Debates of September 20, 2017 (day 77)

Date
September
20
2017
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
77
Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Julie 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

Mr. Chair, Committee would like to consider Committee Report 11-18(2). Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will begin consideration of Committee Report 11-18(2), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of Standing Committee Public Engagement and Transparency. That's a very wordy name. I will turn to Mr. O'Reilly, the chair of the committee for comments. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'll keep this very brief. I just wish to thank my colleagues who serve on the committee; the MLA for Yellowknife Centre, MLA for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, MLA for Thebacha, and MLA for Nahendeh. There are no recommendations in the report. A number of things, though, that we've already started to carry out, including improving our committee web pages here at the Assembly. We conduct much more of our business as standing committees in public, and I think it's fair to say that we'll continue to work to improve our public engagement and transparency for the remainder of this Assembly. With that, Mr. Chair, I believe that probably concludes our consideration of this report. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Are there any general comments from committee? Seeing none. Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Committee Report 11-18(2)?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Now what is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

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

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

Report of Committee of the Whole

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 11-18(2), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of Standing Committee Public Engagement and Transparency. I would like to report progress and that consideration of Committee Report 11-18(2) is concluded. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Masi. Do I have a seconder? Member for Yellowknife North. The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Carried

Orders of the Day

Speaker: Mr. Mercer

Mr. Speaker, the orders of the day for Thursday, September 21, 2017, 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

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Motion 35-18(2), Referral of Tabled Document 419-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019 (Revised) to Committee of the Whole

First Reading of Bills

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

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Committee Report 12-18(2), Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning Report on the Progress Review of the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019

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Minister's Statement 186-18(2), Update on the A New Day Program

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Tabled Document 416-18(2), GNWT Capital Estimates 2018-2019

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Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Coroners Act

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Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Act

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Bill 28, Interpretation Act

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Bill 29, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017

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Bill 30, Health Statutes Law Amendment Act, 2017

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 Thursday, September 21, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 3:22 p.m.