Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Conflict of Interest Act, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Conflict of Interest Act to provide that a member of a municipal council or a public board who is an employee of the Government of the Northwest Territories, the Government of Canada or an agency of either government does not, by that reason only, have an indirect pecuniary interest in a contract or other matter in which his or her employer has an interest. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. A motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the principle of the bill. Bill 14 has had second reading and stands referred to a standing committee.
---Carried
The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Robert McLeod.
