions
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
[Translation ends]
Masi for that. [Translation] Very nice. [Translation ends] This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 1:30 p.m.
---ADJOURNMENT
The House adjourned at 3:59 p.m.
