Kevin O'Reilly

Merci, Monsieur le President. Once again, I want to thank the Premier for that. I guess what I am most worried about is where the initial direction is going to come from for each of the Ministers and the departments. Yesterday, the Premier suggested to the Member for Yellowknife Centre that people could go and walk into her office and talk to her about priorities. That's not a very efficient or effective way of doing this. It doesn't recognize the role that standing committees should play in terms of consensus government, so I have suggested privately and publicly that the Premier be prepared...

Thanks, Madam Chair. I thought this was going to be a little easier than it is. I am looking at the information that was provided to us, and it doesn't jive with what the Minister has told us. The amount on the table that she is referring to is different than the number that she has given to us in her opening remarks. Is there some way where I can get it clarified what the actual amount is and how much was actually paid in school taxes? Thanks, Madam Chair.

I want to thank the Premier for that. I don't think she really answered my question, though, which was really about whether the priorities that we have provide clear direction to all of her Ministers. Now, I don't want to get into the specifics of the process that we are engaged in in terms of developing a mandate, but I think it is pretty clear that those priorities don't provide sufficient direction to all of the Ministers. I am just wondering: can the Premier tell us how the initial direction will be set for each Minister to cover matters outside of the priorities?

Thanks, Madam Chair. I'll try to be quicker this time. Can someone tell me: the $3.5-million amount, does that include school taxes?

Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to acknowledge one of the Pages in the House today, Riley Hans. She is a student at Ecole Sir John Franklin High School.

I want to thank you for filling my water glass, as well as running notes around for everybody.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Great, okay. I look forward to getting that information, and I just assume that you folks are all working together, so you are going to get it from your colleague. Now that we have dealt with what happened, how are we going to prevent this from happening again in the future? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President.

WHEREAS Rule 89(2) requires that Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight:

Mr. Ronald Bonnetrouge, the Member for Deh Cho;

Mr. Kevin O'Reilly, the Member for Frame Lake;

Mr. Rocky Simpson, the Member for Hay River South;

Ms. Lesa Semmler, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes;

Ms. Caitlin Cleveland, the Member for Kam Lake;

Mr. Jackson Lafferty, the Member for...

Merci, Monsieur le President.

WHEREAS the proceedings of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly and all of its Standing and Special Committees are conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS the current Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly were adopted on August 23, 2019;

AND WHEREAS a copy of the revised and approved Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories was tabled in this House earlier today, and identified as Tabled Document 2-19(1);

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable...

Merci, Monsieur le President. I give notice that, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that this Legislative Assembly repeal the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly originally adopted on August 23, 2019, and adopt the newest version of the Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, identified as Tabled Document 2-19(1); and further, that the new Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, upon adoption of this motion, come into effect...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled "Draft Climate Emergency Motion." Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.