Thank you. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?
---Carried
Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move, to the extent it is possible before the dissolution of the 18th Assembly and for the public record, that the government provide a response to these recommendations, even of a preliminary nature, that the committee may publicly disclose. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?
---Carried
Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Committee Report 24-18(3)?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. This concludes consideration of Committee Report 24-18(3). Committee, we have agreed to next consider Bill 48. I will give committee a moment to get the materials prepared. I will ask the Minister responsible for the bill to introduce it. Minister Cochrane.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here today to discuss Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act. The primary objective of this bill is to create a process of recognition within the Northwest Territories that ensures the effective governance and quality assurance of all post-secondary institutions and their programs. This new system of quality assurance will provide consumer protection for students and employers that rely on institutions to provide the appropriate level and types of education and training.
Currently in the Northwest Territories we do not have a clear and incremental pathway for an organization to gain recognition as a post-secondary institution. The Post-Secondary Education Act will promote the growth of our post-secondary system and enable organizations to gain different levels and types of recognition based on their own mission and goals. Such recognition is essential to maintaining the confidence of students, employers, and post-secondary education funders from the public and private sector.
For the first time, under one piece of legislation, organizations will be able to gain formal recognition as a private training institution, college, or university. Organizations may also apply for recognition of their degree program or private vocational training program.
In addition to quality assurance processes, the Post-Secondary Education Act creates the ability to recognize Indigenous post-secondary institutions operating in the Northwest Territories. However, the act is only the first step. The specific process and evaluation criteria will be developed through further engagements with Indigenous governments that will shape this important part of our post-secondary education system.
The Post-Secondary Education Act has grown out of a long process of engagement with stakeholders across the territory. The discussion paper released by the department in January 2018 outlined what we might achieve through this legislation and has served as the basis for ongoing dialogue with stakeholders. Officials from the department have been meeting regularly with stakeholders to hear their concerns and ideas, as well as to provide them with updates on development of the legislation.
The department will continue to engage stakeholders to ensure subsequent regulations are clear, effective, and supportive of organizations striving to grow their role in meeting the educational needs of Northerners. Under the new legislation, the post-secondary education system will increasingly become a collaboration between a growing number of post-secondary education organizations operating in the Northwest Territories. It provides a framework for how we will work together moving forward.
I would like to recognize the hard work of the Members of the Standing Committee on Social Development during their review of Bill 48. The questions they posed throughout the process were thoughtful and demonstrated an in-depth analysis of the bill.
Looking back over the past two years, the Standing Committee on Social Development has spent a significant amount of time collaborating with me on our post-secondary education initiatives. Together, we have accomplished several important milestones that I know will have significant and lasting benefits for residents of the Northwest Territories. Mahsi cho, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. I will now turn to the chair of the committee that considered the bill for any opening comments he may have. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will be brief, as I have already done opening comments on the report. First and foremost, I would like to thank the Minister and her department for their willingness to work with us. It was a pleasure working with them. We had quick responses back and forth to get this bill done in a timely manner. Again, I would like to thank her staff for working with the staff from the Legislative Assembly. The staff worked extremely hard. I would like to thank them. I would also like to thank committee for all their hard work moving forward on this. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. I will ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, please take your seat at the witness table. Minister, will you please introduce your witnesses for the record.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. With me today I have on my left-hand side Dr. Chris Joseph. He is the technical lead for Post-Secondary Education Act with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. On my right, I have Ms. Cherie Jarock. She is the legislative counsel for the Department of Justice. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. Welcome back to the witnesses. Are there any general comments on the bill? Seeing none, does committee agree that we move to clause-by-clause consideration of the bill?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. There are 69 clauses in the bill. Would committee be agreeable to group the clauses in groups of 10?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. I will call out the clauses in groups of 10. If committee is agreeable, please respond accordingly. If there is something in any of those clauses that committee has questions about or comments on, please raise your hand and let me know, and it will be discussed. Please turn to page 6 of the bill to begin. Clauses 1 through 10.
---Clauses 1 through 69 inclusive approved
Thank you, committee. Please return to the bill number and title. Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. To the bill as a whole, does committee agree that Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act is now ready for third reading?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Bill 48 is now ready for third reading. I want to thank the Minister and the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Does committee agree this concludes our consideration of Bill 48?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. We have concluded all the work we have agreed to. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Testart.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move the chair rise and report progress. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Testart. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. I will rise and report progress.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 37, An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act; Committee Report 24-18(3), Standing Committee on Social Development Review of Bill 48, Post-Secondary Education Act; and Bill 48, Post-Secondary Education Act, and would like to report that Committee Report 24-18(3) is concluded and that Bills 37 and 48 are ready for third reading, and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Masi. Do I have a seconder? The Member for Yellowknife North. The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 36, An Act to Amend the Petroleum Resources Act, be read for the third time, and, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. The Member has requested a recorded vote. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
The Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Hay River North, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, 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 Yellowknife South, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
Masi. All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand. The results of the recorded vote: 17 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.
---Carried
[Translation] Orders of the day for Thursday, August 15, 2019, 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 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
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
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Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act
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Bill 39, Environmental Rights Act
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Bill 42, An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Tax Act
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Bill 43, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
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Committee Report 25-18(3), Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Review of Bill 36: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Resources Act
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Minister's Statement 151-18(3), New Federal Infrastructure Agreement
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Minister's Statement 158-18(3), Developments in Early Childhood Programs and Services
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Minister's Statement 211-18(3), Addressing the Caribou Crisis
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Tabled Document 442-18(3), 2030 NWT Climate Change Strategic Framework 2019-2023 Action Plan
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
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Bill 37, An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act
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Bill 48, Post-Secondary Education Act
Orders of the Day
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Good job. [Translation] This House stands adjourned until Thursday, August 15, at 1:30 p.m. [Translation ends]
---ADJOURNMENT.
The House adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
