Rocky Simpson

Rocky Simpson
Hay River South

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 60-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings - Display of Mace during Remote Sittings, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Thank you, Member. Are there any further questions? Question has been called, so all those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Motion carried.

---Carried

Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Your committee has been considering Committee Report 6-19(2), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings, and would like to report progress with 16 motions carried. Committee Report 6-19(2) is concluded. Madam Speaker, I move that report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Question 482-19(2): Hiring Local
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. One area that the NWT Housing Corporation can support our northern businesses is with the transportation of the material going into the communities on the winter road. We have contractors with tractors and trailers down the valley that will be looking for work this winter. Maybe with COVID-19 in front of us it makes sense to use our northern contractors to provide those services. Can the Minister commit to her department to review on how they can ensure our northern contractors who supply trucking services are provided every opportunity to haul the material going down...

Committee Motion 67-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Roll Call Procedures, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Frame Lake.

Committee Motion 60-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings - Display of Mace during Remote Sittings, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Question has been called. Member for Hay River North.

Committee Motion 74-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Standing Committee Review of Remote Sittings, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Committee Report 6-19(2), Report on Remote Sittings. What is the will of committee? Mr. Norn.

Question 482-19(2): Hiring Local
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

We do not provide enough support to our small community contractors. They are the ones that provide the much-needed employment in those communities and deserve our support and sometimes direction in order to build capacity. I would ask the Minister to commit to either doing away with suspension lists for contractors in these small communities or, at a minimum, work and support the contractors to ensure that they are successful and avoid failure.

Committee Motion 66-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings Report on Remote Sittings – Registration of Votes in Event of Loss of Connection, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Frame Lake.

Committee Motion 59-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings - Authorizing Speaker to Conduct Remote Session, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

All those in favour? Oppose? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Frame Lake.

Committee Motion 74-19(2): Committee Report 6-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Remote Sittings – Standing Committee Review of Remote Sittings, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 50)

Thank you, Member. The motion is in order. To the motion.