Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following eight documents: Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 47-2(1): Yellowknife Wellness and Recovery Centre; Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 78-2(1): Access to Family Doctors Response; Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 103-2(1): Alcohol Strategy Implementation Response; Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 109-20(1): Extended Health Benefits Policy Response; Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 111-20(1): Provision of Health Services to Nunavut Clients; Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 148-20(1): Health care in NWT Communities; Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 150-20(1): Long-term care Health Support Services; and, Further to my Return to Written Question 4-20(1), a Table of Additional Information for Return to Written Question 4-20(1). Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of social services. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following documents: Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 12-20(1): Children's First Society Funding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you. Tabling of documents. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and PUB.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following two documents: Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 80-20(1): Supports for Electric Vehicles; and, Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 105-20(1) and Oral Question 112-20(1): Municipal Funding Gap. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister for Municipal and Community Affairs.
Colleagues, I have three documents to table: Pursuant to subsection 266(2) of the Elections and Plebiscite Act, I wish to table the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on Administration of the 2023 Territorial General Election. Pursuant to section 99 of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, I here table the annual report of the Northwest Territories Integrity Commissioner to the Legislative Assembly for 2023. And finally, pursuant to section 43 of the Ombud Act, I hereby table Speaking up for Fairness the 2023-2024 Annual Report of the Northwest Territories Ombud. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, May 27th, 2024, I'll move the following motion:
Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Ms. Krista Carnogursky be appointed as Ombud for a term of five years in accordance with the Ombud Act by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the Legislative Assembly.
And further, that the appointment become effective July 1, 2024.
Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will seek unanimous consent to deal with this motion today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Member from Yellowknife Centre. Notice of motion. Member from Range Lake.
Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, May 27th, 2024, I will move the following motion:
Now therefore I move, seconded by the Member for Frame Lake, that Tabled Document 67-20(1): Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories 2023 to 2027, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today regarding the appointment of Ms. Krista Carnogursky as Ombud. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. Member from Yellowknife Centre is asking unanimous consent to deal with the appointment of the Ombud. Any nays? Seeing no nays, Member, please proceed.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you, colleagues.
WHEREAS section 4(1) of the Ombud Act provides that the Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly, shall appoint an Ombud as an officer of the Legislative Assembly who is responsible for exercising the powers and performing the duties set out in this Act;
AND WHEREAS the Board of Management was tasked with recruiting the Ombud and has recommended an individual to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Assembly is prepared to make a recommendation;
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Ms. Krista Carnogursky be appointed as Ombud for a term of five years in accordance with the Ombud Act by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the Legislative Assembly;
AND FURTHERMORE that the appointment become effective July 1, 2024.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Any abstentions? Seeing none, the motion has been passed.
---Carried
Notice of motion for first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills.
Committee to order. I now call committee to order. What is the wish of committee? Go to Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.
Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Okay, thank you. The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will now rise and report progress.
MR. SPEAKER:
Member from Tu Nedhe-Willideh.
Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Do I have a seconder? Member from Monfwi. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstained?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Friday, May 24th, 10 a.m.
Prayer
Budget Address
Ministers’ Statements
Members’ Statements
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Replies to the Budget Address, Day 1 of 7
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
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Minister’s Statement 4-20(1): 2023 Wildfire Season Review and Planning for the 2024 Season
Minister’s Statement 5-20(1): Emergency Management Preparation
Minister’s Statement 17-20(1): Reaching Average $10 a Day Child Care in the NWT
Minister’s Statement 24-20(1): Health Human Resources Recruitment and Retention
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Friday, May 24, 2024, at 10 a.m.
---ADJOURNMENT
The House adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
