Debates of March 27, 2023 (day 150)

Date
March
27
2023
Session
19th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
150
Members Present
Hon. Diane Archie, Hon. Frederick Blake Jr., Mr. Bonnetrouge, Hon. Paulie Chinna, Ms. Cleveland, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Mr. Edjericon, Hon. Julie Green, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Martselos, Ms. Nokleby, Mr. O’Reilly, Ms. Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Rocky Simpson, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Ms. Weyallon Armstrong
Topics
Statements
Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? Abstentions? Any opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Committee Motion 393-19(2): Committee Report 44-19(2): Special Committee on Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs Final Report: A Northwest Territories Approach to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Negotiating Agreements – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a response to this report in 120 days. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? Abstentions? Any opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

Thank you, committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Committee Report 4419(2)?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed

Agreed. Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Committee Report 4419(2), Final Report of the Northwest Territories Approach to the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Negotiating Agreements.

What is the wish of committee? Mr. O’Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.

The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? The motion is carried.

Carried

I will now rise and report progress. Mahsi

Report of Committee of the Whole

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 40-19(2), Committee Report 43-19(2), Committee Report 44-19(2), Bill 61, Bill 63, Tabled Document 881-19(2), Table Document 882-19(2), and Tabled Document 88319(2) and would like to report progress with 14 motions carried, and that Committee Report 40-19(2), Committee Report 43-19(2), and Committee Report 44-19(2) are concluded, and that Bills 61 and 63 are ready for third reading, and that consideration of Tabled Document 881, 882, 883 is concluded and that the House concur in those estimates. And that an appropriation bill be based thereon and be introduced without delay. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Do we have a seconder? Member for Frame Lake. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.

Carried

Orders of the Day

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, 1:30 p.m.

Prayer

Ministers’ Statements

Members’ Statements

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

Returns to Oral Questions

Oral Question 1343-19(2), Impacts of COVID-19 on Education

Acknowledgements

Oral Questions

Written Questions

Returns to Written Questions

Replies to the Commissioner’s Address

Petitions

Tabling of Documents

Notices of Motion

Motions

Motion 77-19(2), Review of Territorial Land Lease Policy and Procedures

Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

First Reading of Bills

Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act

Bill 78, Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Act

Bill 79, An Act to Amend the Judicature Act

Second Reading of Bills

Bill 64, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 3

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act

Bill 29, Resource Royalty Information Disclosure Statute Amendment Act

Bill 60, An Act to Amend the Petroleum products and Carbon Tax Act

Bill 66, An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act

Bill 67, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act

Bill 68, An Act to Amend the Child Day Care Act

Bill 73, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 4

Bill 76, An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act

Committee Report 42-19(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 66: An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act

Committee Report 47-19(2), Report on Homelessness Prevention: Supporting Pathways to Housing NWT Residents

Committee Report 48-19(2), Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 68: An Act to Amend the Child Day Care Act

Minster’s Statement 264-19(2), Response to the NWT Chief Coroner’s Report on Suicide

Tabled Document 681-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 26-19(2): Report on the Child and Family Services Act – Lifting Children, Youth and Families: An All of Territory Approach to Keeping Families Together

Tabled Document 694-19(2), Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2021-2022 Early Release of Data

Tabled Document 813-19(2), Main Estimates

Report of Committee of the Whole

Third Reading of Bills

Bill 61, An Act to Amend the Ombud Act

Bill 63, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act

Orders of the Day

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 8:18 p.m.