Debates of May 30, 2023 (day 157)

May

2023

Session

19th Assembly, 2nd Session

Day

157

Speaker

Frederick Blake Jr.

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Members Present

Hon. Diane Archie, Hon. Frederick Blake Jr., Mr. Bonnetrouge, Hon. Paulie Chinna, Ms. Cleveland, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Mr. Edjericon, Hon. Julie Green, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Martselos, Ms. Nokleby, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Rocky Simpson, Ms. Semmler, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Ms. Weyallon Armstrong

Assembly Members

Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Monfwi

Topics

Bill 72: Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act

Bill 79: An Act to Amend the Judicature Act, Carried

Bill 90: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 5, Carried

Bill 91: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act, No. 2, Carried

Bill 93: Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act

Bill 94: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

Committee Motion 463-19(2): Tabled Document 941-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2023-2024 – Deferral of Estimates, Carried

Committee Report 52-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures: Report on the Review of the Rules of the Legislative Assembly

Member’s Statement 1537-19(2): Evacuee Compensation

Member’s Statement 1538-19(2): Trailcross Centre

Member’s Statement 1539-19(2): Sport NWT

Member’s Statement 1540-19(2): Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation Wildlife Enforcement Action

Member’s Statement 1541-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Commitment to Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Member’s Statement 1542-19(2): Frank Channel Bridge

Member’s Statement 1543-19(2): United States Embassy Meeting regarding Northwest Territories Nunavut Highway

Member’s Statement 1544-19(2): Land Claims

Member’s Statement 1545-19(2): Childcare

Member’s Statement 1546-19(2): Youth Parliament

Minister’s Statement 362-19(2): 2023 Emergency Response: K’atlodeeche First Nation and Hay River

Minister’s Statement 363-19(2): Student Financial Assistance Review Update

Minister’s Statement 364-19(2): Water Monitoring

Question 1533-19(2): Evacuee Compensation

Question 1534-19(2): Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation Wildlife Enforcement Action

Question 1535-19(2): Land Claims

Question 1536-19(2): Dehk’e/Frank Channel Bridge

Question 1537-19(2): Sport North

Question 1538-19(2): United States Embassy Meeting regarding Northwest Territories-Nunavut Highway

Question 1539-19(2): Trailcross Treatment Centre

Question 1540-19(2): Inuvik Wind Project

Question 1541-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Commitment to United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation

Question 1542-19(2): Territorial Health Initiative

Recorded Vote

Tabled Document 943-19(2): Northwest Territories Oil and Gas Annual Report 2022

Tabled Document 945-19(2): Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Pension Administration Report – Retiring Allowances Act and Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act

Statements

Bill 72: Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act

Caitlin Cleveland

Kam Lake

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Your committee would like to report on its consideration of Bill 72, Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act.

Bill 72 received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2023, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review. The standing committee held a public hearing on May 19th, 2023, and completed its clausebyclause review of the bill with the Minister of Justice on May 29th, 2023.

Mr. Speaker, the committee reports that Bill 72, Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, is ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.