Yes, I do.
Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.
Minister, please introduce your witnesses.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, with me I have Celeste McCabe, further to my left, ADM of asset management. I also have Ms. Alison Scott who is manager of our legislative affairs at the Department of Infrastructure. And to my right, I have Laura Jeffrey who is the legislative counsel with the Department of Justice. And at the end, I have Mr. Mark Cronk who is director of design and technical services with the Department of Infrastructure.
Thank you. Welcome. I will now turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment, the committee that reviewed the bill for any opening comments on Bill 93. Member for Nunakput.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Bill 93, Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on June 2nd, 2023. It was referred to the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment for review.
Bill 93 gives the Northwest Territories Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists new powers and duties. In the committee's review period, the committee received two verbal submissions on the bill. Clausebyclause review of Bill 93 was held on July 25th, 2023. The committee proposed the amendment of legislation or to legislate the online publishing of more information, and the Minister concurred.
I'd like to thank the committee for its hard work, because economic development committee is the best, and on the review of the bill 93. Individual Members may have additional comments, Madam Chair, or questions. Thank you.
Thank you, Member for Nunakput. Committee, may we forego general comments and proceed to a clausebyclause review of the bill?
Agreed.
Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. We will go through the clauses in groups. Please turn to page 1 of the bill.
Clause 1 through 10, does committee agree?
Agreed.
---Clauses 1 through 81 inclusive approved
Committee, to the bill as a whole, does committee agree that Bill 93, Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act, is now ready for third reading?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 93, Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act?
Agreed.
Thank you. Thank you, Minister. Thank you to all your witnesses. Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.
Member for Kam Lake, what is the wish of committee?
Madam Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress. Thank you.
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.
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I will now rise and report progress.
All those opposed? Any abstentions. The motion is carried.
Carried
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 77, Nursing Profession Act, be read for a third time and, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister. The Minister has requested a recorded vote. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
The Member for Yellowknife Centre. The Member for Hay River North. The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. The Member for Deh Cho. The Member for Hay River South. The Member for Kam Lake. The Member for Nunakput. The Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. The Member for Monfwi. The Member for Great Slave. The Member for Nahendeh. The Member for Yellowknife South. The Member for Sahtu. The Member for Range Lake. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
All those opposed, please rise. All those abstaining, please rise.
The results of the recorded vote, 15 in favour, zero opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried. Bill 77 has had third reading.
Carried
Orders of the day for Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 at 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 1578-19(2), Fire Management Policy Effect on Indigenous Culture
Acknowledgements
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Replies to the Commissioner’s Address
Petitions
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motions
Motions
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
First Reading of Bills
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 65, Builder’s Lien Act
Bill 74, Forest Act
Bill 75, Council of Women and Gender Diversity Act
Bill 78, Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Act
Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act
Bill 83, Liquor Act
Bill 84, An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation Act
Bill 85, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act
Bill 92, An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act, No. 3
Committee Report 52-19(2), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Committee Report 53-19(2), Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Supporting Northern Businesses
Committee Report 55-19(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Bill 55: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act
Committee Report 62-19(2), Report on Bill 74: Forest 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 973-19(2), 2024-2025 Capital Estimates
Tabled Document 974-19(2), Supplementary Estimates Operations Expenditures, No. 3, 2023-2024
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Bill 81, An Act to Amend the Education Act, No. 2
Bill 93, Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act
Bill 94, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023
Orders of the Day
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
