Debates of February 28, 2017 (day 60)

Date
February
28
2017
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
60
Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O'Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Topics
Statements

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, staying with Building Canada Plan's Small Community Fund, is there a population criteria for that particular fund? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So for the program itself small communities are considered a population under 100,000 people. So currently MACA is not considering population in our figures. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, is there a minimum population criteria on this program?

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister.

No, Mr. Chair, as long as they are a municipal community there is no minimum. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, that's all I have. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. I see nothing further for this information item, so if committee would please return to the departmental total on page 311. Do we have comments or questions? Seeing none, I will call the department. Municipal and Community Affairs, department total, $106,760,000. Mr. Beaulieu.

Committee Motion 69-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Deferral of Further Consideration of the Estimates for Municipal and Community Affairs, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that committee defer further consideration of the estimates for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs at this time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion to defer. The motion is on the floor and being distributed. All those in favour. All those opposed.

---Carried

Committee, we have deferred Municipal and Community Affairs. I would like to thank the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Now, what is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, 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 of those in favour. All those opposed.

---Carried

I want to thank all our Pages for sticking around for the late night. Thank you to committee. I will now rise and report progress.

Report of Committee of the Whole

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 261-18(2), Northwest Territories Main Estimates, 2017-2018, and we would like to report progress with four motions being adopted. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Masi. Do I have a seconder? Member for Great Slave.

---Carried

Orders of the Day

Speaker: Mr. Mercer

Mr. Speaker, the orders of the day for Wednesday, March 1, 2017, commencing at 1:30 p.m.:

Prayer

Ministers' Statements

Members' Statements

Returns to Oral Questions

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Acknowledgements

Oral Questions

Written Questions

Returns to Written Questions

Replies to 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

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Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act

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Bill 13, Marriage Act

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Committee Report 6-18(2), Report on the Review of Bill 7: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act

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Tabled Document 261-18(2), Northwest Territories Main Estimates, 2017-2018

Report of Committee of the Whole

Third Reading of Bills

Orders of the Day

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Masi, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 8:38 p.m.