Thebacha
Louis Sebert
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Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
Mr. Chair, to my left, Emily Ingarfield, manager, policy and planning, and to my right, Thomas Drouin, legislative council.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
Yes. I am pleased to be here today to present Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Children’s Law Act. Bill 8 amends the Children's Law Act to allow for the establishment of a child support recalculation service. This service will allow child support payment amounts to be automatically recalculated using parents' updated income information on an annual basis. This will reduce the need for parents to go to court when there are changes in their income.
It will be a free, simple, and transparent process for both parents and can help to reduce the conflict associated with variations of child support amounts...
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
Yes, I would.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
Yes, I am pleased to be here today to present Bill 6 --
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Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
Mr. Speaker, I only became aware of this program very recently. I have no idea whether the department has had the opportunity to look into this program, which may be a model that we should follow. As I mentioned in my response to an earlier question, this is a very important issue that is important to this Cabinet and this government, as brought out in the mandate. So certainly we will look at that model, amongst others. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
I understand, with respect to situations in which there are water licenses, it's ENR's responsibility to inspect. The terms and conditions are set by the various boards and ENR then inspects to ensure compliance.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
Yes, I would, Mr. Chair.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 36)
Thank you, Mr. Chair. My witness is Kelly McLaughlin, the director of legislation.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 35)
Mr. Speaker, it is important when we're looking at this issue to look at the situation in Hay River. It was the municipal decision of the Town of Hay River and its people to seek proposals for power. NTPC was one of the bidders. ATCO was another. It was a town decision to go with that NTPC proposal. There have been no decisions made for Yellowknife, but it will be the city that decides whether or not to go out for proposals when the current franchise expires in 2020.
Debates of
, 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 35)
The government has initiated an energy strategy which the House heard about last week, and we will be inviting proponents to attend and discuss energy in the NWT. ATCO is one of the invitees.