Bob Bromley

Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Elections and Plebiscites Act be amended to enable returning officers to strike names from the preliminary list of electors in cases where the returning officer is certain a person is no longer a resident in the electoral district; and to require the returning officer to post the names of persons struck from the list and to update it daily during the revision period. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer undertake research on the relationship between voter turnout and the day of the week on which elections take place, and report back to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures with the results of that research. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Chief Electoral Officer undertake research on voter identification requirements, and report back to the committee with options for amending the current requirements to make them more appropriate for NWT communities.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Earlier today the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures reported on its review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Administration of the 2011 General Election. The report contained recommendations from the committee which we would like to introduce now.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In some ways similar questions with the adults in residential care. These are increased costs. What are our total costs, and while we’re at it, is this also sort of uneven year to year, or is there any kind of a trend here? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Thursday, March 14, 2013, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that this Legislative Assembly recommends to the Commissioner that a plebiscite be held in the Northwest Territories on Monday, May 13, 2013, with the following question: “Should the Government of the Northwest Territories sign the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Final Agreement?”

Thank you.

Thank you. So this would be something like an 8 percent increase over the year, projecting a little bit here. Recognizing this, what’s the projection that we’ve used for ‘13-14?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ve dealt with a constituent on an issue with the Minister’s office, where paperwork was repeatedly lost, bills, proof of income and the like. Meanwhile, a woman seriously disabled by a tragic accident was left without food, piling up debt and shivering in the cold, literally. So, again, how is this possible, and what does it take, and where is the dignity in this? Can the Minister answer that question? Mahsi.

Mr. Chair, that’s why I wanted to confirm that we have three more years of increases that is above this rate to go. Thank you.

Thank you. I’m going to skip the second question, because the Minister jumped me on that one and he’s answered that, and go back to the first one. There is an audit tool that was to be completed, according to the Minister’s response, by January 2013. What is the status of the new audit tool? Mahsi.