Debates of November 5, 2020 (day 50)

November
5
2020
Session
19th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
50
Speaker
Frederick Blake Jr.
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Members Present
Hon. Diane Archie, , Mr. Bonnetrouge, Hon. Paulie Chinna, Ms. Cleveland, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Hon. Julie Green, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lafferty, Ms. Martselos, Ms. Nokleby, Mr. Norn, Mr. O'Reilly, Ms. Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Rocky Simpson, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek
Assembly Members
Topics
Bill 22: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2021-2022
Bill 22: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2021-2022
Committee Motion 59-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings - Authorizing Speaker to Conduct Remote Session, Carried
Committee Motion 60-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings - Display of Mace during Remote Sittings, Carried
Committee Motion 61-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings Report on Remote Sittings – Authorization by Speaker of Remote Attendance of Members for Session, Carried
Committee Motion 62-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings Report on Remote Sittings - Application of Rule 12(10) for Remote Attendance, Carried
Committee Motion 63-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings Report on Remote Sittings - Training and Headsets for Online Sittings, Carried
Committee Motion 64-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings Report on Remote Sittings – Neutral Background for Video Conferences, Carried
Committee Motion 65-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings Report on Remote Sittings – Recorded Votes in Remote Sittings, Carried
Committee Motion 66-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings Report on Remote Sittings – Registration of Votes in Event of Loss of Connection, Carried
Committee Motion 67-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Roll Call Procedures, Carried
Committee Motion 68-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Disconnection and Reconnection during Oral Questions, Carried
Committee Motion 69-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Redirection of Questions during Loss of Ministers' Connections, Carried
Committee Motion 70-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Announcement of Written Questions, Carried
Committee Motion 71-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Members' Statements in Event of Loss of Connection, Carried
Committee Motion 72-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Revised Daily Orders for Remote Sittings, Carried
Committee Motion 73-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Reference Guide for Remote Sittings, Carried
Committee Motion 74-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Standing Committee Review of Remote Sittings, Carried
Member's Statement on Affirmative Action
Member's Statement on Call on All Politicians to End Systemic Racism
Member's Statement on Elders’ Housing Issues
Member's Statement on Eulogy for Elaine Blake
Member's Statement on Food Security
Member's Statement on Guaranteed Basic Income
Member's Statement on National Skilled Trades and Technology Week - Recognition of Michael Turner-Davis and Nathan Dunn
Member's Statement on National Skilled Trades and Technology Week - Recognition of Slavomir Rohac
Member's Statement on National Skilled Trades and Technology Week – Recognition of Joel Hanthorn and Joseph Lemieux
Member's Statement on Recognition of Interpreters
Member's Statement on Reflections on Effecting Positive Change
Member's Statement on Remembrance Day
Member's Statement on Remembrance Day and Wish List
Minister's Statement 95-19(2): Work Plan for the Development of the GNWT Action Plan in Response to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Report
Minister's Statement 96-19(2): Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Support to Employers during COVID-19
Minister's Statement 97-19(2): Sport Canada COVID-19 Funding Support
Minister's Statement 98-19(2): Family Violence
Motion 22-19(2): Appointment of Law Clerk, Carried
Motion 23-19(2): Appointment of Sole Adjudicators, Carried
Motion 24-19(2): Changes to Committee Membership, Carried
Motion 25-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 3, 2021, Carried
Motion to Amend Motion 24-19(2), Carried
Question 477-19(2): Direct Appointments in Government of the Northwest Territories
Question 478-19(2): Food Security
Question 479-19(2): Income Assistance
Question 480-19(2): Addressing Systemic Racism
Question 481-19(2): Elders Housing
Question 482-19(2): Hiring Local
Question 483-19(2): Alcohol Strategy
Question 484-19(2): Ingraham Trail Fire Services from Dettah
Question 485-19(2): Increased Winter Trucking and Covid-19 Considerations
Recorded Vote
Return to Oral Question 358-19(2): Long-Term Care Facility
Return to Written Question 19-19(2): Homeowners Insurance
Tabled Document 240-19(2): Northwest Territories Oil and Gas Annual Report 2019
Tabled Document 244-19(2): Hay River Health and Social Services Authority Annual Report 2019-2020
Tabled Document 245-19(2): Annual Report 2019-20 Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation and Northwest Territories Power Corporation
Tabled Document 246-19(2): Annual Reports for the Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2019-2020 School Year Ending June 30, 2020 Volumes 1 and 2
Tabled Document 248-19(2): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Annual Report 2019-2020
Tabled Document 249-19(2): Excerpt from Globe And Mail, November 3, 2020 - "In Manitoba, An Omnibus Bill Puts Systemic Racism Against Indigenous People In Plain View"
Written Question 21-19(2): Applications to the National Co-Investment Fund
Statements

Motion 22-19(2): Appointment of Law Clerk, Carried

Thank you, Madam Speaker. WHEREAS Section 54(3) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act provides that the Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Board of Management, shall appoint a Law Clerk on such terms and conditions that the Board of Management may recommend;

AND WHEREAS the Board of Management is tasked with recommending an individual to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Assembly is prepared to make a recommendation to the Commissioner;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that the Legislative Assembly recommends the appointment of Ms. Sheila MacPherson as Law Clerk and Mr. Toby Kruger as Deputy Law Clerk as recommended by the Board of Management.

AND FURTHER, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of appointment to the Commissioner. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Speaker: DEPUTY SPEAKER

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Speaker: DEPUTY SPEAKER

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Motions. Member for Yellowknife North.