Debates of February 22, 2024 (day 8)

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Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires – Reduce Board to Three Persons, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the Member for Great Slave, to amend Motion 920(1), Establishment of a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires as amended, by replacing the word "six" with "three" in the second clause such that the clause reads:

AND FURTHER, that this resolution includes the Commissioner establishing a board composed of three persons appointed by the Commissioner to make the inquiry and to report on the inquiry to the Commissioner;

And further, that the words "two persons" are changed to "one person" in the third, fourth, and fifth clauses such as the clauses read "for one person to be appointed to the board."

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member from Frame Lake. Members, there's a motion to amend Motion 920(1) as amended. The question before the House is the proposed amendment. Debate is on the proposed amendment and not the main motion. To the motion. Member from Frame Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. By way of explanation, this is just an addition to the friendly amendments made by the Member for Monfwi. It was my feeling that a sixperson board is getting quite large at that point and so a three Member panel would be more appropriate. It would be more cost conscious and so that's why I made this what I consider to be a friendly amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member from Frame Lake. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstained? Motion has been passed.

Carried

Returning to the motion. Member from the Deh Cho.