Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to announce that I survived the last four years of the 19th Assembly. Mind you, it wasn't without its socalled battle wounds and paper cuts. It was a pleasure to serve with my colleagues on both sides of the floor, especially as history was made with the majority of women in the 19th Assembly; the first in the Northwest Territories and Canada.

Mr. Speaker, my time here has been a learning curve when dealing with legislation but well worth the lessons. Mind you, I've been in leadership roles for quite a number of years, so my past experience has...

Mahsi, MLA Inuvik Twin Lakes. Are there any other general comments? MLA for Great Slave.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is defeated.

Defeated

Clause 1, does committee agree?

Mahsi. MLA Kam Lake.

Mahsi, MLA Kam Lake. I will now turn to the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that reviewed the bill for any opening comments on Bill 80. MLA for Great Slave.

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion. MLA Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Mahsi, MLA YK North. MLA Kam Lake.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. And mahsi to the Minister of housing for that. I'm not even certain I've seen $600 million in Housing NWT budgets. So I'm not sure. There's still severe shortage of housing. The Member from Nunakput is still crying for housing. And still nothing is happening up there.

Mr. Speaker, does the housing Minister and staff truly believe that offloading housing rental stock to Indigenous organizations is a profitable business venture? Mahsi.

Mahsi. To the motion. MLA Yellowknife north.

Mahsi. Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses into the House.

MLA for Kam Lake, please introduce your witness.