Debates of October 18, 2007 (day 1)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It gives me great pleasure to make the following motion:

WHEREAS subsection 61(1) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act requires that there shall be an Executive Council of the Northwest Territories;

AND WHEREAS the Executive Council shall be comprised of a Premier chosen by the Legislative Assembly and persons appointed by the Commissioner on the recommendation of this Legislative Assembly;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Honourable Floyd Roland, is hereby chosen to be Premier and a member of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The motion is being circulated. There’s a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried unanimously.

---Carried

---Applause

Motions. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today. Thank you.