Debates of October 17, 2017 (day 1)

October
17
2017
Session
18th Assembly, 3rd Session
Day
1
Speaker
Jackson Lafferty
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Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O'Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Assembly Members
Topics
Bill 1: Western Canada Lottery Act
Committee Report 1-18(3): Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations, and the White Paper on the Independence and Accountability of Elect
Committee Report 2-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2015-2016 Public Accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories
Member's Statement on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Member's Statement on Family Violence Awareness Week
Member's Statement on Family Violence in the Northwest Territories
Member's Statement on Mactung Mine Liabilities and Clean-up
Member's Statement on Mental Health Services and Awareness
Member's Statement on Mid-Term Review Outcomes and Next Steps
Member's Statement on Sahtu Regional Health Centre
Member's Statement on Small Business Week
Minister's Statement 1-18(3): North Slave Correctional Complex Inmate Concerns
Minister's Statement 2-18(3): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Strategic Renewal
Minister's Statement 3-18(3): Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway
Motion 1-18(3): Revocation of Appointment of the Honourable Louis Sebert to the Executive Council
Motion 2-18(3): Appointment of Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Motion 3-18(3): Appointment of the Equal Pay Commissioner
Motion 4-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 7, 2018
Motion that Committee Report 2-18(3) Be Deemed Read and Printed in Hansard in its Entirety, Carried
Motion to Receive Committee Report 1-18(3) and Move into Committee of the Whole, Carried
Motion to Receive Committee Report 2-18(3) and Move into Committee of the Whole, Carried
Question 1-18(3): Cultural Awareness Training for Educators
Question 10-18(3): Emergency Protection Orders
Question 11-18(3): Dental Therapists
Question 2-18(3): Funding for Family Violence Shelters
Question 3-18(3): Closure and Reclamation of Mines
Question 4-18(3): Mental Health Treatment Options
Question 5-18(3): Small Business Tax Rates
Question 6-18(3): Sahtu Regional Health Centre
Question 7-18(3): Temporary General Identification Cards
Question 8-18(3): Small Businesses Funding
Question 9-18(3): Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Tabled Document 10-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 880-18(2): Centralization of Long-Term Care Facilities
Tabled Document 12-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 899-18(2): Small Community Employment Support Program
Tabled Document 16-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 909-18(2): Northwest Territories Geological Survey Strategy
Tabled Document 17-18(3): Hearing About the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report - Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Tabled Document 18-18(3): Statutory Declaration of the Member for Monfwi
Tabled Document 4-18(3): Interim Public Accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories for the Year Ended March 31, 2017
Tabled Document 8-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 875-18(2): Lands Integrated Risk Based Strategic Plan
Statements

Motion 4-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 7, 2018

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that, on Thursday, October 19, 2017, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on October 20, 2017, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, February 7, 2018; and further, that at any time prior to February 7, 2018, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.