Debates of February 22, 2024 (day 8)

February
22
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
8
Speaker
Shane Thompson
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Members Present
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Jay MacDonald, Hon. Vince McKay, Mr. McNeely, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Mr. Nerysoo, Ms. Reid, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Bill 1: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act
Member’s Statement 87-20(1): Support for Ukraine
Member’s Statement 88-20(1): 18th Anniversary of the Great Bear River Bridge Application
Member’s Statement 89-20(1): Importance of Indigenous Governments
Member’s Statement 90-20(1): Impacts of 2023 Wildfires on Dehcho Communities
Member’s Statement 91-20(1): Access to Dental Services
Member’s Statement 92-20(2): Cost of Rheumatoid Arthritis Services
Minister’s Statement 17-20(1): Reaching Average $10 a day Child Care in the NWT
Motion 16-20(1): Appointment of Deputy Chairpersons of Committee of the Whole, Carried
Motion 17-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Tabled Document 27-20(1), Carried
Motion 18-20(1): Appointment of Members to the Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council
Motion 19-20(1): Appointment of Equal Pay Commissioner
Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires, Carried
Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires - Increase Board to 6 Persons, Carried
Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires – Council of Leaders, Carried
Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires – Draft Inquiry Establishment Order, Carried
Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires – Reduce Board to Three Persons, Carried
Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires – Safe Disclosure, Carried
Question 75-20(1): 2023 Enterprise Wildfire Management
Question 76-20(1): 2024 Wildfire Season Preparations and Resourcing
Question 77-20(1): Rheumatoid Arthritis Services
Question 78-20(1): Access to Family Doctors
Question 79-20(1): Access to Dental Services in the Beaufort-Delta Region
Question 80-20(1): Supports for Electric Vehicles
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 33-20(1): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 3-20(1): Implementation of the Recommendations of Strengthening Support for Non-Profit Sector
Tabled Document 35-20(1): We Have Always Been Here – The Significance of Dene Knowledge
Tabled Document 36-20(1): Correspondence from Gerald Antoine, Dene National Chief, to Commissioner Margaret Thom dated February 13, 2024
Statements

Motion 19-20(1): Appointment of Equal Pay Commissioner

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS section 40.2(1) of the Public Service Act provides that the Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly, shall appoint an Equal Pay Commissioner to exercise the powers and perform the duties set out in this Act;

AND WHEREAS the position of Equal Pay Commissioner became vacant in June of 2023;

AND WHEREAS the Board of Management was tasked with recruiting an Equal Pay Commissioner and has recommended an individual to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Assembly is prepared to make a recommendation;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Ms. Renee Caron be appointed as the Equal Pay Commissioner in accordance with the Public Service Act by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the Legislative Assembly;

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Motion carried.

Carried