David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too will be supporting this bill in the third reading.

I, for one, feel, as a Member who’s been here for 12 years, that this is probably the first time I saw this House really cooperatively work together. We realized we had our differences but also tried to find solutions for the benefit of the people of the Northwest Territories. We also realized that we have to be flexible on both sides. We knew that we didn’t get everything we wanted, but again, there’s still a process that’s going to take place this fall by way of our business-planning process.

I think, also, that...

Does the committee agree that consideration of the estimates of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs is concluded?

Thank you, Mr. Premier. With that, can I get your attention to consider those departments that have been previously deferred. Should we proceed?

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Does the committee agree that the consideration of Department of Environment and Natural Resources is concluded?

Moving on to page 1-17, Active Summary, Office of the Speaker, Operations Expenditure Summary: $253,000.

Legislative Assembly, Activity Summary, Office of the Speaker, Operations Expenditure Summary: $253,000, approved.

Welcome, witness.

We’re on Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act. Are there any general comments on the bill?

The Minister of Health, Ms. Lee.

With that, I’d like to call on the Speaker to make a presentation in regard to the estimates for the Legislative Assembly. With that, Speaker Delorey.

Moving on to page 1-27, Activity Summary, Statutory Officers, Operations Expenditure Summary: $1.142 million. Mr. Hawkins.