Thank you, Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. Minister responsible for Infrastructure.
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Infrastructure is moving towards more of a use of the LED lighting on our highways. The Member is speaking of three different highways. So my response back to the Member would be that this summer we will complete a review, the highway junction that the Member's speaking about, to be able to determine what improvements can be made. So if the Member is you know, if we need new lighting on the junctions, then this is something we can look into. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since it's Friday and we're all happy to go home this weekend and that kind of thing, and I'm hoping we have a you know, have a good day for my constituents, so I'm hoping the Minister could seriously take a look at making a commitment to really trying to get this done by this fall. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, yes, we will look into the four different three different junctions; I better not add more work to the department but three different junctions that the Member's talking about and to be able to look at to see what we can do in terms of getting new lighting for their highway. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, I don't have any further questions. But I welcome that and I look forward to seeing the Minister working with us on that and since this is a safety issue for my constituent members. Mahsi.
Thank you. Taken as a comment. Oral questions. Member for Frame Lake.
Merci, Monsieur le President. I do have a couple of questions for the Minister of Finance to follow up on my colleague's questions, the Member for Kam Lake yesterday on the issue of emergency paid leave as the Minister announced in the House yesterday.
I just want to make sure that that position has been communicated to staff within GNWT who are in a supervisory position so that they can work with the employees to make sure that they know that they could access those that need it could access emergency paid leave if they had to leave Hay River or K'atlodeeche. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Minister responsible for Finance.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think we've mentioned Bear Facts here before. It is the primary tool for communication for all staff within the public service. And on May the 15th, we did put out a fairly detailed note here stating that employees required to evacuate, both Hay River, K'atlodeeche, may use emergency leave pursuant to the conditions in the collective agreement. So I certainly would hope that there's been no misunderstanding or lack of awareness of it, but I'm happy to have the chance to raise it again here in the House. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the Minister for that. And I did have a look at the language in the collective agreement. The collective agreement allows for both paid or unpaid leave, but I think I heard clearly in the House yesterday that we're, as a government, going to allow members of the public service that were evacuated to use paid emergency leave. So can I just confirm that with the Minister and ensure that that's the message that's going to go out to the supervisory staff as well as to all GNWT employees. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, that is correct, that it would be paid leave for those who are subject to the evacuation order. Thank you.
Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to table the following document: A May 23, 2023 letter from the Union of Northern Workers, regarding Hay River disaster emergency funds, addressed to the Premier and Minister of Finance. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Motions.
Member for Yellowknife Centre.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wondered if we can go back to number 5 on the order paper, recognition of visitors. I would like to recognize my page. Thank you.
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife Centre. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item five. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Member for Yellowknife Centre.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I apologize for the embarrassment this is going to cause my page, Amelia Bishop, who is here with us today from St. Pat's School where she is in grade 8. And I would like to thank her and all the pages for the work that they're doing for us in this session. Thank you.
I will now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Member for Frame Lake.
Merci, Monsieur le President. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Mahsi.
There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
Carried
May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole. Member for Deh Cho.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 23, Bill 29, Minister Statement 264-19(2) and Tabled Document 681-19(2) and would like to report progress. And Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Mahsi.
Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Do we have a seconder? Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions?
Carried
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Monday, May 29th, 2023, 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 Address
Petitions
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Motions
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
First Reading of Bills
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Bill 90, An Act to Amend the
Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 5
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An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act, No. 2
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 79, An Act to Amend the Judicature 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
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Before we end, I would just like to wish everybody a safe weekend, try to enjoy yourselves. This House stands adjourned until Monday, May 29th, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 11:17 a.m.
