Debates of December 12, 2019 (day 4)

December

2019

Session

19th Assembly, 1st Session

Day

Speaker

Frederick Blake Jr.

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Members Present

Hon. Frederick Blake, Mr. Bonnetrouge, Hon. Paulie Chinna, Ms. Cleveland, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lafferty, Ms. Martselos, Hon. Katrina Nokleby, Mr. Norn, Mr. O'Reilly, Ms. Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Rocky Simpson, Hon. Diane Thom, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek

Assembly Members

Topics

Acknowledgement 2-19(1): Hilary Jones – Retirement from Mine Training Society and Recipient of the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines Special Achievement MAX award

Acknowledgement 3-19(1): Sheila MacPherson – Recognition as One of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women

Bill 1-19(1): An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act

Bill 2-19(1): Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2019-2020

Member's Statement on Cell Phone Coverage

Member's Statement on Community Empowerment

Member's Statement on Eulogy for Lindsay James St. Ledger Waugh

Member's Statement on Housing Issues in Nunakput

Member's Statement on Impaired Driving

Member's Statement on Need for Adequate and Affordable Housing

Member's Statement on Recognition of 2019 Aboriginal Sports Circle Award Recipients

Member's Statement on Recreational Land Lease Fee Increases

Member's Statement on Strategic Oil and Gas Ltd. Liabilities in the Northwest Territories

Member's Statement on Value of the Public Service

Member's Statement on Yellowknife Day Shelter Policy

Minister's Statement 10-19(1): 911 Implementation

Minister's Statement 11-19(1): Amendments to the Employment Standards Act

Minister's Statement 8-19(1): Hunter Education

Minister's Statement 9-19(1): Opening of the New Fort Smith Correctional Complex – Women's Unit

Question 23-19(1): Strategic Oil and Gas Ltd. Environmental Liabilities

Question 24-19(1): Day Shelter Access

Question 25-19(1): Housing Needs

Question 26-19(1): Evictions from Public Housing

Question 27-19(1): Recreational Land Leases

Question 28-19(1): Cellphone Coverage Outside of Municipalities

Question 29-19(1): Transfer of Municipal Lands to the City of Yellowknife

Question 30-19(1): Enforcement of Impaired Driving

Question 31-19(1): Municipal and Community Affairs Positions in Behchoko

Question 32-19(1): Nursing in Small Communities

Question 33-19(1): Emergency Warming Shelter in Hay River

Recorded Vote

Tabled Document 27-19(1): Inter-Activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 (April 1 to September 30, 2019)

Tabled Document 28-19(1): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Annual Report 2018-2019

Tabled Document 31-19(1): 2018-2019 Annual Report on Official Languages

Tabled Document 33-19(1): email from the Minister of Lands dated December 9, 2019 regarding Land Leasing Pricing

Tabled Document 35-19(1): NWT Legislative Assembly Pension Plans Annual Report March 31, 2018

Statements

Tabled Document 35-19(1): NWT Legislative Assembly Pension Plans Annual Report March 31, 2018

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member. Tabling of documents. I, too, have two documents. Pursuant to section 21(1) of the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and section 11.1 of the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, I wish to table the "NWT Legislative Assembly Pension Plans Annual Report, at March 31, 2018." Pursuant to section 5 of the Indemnities, Allowances and Expense Regulations of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, I wish to table the summary of "Members' absences for the period October 25 to December 9, 2019."