Debates of May 31, 2018 (day 33)

Date
May
31
2018
Session
18th Assembly, 3rd Session
Day
33
Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, 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
Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Clauses 60 to 70. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Clause 71. Mr. Simpson.

Committee Motion 64-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Amendment to Schedule A – Addition of paragraph 71(j.1), Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that Schedule A of Bill 6 be amended by adding the following after paragraph 71(j):

(j.1) Prescribing criteria to guide the Minister in considering whether the designation of a person as a vendor is in the public interest for the purpose referred to in subsection 5(1).

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The motion has been made. The motion has been distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. Yes, Mr. Simpson.

Just for clarification, this just provides the Minister with the regulationmaking authority that was referenced in my earlier motion. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Simpson. To the motion. No, Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'd like to request a recorded vote.

Recorded Vote

Speaker: Ms. Kay

The Member for Hay River North, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River south, the Member for Thebacha.

All those opposed, please rise.

Speaker: Ms. Kay

The Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Tu NedheWiilideh, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho.

All those abstaining, please rise. Nine in favour, seven opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Clause 71 as amended. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Clauses 72 to 74. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you, committee. This concludes Schedule A of Bill 6. Does committee agree that consideration of Schedule A is complete?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Does committee agree with continuing with Schedule B, Cannabis Smoking Controls Act.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Let's turn to page 40. There are 20 clauses in Schedule B. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Okay. Clauses 1 through 6. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Clauses 7 through 14. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Clauses 15 through 20. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. This concludes Schedule B of Bill 6. Does committee agree that consideration of Schedule B is completed?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Does committee agree to continuing with Schedule C, Amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Let's turn to page 47. Clauses 1 through 10. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Clauses 11 through to 18. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Clause 19.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. This concludes Schedule C of Bill 6. Does committee agree that consideration of Schedule C is completed?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you. Committee, we will now turn to page 1 of Bill 6. Clause 1. Mr. Simpson

Committee Motion 65-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Substitution of subclause 1(4) of Bill 6, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that subclause 1(4) of Bill 6 be deleted and the following substituted:

(4) The following provision set out in Schedule A come into force on the day on which this act receives assent:

Subsection 1(1);

Subsections 5(1), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 2;

Section 6;

Part 4

Section 71, 72, and 74.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just for clarity, this allows the first motion I made to come into effect on the day of assent, which would start the clock ticking on that six months from when the bill receives assent. It has been a long night. I apologize. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

To the motion. Mr. Testart.