Debates of February 11, 2025 (day 42)

February

2025

Session

20th Assembly, 1st Session

Day

Speaker

Shane Thompson

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Members Present

Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Jay Macdonald, Hon. Vince McKay, Mr. McNeely, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Mr. Nerysoo, Ms. Reid, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Mr. Testart, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek. Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Mrs. Yakeleya

Assembly Members

Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Monfwi

Sheryl Yakeleya

Dehcho

Topics

Bill 12: Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act

Bill 19: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2024 2025, Carried

Bill 19: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 20242025

Bill 19: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 20242025, Carried

Bill 20: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 2, 2024 2025, Carried

Bill 20: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 2, 20242025

Bill 20: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 2, 20242025, Carried

Committee Motion 73-20(1): Tabled Document 275-20(1): 2025-2026 Main Estimates – Deferral of Department of Finance, Carried

Committee Report 21-20(1): Report on the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2023 Territorial General Election, Received and Adopted

Member’s Statement 472-20(1): Crosswalk and Intersection Infrastructure

Member’s Statement 473-20(1): Indigenous Employment Policy

Member’s Statement 474-20(1): Black History Month

Member’s Statement 475-20(1): Closure of Community Learning Centres by Aurora College

Member’s Statement 476-20(1): Military Operation Nanook in Inuvik

Member’s Statement 477-20(1): Medical Travel Accommodations for Mackenzie Delta Residents

Member’s Statement 478-20(1): Abandoned Environmental Legacies

Member’s Statement 479-20(1): Mental Health Supports in Dehcho Communities

Member’s Statement 480-20(1): Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning

Member’s Statement 482-20(1): Income Assistance Program

Member’s Statement 483-20(1): Retirement of Mike Drake

Minister’s Statement 91-20(1): NWT Housing Symposium 2025

Minister’s Statement 92-20(1): Premier Absent from the House

Motion 46-20(1): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 25, 2025

Question 476-20(1): Private Partnership to Support the Rockhill Property Development

Question 477-20(1): Pay and Benefits for Early Childcare Providers

Question 478-20(1): Homelessness Strategy Objectives

Question 479-20(1): Multi-Year Funding Agreement with Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning

Question 480-20(1): Aurora College Closure of Community Learning Centre

Question 481-20(1): Medical Travel Accommodations for Mackenzie Delta Residents

Question 482-20(1): Public Service Opportunities for Indigenous Youth

Question 483-20(1): Aurora Polytechnic Transition Funding

Question 484-20(1): Wardair Freighter 1970 Abandonment and Cleanup

Question 485-20(1): Mental Health Supports for the Deh Cho Region

Question 486-20(1): Federal Engagement on Defence Spending in Northwest Territories

Question 487-20(1): Transitioning from Income Support Program

Question 488-20(1): Income and Training Supports for Day Home Operators

Question 489-20(1): Civic Addressing for Ingraham Trail Residents

Question 490-20(1): Territorial Debt Limit and Fiscal Sustainability

Recorded Vote

Tabled Document 288-20(1): 2023-2024 Public Accounts, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4

Statements

Bill 12: Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act

Julian Morse

Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report on its consideration of Bill 12, the Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act.

Bill 12 received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on October 30th, 2024 and was referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations for review. The standing committee completed its clause-by-clause review of the bill with the Minister of Justice on February 10th, 2025.

Mr. Speaker, the committee reports that Bill 12, the Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act, is ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.