Thank you. Next, we have court services on page 67 with information items on page 68. Are there any questions? Seeing none.
Department of Justice, court services, infrastructure investment, $5,777,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Next, we have services to the public on page 69 with information items on page 70. Are there any questions? Seeing none.
Department of Justice, services to the public, infrastructure investment, $460,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Members, please return now to the Department of Justice summary found on page 64.
Department of Justice, 2026-2027 Capital Estimates, $7,377,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Committee, that concludes our consideration of the Department of Justice. Thank you, committee. And thank you, Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the chambers.
I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.
There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will now rise and report progress. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 385-20(1). And, Mr. Speaker, I move that report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you. Could I have a seconder? Let's go on to that guy from Yellowknife Centre. Now he's going to have to support it for sure. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? One abstention. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member from Yellowknife South, that Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Children's Law Act, be read for the third time. And, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of Justice. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
The Member for Thebacha. The Member for Yellowknife South. The Member for Kam Lake. The Member for Hay River North. The Member for Hay River South. The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. The Member for Nunakput. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. The Member for the Sahtu. The Member for Yellowknife Centre. The Member for Range Lake. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. The Member for Monfwi. The Member for Great Slave. The Member for Yellowknife North.
All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand.
The results, 15 in favour. Zero opposed. And zero abstention. The motion is carried. Bill 23 has had its third reading.
---Carried
Third reading of bills. Minister of Justice.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Family Law Act, be read for the third time. And, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of Justice. To the motion.
Question.
The Member for Thebacha. The Member for Yellowknife South. The Member for Kam Lake. The Member for Hay River North. The Member for Hay River South. The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. The Member for Nunakput. The Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. The Member for Sahtu. The Member for Yellowknife Centre. The Member for Range Lake. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. The Member for Monfwi. The Member for Frame Lake. The Member for Great Slave. The Member for Yellowknife North.
All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand.
The results of the recorded vote are 16 in favour. Zero opposed. And zero abstentions. The motion is carried. Bill 24 has its third reading.
---Carried
Third reading of bills. Minister of Justice.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member from Kam Lake, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act, be read for the third time. And, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of Justice. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
The Member for Thebacha. The Member for Yellowknife South. The Member for Kam Lake. The Member for Hay River North. The Member for Hay River South. The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. The Member for Nunakput. The Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. The Member for Sahtu. The Member for Yellowknife Centre. The Member for Range Lake. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. The Member for Monfwi. The Member for Frame Lake. The Member for Great Slave. The Member for Yellowknife North.
All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand.
The results of the recorded vote are 16 in favour. Zero opposed. And zero abstaining. The motion is carried. Bill 27 has had third reading.
---Carried
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
Prayer or Reflection
Ministers’ Statements
Members’ Statements
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgements
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Written Question 21-20(1), Changes to Child and Youth Counselling Services
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Motions
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
First Reading of Bills
Bill 33, Technical Safety Statutes Amendment Act
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tabled Document 385-20(1), 2026-2027 Capital Estimates
Tabled Document 386-20(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2024-2025
Tabled Document 387-20(1), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026
Tabled Document 388-20(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, October 29th, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
---ADJOURNMENT
The House adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
