Thank you, Madam Speaker.
WHEREAS the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, Mr. Brian Thagard, has indicated his intention to retire from the position after 18 years of service, making him the longest currently serving Sergeant-at-Arms in Canada;
AND WHEREAS it is desirable to name an individual to fill the position of Sergeant-at-Arms;
AND WHEREAS Section 54(3) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act provides that the Sergeant-at-Arms shall be appointed by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories on the recommendation of the Board of Management approved by the motion of the Legislative Assembly;
AND WHEREAS the Board of Management is prepared to make a recommendation;
NOW THEREFORE I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Mr. Floyd Andrew Powder of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, be recommended for appointment as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the Board of Management of the Legislative Assembly.
AND FURTHER, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of the appointment to the Commissioner.
AND FURTHERMORE, that the Legislative Assembly expresses its gratitude to Mr. Brian Thagard for his many years of loyal and dedicated service.
The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Great Slave.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I just wanted to say "thank you" to Mr. I'm not going to say your last name right either, Thagard, Brian, for all of his hard work for us and for keeping us safe. I know that our Assembly has been a particularly challenging Assembly, and I know that that's definitely made Brian have to stay on his toes. So I know it's a welldeserved retirement, and I look forward to seeing him riding his bike on the highway. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
To the motion. Member for Kam Lake.
Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I too would just like to thank Mr. Thagard for his service here. He's been an absolute joy to work with and I would like to, on behalf of Kam Lake, congratulate him on his retirement.
Thank you. To the motion. Member for Nunakput.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd like to congratulate Mr. Thagard in regards to his retirement. I've been working with him since 2007 and being a former Speaker, he was an awesome he did really well at his job. He really protected the Members, and I want to thank you and wish you all the best from the people of Nunakput. And, also, I'd like to congratulate the new Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr. Powder. I worked with Mr. Powder 20 years ago as a Ranger, when he was a Ranger instructor in Colorado Springs. So all the best to both of them, and God bless. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
To the motion. Member for Range Lake.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'd also like to congratulate Brian on his retirement. Anyone that can last in this building 18 years deserves to retire and deserves a huge reward. I'd also like to congratulate Mr. Powder for taking over; he couldn't have picked a better person. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
To the motion. Member for Yellowknife South.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I'm also taking this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Thagard. I am also taking this opportunity to say that this is a chance for Yellowknife South to have the most fantastical and wonderful tourism attraction because if he is the longest serving Member anywhere in Canada, we should get maybe a big spin bike at the entrance to Yellowknife South since he happens to be a resident. So congratulations, thank you, and welcome to our new Sergeant-at-Arms.
To the motion. Member for Sahtu.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. And I just wanted to congratulate Mr. Brian Thagard as well too on his retirement and also welcoming Mr. Floyd Powder to the Legislative Assembly. Mahsi, Madam Speaker.
Thank you. To the motion. Member for Thebacha.
I too want to say thank you to Brian for all the welcoming. Every time I come early in the morning, it's a pleasure to meet your staff and yourself at the door. And I also want to welcome Floyd to this Assembly. Floyd was born in Fort Smith and is a resident of the Northwest Territories, and I know his whole family and I'm very proud of that. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
To the motion. Member for Nahendeh.
Thank you. As everybody else here, I'd like to thank Brian, you know, for all the service. I've been able to have the pleasure of working with him and looking up at these beautiful lights. There is one left out there, so we need to get that fixed before you leave. So it started out with Glen and then Glen passed on the or Minister Abernethy passed it on to me. So I've kept him on his toes, so he left one, so we'll work on that. And welcome, Mr. Powder. You will now have the pleasure of me tormenting you about these lights as well. So thank you very much.
Thank you, Member for Nahendeh. I didn't even notice the lights in here. So I'll leave that to you. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
Carried
