Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Ms. Lee. We will circulate your motion.

All right, committee. Under the rules of the Legislative Assembly, Rule 54 states, "A motion to refer a bill, resolution or question to Committee of the Whole or to a standing or special committee shall take precedence over amendments to the bill, resolution or question." Ms. Lee’s motion is, therefore, in order. To the motion. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Minister Bell. At this time I will ask the committee if there are any general comments.

Clause 15.

Does committee agree?

Clause 13.

The first thing on our agenda is Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act. I would like to ask Minister Bell if he would like to provide the bill’s opening comments. Minister Bell.

Clause 11.

Mahsi, Mr. Lafferty. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will try to be brief but this is a very important matter, a very important motion and I feel I do need to speak to it. Like other Members, first of all, I would like to thank Minister Bell for his foresight and his call to arms, so to speak, to deal with this whole issue of drug dealers and bootleggers in the Northwest Territories. As other Members have said, as well, we are being ravaged by this and in some ways I think we’re afraid to stand up to them. We have grown complacent. We talked about that when we talked about the denormalization of alcohol abuse and...

Clause 9.