Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Thursday, February 8, 2024, I will move the following motion:
Now therefore I move, seconded by the Member for Great Slave, that Rule 9.2(3) be amended to read: The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight shall report and recommend, with all convenient speed, Members to comprise the following Standing Committees of the Assembly:
On Economic Development and Environment;
On Government Operations;
On Procedure and Privileges;
On public accounts;
On Social Development; and
On any other Standing and Special Committees as directed by the Assembly.
And further, that Appendix C of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, Committee Terms of Reference, be replaced by Tabled Document 520(1).
Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will seek unanimous consent to deal with this motion today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. Notices of motion. Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
WHEREAS standing committees are established by each committee and continue in existence until otherwise ordered by Rule 9.2(1);
AND WHEREAS the standing committees of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly are named in Rule 9.2(3) with their terms of reference established in Appendix C of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly;
NOW THEREFORE I move, seconded by the Member for Great Slave that the text of the Rule 9.2(3) be deleted and the following text added in its place: The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight shall report and recommend, with all convenient speed, Members to comprise the following Standing Committees of the Assembly:
On Economic Development and Environment;
On Government Operations;
On Procedure and Privileges;
On public accounts;
On Social Development; and
On any other Standing and Special Committees as directed by the Assembly.
And further, that the text of Appendix C of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Committee Terms of Reference be replaced by the text in Tabled Document 520(1).
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All in favour? Any opposed? Motion is passed.
Carried.
Motions. Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today regarding appointment of Deputy Speaker.
Thank you, Member. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to consider the motion for which notice was given earlier today. Are there any nays? Seeing no nays, the Member may proceed with the motion.
