Debates of May 30, 2023 (day 157)

May
30
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
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 90: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 5, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 90, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 5, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to adjust the allowance in part 5 of Schedule C annually using the average change in the consumer price index over the past five years. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried. Bill 90 has had second reading.

Carried.

Second reading of bills. Member for Frame Lake.