Debates of October 24, 2006 (day 14)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to state that we are leaders and I will not support this motion. We have 19 people. We spoke. For the people I represent, my people in the Sahtu, each time we get on the plane to fly to our small communities we put our life on the line, for our family, for our children and for our people. That's the issue here; providing services and programs for our people. So, Madam Chair, I will not support this motion. The Sahtu region does not see the need for increasing politicians in the Northwest Territories. They want to see an increase in programs and services in the communities. I would ask that you do a recorded vote on this. Thank you.

Mr. Handley, Mr. Dent, Mr. Bell, Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Lafferty, Ms. Lee, Mr. Braden, Mr. Hawkins.

All those opposed to the motion.

Mr. Menicoche; Mr. Krutko; Mr. Roland; Mr. McLeod, Deh Cho; Mr. Pokiak; Mr. Villeneuve; Mr. Miltenberger; Mr Yakeleya; Mr. McLeod, Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Thank you, Mr. Mercer. Anyone abstaining, please stand. Colleagues, the motion is defeated.

---Defeated

Mr. Chairman, could we have a recorded vote?

Mr. Villeneuve, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Those opposed, please stand. Mr. Clerk.

Mr. Miltenberger; Ms. Lee; Mr. Yakeleya; Mr. Braden; Mr. McLeod, Inuvik Twin Lakes; Mr. Hawkins; Mr. Menicoche; Mr. Krutko; Mr. Roland; Mr. Handley; Mr. Dent; Mr. McLeod, Deh Cho; Mr. Bell; Mr. Pokiak.

Thank you, committee. The vote was two in favour and 14 against. The motion is defeated.

---Defeated

Thank you, committee. We will go back to the main clauses of the bill. Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2. Clause 1.

Agreed.

Clause 2.

Agreed.

Clause 3.

Agreed.

Bill as a whole?

Agreed.

Does committee agree that consideration of Bill 14 has now been considered?

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that we report progress.

I will now rise and report progress. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will rise and report progress.