Debates of February 5, 2025 (day 38)

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Great Slave.

Committee Motion 55-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Prayer – Rule 5.4(2), Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that rule 5.4(2) be amended by adding the words "or reflection" after the word "prayer." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to the Member for Great Slave.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Great Slave.

Committee Motion 56-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Acknowledgements – Rule 5.8(2), Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that rule 5.8(2) be amended by deleting the words "one hour" and inserting the words "24 hours." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Member Great Slave. The motion is in order.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Back to the Member Great Slave.

Committee Motion 57-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Consolidation of Rules, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the clerk be granted authority to produce consolidations of the rules to correct spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors alongside noncontroversial changes within the rules without requiring those changes to be made by way of motion in the House. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The motion's in order.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Back to the Member of Great Slave.

Committee Motion 58-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Restrictions on When Replies to the Commissioner’s Address Can be Given, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that rule 5.2(2) be amended by inserting the words "or the final sitting day prior to the dissolution of a Legislative Assembly" after the word "prorogation." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Member of Great Slave. The motion is in order.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

All in favour? All opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Back to Member from Great Slave.

Committee Motion 59-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Motions Location on Daily Orders, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the following rule be added to chapter 4: 4.1(5), the daily orders of business in the Assembly on Thursdays shall be:

1. Prayer

2. Ministers' statements

3. Members' statements

4. Motions

5. Returns to oral questions

6. Recognition of visitors in the gallery

7. Acknowledgements

8. Oral questions

9. Written questions

10. Returns to written questions

11. Replies to Commissioner's address

12. Petitions

13. Reports of committees on the review of bills

14. Reports of standing and special committees

15. Tabling of documents

16. Notices of motion

17. Notices of motion for first reading of bills

18. First reading of bills

19. Second reading of bills

20. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters

21. Report of Committee of the Whole

22. Third reading of bills

23. Orders of the day

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to the Member of Great Slave. The motion is in order.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question's been called. All in favour? All opposed? Any abstentions?

---Carried

Back to the Member of Great Slave.

Committee Motion 60-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Returns to Oral Questions, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that rule 7.2(2)(b) be amended by adding the words "within 21 calendar days or on the first day of the next sitting if 21 calendar days lapse between sittings" after the words "return to oral questions." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Member from Great Slave. The motion's in order.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question's been called. All in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions?

---Carried

Back to the Member of Great Slave.

Committee Motion 61-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Oral Questions, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that rule 7.2(4) be amended by replacing the words "three" with "two." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Member of Great Slave. The motion is in order.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question's been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? Motion's carried.

---Carried

Back to the Member of Great Slave.

Committee Motion 62-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Follow-up Information to Oral Questions – Rule 7.2(6), Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that rule 7.2(6) be amended by deleting the words "table that information in the Assembly" and replacing them with the words "file that information with the clerk." Thank you, Mr. Chair.