Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? Thank you.
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I will go back to the Member from Great Slave.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that Rule 2.1(1)(c) be amended to read: A sitting beginning on the second Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? Motion carried. Thank you.
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I will go back to the Member from Great Slave.
That's all I have, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
Okay, thank you, committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Committee Report 33-20(1), Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Report on Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No. 2; do you agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Committee, we have concluded consideration of Committee Report 33-20(1), Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No. 2. Thank you.
I am going to go to the Member from the Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.
Thank you. There's a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried.
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All right. Reports of the Committee of the Whole. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 33-20(1) and would like to report progress with four motions carried and that Committee Report 33-20(1) is concluded. And, Mr. Speaker, I move the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Can I have a seconder? Let's go to Inuvik Twin Lakes. No, Inuvik Boot Lake. There we go; it was the wrong lake. Inuvik Boot Lake. Motion's in order.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? Motion carried.
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Mr. Clerk, can you determine whether the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, the Honourable Gerald Kisoun, is prepared to enter the chambers and ascend the bills.
Please be seated.
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, Premier Simpson, Ministers, Members of the Legislative Assembly, staff, and visitors in the public gallery.
Thank you all for the work you have done during this sitting to represent the people of the Northwest Territories.
I wish to acknowledge that the land on which we have gathered are treaty lands and the home to many Indigenous peoples, including the Akaitcho Dene, the Tlicho, and the Metis.
This is the last time that we will gather in this way until after the holiday season. As the weather turns cold and the excitement of the season and outdoor winter activities begin to rise, I ask that you and the people of the Northwest Territories take the time to appreciate the gifts that nature provides us. May you find peace in the calm of a quiet, cold morning, and remember that you are both loved and appreciated by more people than you know.
Now, as Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bills:
Bill 21: An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act;
Bill 22: Legislation Act;
Bill 23: An Act to Amend the Children's Law Act;
Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Family Law Act;
Bill 27: An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act;
Bill 28: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, No. 2;
Bill 36: Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) 2026-2027;
Bill 37: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2024-2025;
Bill 38: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026;
Bill 39: Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026.
Mahsi cho. Thank you. Quyananni. Hi hi. Merci beaucoup. Koana. Thank you.
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Colleagues, I'd like to thank the Commissioner, the Honourable Gerald Kisoun, for joining us today to assent to our legislation. It is always a pleasure having him join us in this chamber. Thank you, Mr. Commissioner.
Colleagues, before we close for the day, I want to express my gratitude for another successful sitting. I would like to thank each of you for your efforts over the past few weeks. This has not been a long sitting, but I believe it was a productive one. I am proud of what we've accomplished in a short time, and I hope you are proud of yourselves as well.
I would also like to thank everyone else that contributed to our successful sitting, especially our pages, interpreters, and the contractors who help us keep the building running safely and efficiently or effectively.
We also owe gratitude to the staff of the Office of the Clerk as well as all public servants who made it possible for us to do our jobs. We couldn't do what we do without all this support. Please join me in thanking them all.
Colleagues, I started this sitting by encouraging each of you to review the Guiding Principles of Consensus Government in the Northwest Territories, and I want to remind you to do so.
I also want to remind you that we, as Members of this Legislative Assembly, do things different from our counterparts in other legislatures across the country. I believe we are, and must be, held to a higher standard when it comes to order, decorum, and respect for each other, this institution, and the people who elected us. We are expected to work together. We are expected to hold each other to account. And we are expected to communicate respectfully. I expect this from each of us; the people who elected us expect this from each of us; and we should expect this from each other.
Colleagues, this House is not scheduled to sit again until February. The business of the government and committees will continue during this period, but I hope you are able to find some time to both relax and connect with your family, friends, and constituents. Let them know you appreciate them and all they've done to support you.
Colleagues, I'll try to keep it short and end by saying I wish everyone a very Happy Halloween and Christmas season. To everyone who will be trick-or-treating, whether it's here in Yellowknife or back in our communities, please be safe, don't eat all the Halloween candy until some of us get back so we can share it. But please enjoy the rest of the season.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Wednesday, February 4th, 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
Written Question 22-20(1), Actions to Improve Animal Welfare in the Northwest Territories
Written Question 23-20(1), Healthcare Professionals Returning as Locums
Written Question 24-20(1), Northwest Territories Medical Students Rejected for Residencies
Written Question 25-20(1), Senior Envoy
Replies to the Commissioner’s Address
Petitions
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
Second Reading of Bills
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Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act
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Bill 35, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 4th, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Enjoy Christmas.
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The House adjourned at 12:56 p.m.
