Debates of October 30, 2024 (day 35)

October

2024

Session

20th Assembly, 1st Session

Day

Speaker

Shane Thompson

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Members Present

1418

Assembly Members

Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Monfwi

Sheryl Yakeleya

Dehcho

Topics

Bill 11: An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, Carried

Bill 12: Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act, Carried

Committee Motion 49-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Industry, Tourism and Investment – Tourism and Parks – Reduce Infrastructure Investments, Defeated

Committee Motion 50-20(1): Tabled Document 193-20(1): 2025-2026 Capital Estimates – Industry, Tourism and Investment – Deferral of Department, Carried

Member’s Statement 398-20(1): Inuvik Marine Bypass Road

Member’s Statement 399-20(1): Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Stanton Territorial Hospital Renewal Project

Member’s Statement 400-20(1): Extended Health Benefits Changes

Member’s Statement 401-20(1): Norman Wells Economic Concerns

Member’s Statement 402-20(1): Dempster Highway in Summer and Fall Season

Member’s Statement 403-20(1): Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Stanton Territorial Hospital Renewal Project

Member’s Statement 404-20(1): Deficit Mentality Impacting Financial Deficit

Member’s Statement 405-20(1): Supports for Northwest Territories Residents Experiencing Fertility Issues

Member’s Statement 406-20(1): Health Promotion in Small Communities

Member’s Statement 407-20(1): Food Insecurity

Member’s Statement 408-20(1): Supporting Youth with Autism

Member’s Statement 409-20(1): Pat Rowe Memorial Golf Tournament

Minister’s Statement 78-20(1): Northwest Territories Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions

Minister’s Statement 79-20(1): Update on Education Act Modernization

Minister’s Statement 80-20(1): National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence

Motion 45–20(1): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 5, 2025

Question 386-20(1): Old Stanton Building Decision-Making

Question 387-20(1): Correctional Centre in Fort Smith

Question 388-20(1): Primary Care Teams

Question 389-20(1): Expansion of School Lunch Program

Question 390-20(1): Health Promotion in Communities

Question 391-20(1): Education Security Presentations in Sahtu

Question 392-20(1): Paving the Inuvik Bypass Road

Question 393-20(1): Extended Health Benefits Applicants Payment Plans

Question 394-20(1): Dempster Highway Conditions

Question 395-20(1): Families with Adopted Children

Question 396-20(1): Approvals in the Public Service

Question 397-20(1): Overdose-Related RCMP Calls

Question 398-20(1): Physician Workforce Plan

Tabled Document 215-20(1): NWT Carbon Tax Report 2023-2024

Tabled Document 217-20(1): United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Action Plan Committee Annual Report, August 2024

Statements

Bill 12: Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act, Carried

R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 12, Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act, be read for the second time.

The proposed Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act corrects an error when changes were made to the Interpretation Act in 2017 which has resulted in some government offices technically being required to be open on Sundays. This Act will amend the Business Corporations Act, Consumer Protection Act, Judicature Act, and the Mechanics Lien Act, to deal with this problem and to ensure Sundays are not interpreted as business days. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Minister of Justice. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried. Bill 12 has been read a second time and is referred to the standing committee of the Assembly for further consideration.

---Carried