Debates of October 30, 2018 (day 46)

Date
October
30
2018
Session
18th Assembly, 3rd Session
Day
46
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. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My apologies to the Member. Currently, we have no intention of prescribing any additional requirements at this time.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. O'Reilly.

I guess one last thing. I would like to see the commitment that if there were an interest in pursuing additional exclusions, can the Minister commit that he would consult with interested stakeholders, including the City of Yellowknife and Regular MLAs before expanding that exclusion list by regulation? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, I would commit to that for sure.

Thank you, Minister. Clause 7.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. I will now call the bill and title. Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. To the bill as a whole. Does committee agree that Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, is now ready for a third reading?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Bill 18 is now ready for a third reading. Does committee agree this concludes our consideration of the bill?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister. Thank you to our witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. As we have concluded our business, I will rise and report progress.

Report of Committee of the Whole

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 9-18(3), Report on the Review of Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, and Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, and would like to report that consideration of Committee Report 9-18(3) has concluded and that Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, is ready for a third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Masi. Do we have a seconder? Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.

---Carried

Third Reading of Bills

Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act

Merci, Monsieur le President. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act, be read for a third time. Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

The Member is requesting a recorded vote. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Recorded Vote

Speaker: Mr. Mercer

The Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Yellowknife South, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Hay River North, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Nahendeh.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Masi. All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand. The results of the recorded vote: 16 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 24 has had a third reading. Third reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Bill 33: Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2019-2020

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 33: Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2019-2020, be read for the third time; and, Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Recorded Vote

Speaker: Mr. Mercer

The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Hay River North, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Yellowknife South.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand. The results of the recorded vote: 16 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Orders of the Day

Speaker: Mr. Mercer

Orders of the day for Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 1:30 p.m.:

Prayer

Ministers' Statements

Members' Statements

Returns to Oral Questions

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Acknowledgments

Oral Questions

Written Questions

Returns to Written Questions

Replies to the 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 22-18(3), Coordinated Cannabis Taxation Agreement

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Motion 23-18(3), Revocation of Appointment of the Honourable Member for Hay River South to the Executive Council

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Motion 24-18(3), Revocation of Appointment of the Honourable Member for Great Slave to the Executive Council

First Reading of Bills

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Bill 31, Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act

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Bill 32, Naturopathic Profession Statutes Amendment Act

Second Reading of Bills

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Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Human Rights Act

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Bill 20, Ombud Act

Committee Report 10-18(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 20: Ombudsperson Act

Minister's Statement 19-18(3), Aurora College Foundational Review Process

Minister's Statement 103-18(3), Marine Transportation Services

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, October 31, 2018, 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 6:08 p.m.