Debates of March 3, 2017 (day 63)

Date
March
3
2017
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
63
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, committee. We will now proceed to the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. The department begins on page 307. We will begin with the regional operations activity on page 330. I will call this activity. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, regional operations, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $86,755,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Now, the recreation and youth activity on page 339. I will call this activity. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, sport recreation and youth, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $7,092,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will now return to the departmental total on page 311. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, total department, $106 million. I apologize. I will start over. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, total department, $106,760,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes consideration of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. On to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources beginning on page 55. We will begin with corporate management activity on page 67. I will call this activity. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, corporate management, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $13,829,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will now proceed to the environment activity on page 71. I will call this activity. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, environment, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $3,999,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. On to the water resources activity on page 79. I will call this activity. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, water resources, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $11,802,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. We will now return to the departmental total on page 59. I will call the department. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, total department, $91,517,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. We will now proceed to the Department of Finance beginning on page 123. However, we will begin with the activity of directorate on page 132. I will call this activity. Department of Finance, directorate, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $84,047,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will now return to the departmental total on page 127. I will call this total. Department of Finance, total department, $235,743,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that that concludes our consideration of the Department of Finance?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. We will now move to the second blue tab in the tabled document. It is titled "Borrowing Plan for the Government Reporting Entity and Established Borrowing Limits for the Government of the Northwest Territories." Total government borrowing, $660,625,000. Any comments or questions on this? I see none. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of the proposed borrowing plan of the Government of the Northwest Territories?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 261-18(2), Main Estimates 2017-2018?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Mr. Beaulieu.

Committee Motion 76-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates, 2017-2018, Carried

Recorded Vote

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. The Member has requested a recorded vote. There is a motion on the floor, being distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour, please stand.

Speaker: Mr. Schauerte

Mr. Beaulieu; Ms. Green; Mr. Nadli; Mr. Nakimayak; Mr. Moses; Ms. Cochrane; Mr. Abernethy; Mr. McLeod, Yellowknife South; Mr. McLeod, Inuvik Twin Lakes; Mr. Schumann; Mr. Sebert; Mr. Blake; Mr. McNeely; Mr. Vanthuyne; and Mr. Testart.

All those opposed, please stand.

Speaker: Mr. Schauerte

Mr. Thompson, Mr. O'Reilly.

All those abstaining, please stand. The result of the recorded vote is 15 in favour, two opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.

---Carried

What is the wish of committee now, Mr. Beaulieu?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Chair rise and report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. First, I will excuse our witness. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witness from the Chamber. I will rise and report progress.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Member for Hay River North, may I have the report.

Report of Committee of the Whole

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 261-18(2), Main Estimates 2017-2018. I would like to report progress with one motion being adopted, and the consideration of Tabled Document 261-18(2) is concluded, and that the House concur on those estimates, and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Do we have a seconder? Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Thank you.

---Carried

Orders of the Day

Speaker: Mr. Schauerte

Orders of the day for Monday, March 6, 2017, 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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Committee Report 7-18(2), Report on the Review of the Members' Conduct Guidelines

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Committee Report 8-18(2), Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Annual Reports of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories

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Tabled Document 315-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2016-2017

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Tabled Document 316-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017

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Tabled Document 317-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 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 Monday, March 6, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 12:47 p.m.