Merci, Monsieur le President. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, this Bill amends the Elections and Plebiscites Act to implement the recommendations of the October 17, 2017 report of the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures 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 election administration in the Northwest Territories. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?
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Bill 24 has had its second reading. Member for Frame Lake.
Merci, Monsieur le President. Notwithstanding Rule 74(2), I seek unanimous consent to move Bill 24 into Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive Rule 74(2) to move Bill 24 into Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Bill 24 has been moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Masi.
Second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Minister's Statement 19-18(3), Aurora College Foundational Review Process; Minister's Statement 103-18(3), Marine Transportation Services; and Tabled Document 215-18(3), Capital Estimates, 2019-2020, with the Member for Hay River North in the chair.
