Debates of August 21, 2019 (day 88)

August

2019

Session

18th Assembly, 3rd Session

Day

Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

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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

Assembly Members

Topics

Bill 34: Mineral Resources Act

Committee Motion 237-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Private Interviews between Inmates and Indigenous Elders or Spiritual Advisors, Carried

Committee Motion 238-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Needs-based Assessments for Inmates, Carried

Committee Motion 239-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Prioritization of Work Programs, Carried

Committee Motion 240-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Security Assessment Tools, Carried

Committee Motion 241-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Victim Services, Carried

Committee Motion 242-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried

Committee Motion 243-18(3): Bill 45: Corrections Act – Amend Clause 40.1(5), Carried

Committee Motion 244-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Perceptions Held by Northern Businesses Toward the Government of the Northwest Territories' Procurement Processes - Procurement Advisory Panel, carri

Committee Motion 245-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Perceptions Held by Northern Businesses Toward the Government of the Northwest Territories' Procurement Processes - Comprehensive Public Review of Pr

Committee Motion 246-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Perceptions Held by Northern Businesses Toward the Government of the Northwest Territories' Procurement Processes - Government Response to Recommenda

Committee Motion 247-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Protocols for Engagement in Development of Legislation, Carried

Committee Motion 248-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Process and Criteria for Technical Working Groups, Carried

Committee Motion 249-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Technical Working Group Recommendations, Carried

Committee Motion 250-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Complex Bills of Significant Public Interest, Carried

Committee Motion 251-18(3) Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Plain Language Materials, Carried

Committee Motion 252-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Comprehensive Briefing on Legislative Process for Technical Working Group, Carried

Committee Motion 253-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Process for Development of Regulations, Carried

Committee Motion 254-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Collaborative Lessons-Learned Exercise, Carried

Committee Motion 255-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Public and Stakeholder Engagement, Carried

Committee Motion 256-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Exclusion of Bill from Technical Working Group Process, Carried

Committee Motion 257-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Information for Standing Committee on Technical Working Group Progress, Carried

Committee Motion 258-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Federal Concurrence, Carried

Committee Motion 259-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Consistent Terms and Definitions, Carried

Committee Motion 260-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Consistency in Public Information, Carried

Committee Motion 261-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Preamble or Purpose Statement, Carried

Committee Motion 262-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried

Committee Report 35-18(3): "Lessons Learned" Report of the Special Committee on Transition Matters

Member's Statement on Arctic Sovereignty

Member's Statement on Child and Family Services Quality Improvement Plan

Member's Statement on Eligibility for Home Improvement Funding

Member's Statement on Land Administration and Management

Member's Statement on Land Rights Agreements

Member's Statement on National Pharmacare

Member's Statement on Recognition of "Buffalo" Joe McBryan

Member's Statement on Recognition of Gabe Hardisty

Member's Statement on Waste Resource Management and Single-Use Plastics Ban

Minister's Statement 237-18(3): Minister Late

Minister's Statement 238-18(3): Seniors Report

Minister's Statement 239-18(3): Housing for Vulnerable Populations

Minister's Statement 240-18(3): Post-Secondary Education Update

Motion 41-18(3): Adoption of Code of Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly

Motion 42-18(3): Repeal and Replace Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

Motion 43-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to October 24, 2019

Motion 44-18(3): Dissolution of the 18th Legislative Assembly

Question 839-18(3): Access to Health Services in Fort Nelson, BC

Question 840-18(3): Single-Use Plastics Ban

Question 841-18(3): Child and Family Services Quality Improvement Plan

Question 842-18(3): Eligibility for Home Improvement Funding

Question 843-18(3): National Pharmacare and the NWT

Question 844-18(3): Fort McPherson Housing Units

Recorded Vote

Tabled Document 509-18(3): Draft Code of Conduct and Guide for Members of the Legislative Assembly

Tabled Document 510-18(3): Draft Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, August 2019

Tabled Document 512-18(3): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 19-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2017-2018 Public Accounts

Tabled Document 513-18(3): 2018 Annual Report - Office of the Fire Marshal

Tabled Document 515-18(3): What We Heard Report - Continuing Care Facilities Legislation for the Northwest Territories

Tabled Document 517-18(3): Operating Plans for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2019-2020 School Year Ending June 30, 2020

Statements

Assent to Bills

Speaker: Hon. Margaret Thom

Please be seated. Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, good afternoon. As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following Bills:

Bill 25: An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act

Bill 36: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Resources Act

Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act

Bill 39: Environmental Rights Act

Bill 40: Smoking Control and Reduction Act

Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act

Bill 42: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Tax Act

Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act

Bill 46: Public Land Act

Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act

Bill 54: Standard Interest Rate Statutes Amendment Act

Bill 56: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2

Bill 57: An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act

Bill 58: Justice Administration Statutes Amendment Act.

Mahsi cho, thank you, quyanainni, merci beaucoup, koana.