Glen Abernethy

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 31, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2014-2015, be read for the second time.

The bill makes supplementary appropriations for operations expenditures for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Bill 32, An Act to Amend the Pharmacy Act, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 31, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2014-2015, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 31, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2014-2015, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that the Chief Electoral Officer provide additional research on the regulation of third-party election advertising for future consideration.

Mr. Chair, I move that the types of expenditures that may be incurred by a candidate, rather than an official agent, be expanded to allow minor, practical expenditures. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with the second reading of Bill 32, An Act to Amend the Pharmacy Act.

---Consent granted

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 29, Human Tissue Donation Act, be read for the second time.

This bill sets out a framework for which consent can be given for the use of human tissue for the purpose of transplantation, a therapeutic purpose, medical education or scientific research. In certain cases, the approval of an independent assessment committee is required and appeal of the committee’s decision to the Supreme Court is provided for.

The bill prohibits medical practitioners from participating in the determination of the death of a donor if they...

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed with first reading of Bill 32, An Act to Amend the Pharmacy Act.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Friday, June 6, 2014, I’ll move that Bill 32, An Act to Amend the Pharmacy Act, be read for the first time. Thank you.