Debates of August 12, 2019 (day 81)

August
12
2019
Session
18th Assembly, 3rd Session
Day
81
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 34: Mineral Resources Act
Bill 36: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Resources Act
Bill 37: An Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Operations Act
Bill 39: Environmental Rights Act
Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act
Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Bill 45: Corrections Act
Bill 46: Public Land Act
Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act
Bill 54: Standard Interest Rate Statutes Amendment Act
Bill 57: An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act
Bill 58: Justice Administration Statutes Amendment Act
Committee Motion 157-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 40: Smoking Control and Reduction Act and Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapor Products Control Act - Expansion of "No Smoking" Areas, Carried
Committee Motion 158-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 40: Smoking Control and Reduction Act and Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapor Products Control Act - Raising Minimum Age, Carried
Committee Motion 159-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 40: Smoking Control and Reduction Act and Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapor Products Control Act - Smoking Cessation Aids, Carried
Committee Motion 160-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 40: Smoking Control and Reduction Act and Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act – Public Education and Awareness, Carried
Committee Motion 161-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 40: Smoking Control and Reduction Act and Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapor Products Control Act – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Committee Report 20-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2017-2018 Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission Annual Report
Committee Report 21-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Annual Reports for the Office of the Languages Commissioner for the Northwest territories
Committee Report 24-18(3): Report on the Review of Bill 40: Smoking Control and Reduction Act and Bill 41: Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act
Committee Report 25-18(3): Report on the Review of Bill 48: Post-Secondary Education Act
Member's Statement on Affirmative Action Policy
Member's Statement on Child Care Funding
Member's Statement on Eulogy for Phillip Gargan
Member's Statement on Eulogy for Rene Fumoleau
Member's Statement on Health Care System in Hay River
Member's Statement on Housing Issues in the Northwest Territories
Member's Statement on Nursing Services in Tsiigehtchic
Member's Statement on Programs and Services in the Sahtu Region
Member's Statement on State of Downtown Yellowknife
Member's Statement on Strengthening Democratic Institutions in the Northwest Territories
Member's Statement on Tuktoyaktuk Shoreline Erosion Mitigation Project
Minister's Statement 212-18(3): Sessional Statement
Motion that Committee Report 20-18(3) be Deemed Read and Printed in Hansard in its Entirety, Carried
Motion that Committee Report 22-18(3) be Deemed Read and Printed in Hansard in its Entirety, Carried
Motion to have Committee Report 22-18(3) moved to Committee of the Whole for Further Consideration, Carried
Motion to have Committee Report 24-18(3) moved to Committee of the Whole for Further Consideration, Carried
Question 785-18(3): Bed Bugs in Fort Simpson
Question 786-18(3): Nursing Services in Tsiigehtchic
Question 787-18(3): New Services in Downtown Yellowknife
Question 788-18(3): Shoreline Erosion in Tuktoyaktuk
Question 789-18(3): State of Health Care System in Hay River
Question 790-18(3): Affirmative Action Policy
Question 791-18(3): Cremation Regulations
Recorded Vote
Return to Oral Question 771-18(3): NWT Carbon Tax Implementation Plan
Return to Written Question 17-18(3): Strategic Oil and Gas Ltd. Holdings in the NWT
Return to Written Question 18-18(3): Giant Mine Long-Term Funding Study
Return to Written Question 19-18(3): Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Fees and Compensation
Tabled Document 473-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 775-18(3): Mental Health and Addictions Plan
Tabled Document 476-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 738-18(3): Affirmative Action Policy
Tabled Document 480-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 732-18(3): Dredging the Hay River
Tabled Document 481-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 773-18(3): Third Party Sexual Assault Reporting
Tabled Document 483-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 632-18(3): Community Government Funding Gaps
Tabled Document 484-18(3): Unsigned Letter to Prime Minister from Conservative Premiers of Canada
Statements

Bill 54: Standard Interest Rate Statutes Amendment Act

Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bill 54, Standard Interest Rates Statutes Amendment Act. Mr. Speaker, committee wishes to report that Bill 54 is now ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole, and, Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 75(5) and have Bill 54 moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Unanimous consent granted

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Reports of committees on the review of bills. Member for Yellowknife North.