Clause 9, does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Clause 10, does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Clause 11, does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Clause 12, does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Clause 13, does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Clause 14, does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Committee, we missed a clause. Clause 7.1, does committee agree?
Agreed.
Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act, does committee agree?
Agreed.
To the bill as a whole, does committee agree?
Agreed.
Does committee agree that Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act, is now ready for third reading?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Does the committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act?
Agreed.
Thank you, Minister, and thanks to your witnesses. Sergeant-At-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the chamber. We will now take a recess break. Thank you.
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Committee, welcome back. We have agreed to consider Report 37-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act. I will go to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development for any opening comments. Member for Monfwi.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act, was read into the record on March 3rd, 2026.
The committee has made six recommendations to ensure that Trespass to Property Act can be applied clearly across the Northwest Territories with a multitude of stakeholders and to make sure the legislation can be enforced more efficiently.
The committee looks forward to the government's response to these recommendations. The committee would like to thank everyone who participated in the review and gave thoughtful feedback to this committee to consider.
BI would like to thank the committee for their work on this review. Individual Members may have additional comments. Thank you, Madam Chair.
I will now open the floor to general comments on Committee Report 37-20(1). Seeing no further comments, MLA for Monfwi.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories issue clear guidance and instructions to schools across the Northwest Territories on how to use and apply the Trespass to Property Act to their settings, including providing additional funds for producing prohibitions of entry signage as needed. Thank you, Madam Chair.
The motion is in order to the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? Motion is carried.
---Carried
MLA for Monfwi.
Thank you. Okay, thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories create regulations under the Summary Convictions Procedures Act to include ticketable offenses for trespassing prior to Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act, coming into force. Thank you, Madam 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? The motion is carried.
---Carried
MLA for Monfwi.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories ensures that statistics on prosecution for trespassing are routinely included as part of general reporting on offenses and convictions in the Northwest Territories once the Trespass to Property Act has come into force to provide insight on the effectiveness of the legislation. Thank you, Madam 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? The motion is carried.
---Carried
MLA for Monfwi.
Okay, thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories urgently create legislation that will regulate private security companies in the Northwest Territories and include a requirement for northern and Indigenous cultural awareness training.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Range Lake.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to note, I guess for the record, that this motion, should it carry, joins many calls for regulation of private security companies in the Northwest Territories from several Members of this Assembly. And I think it's important that the government recognize that now a standing committee is joining that as well. It's not, you know, concerns of individual Members raised but it is the concerns shared by one of the committees of this Assembly. So I encourage the committee to vote in favour of this motion. As a result, it's very important that we regulate this. And I know some of the commentary is it's not a recognized priority but of the priorities of the Legislative Assembly, of the 20th Assembly, public safety is one of those priorities. And if regulating private security companies isn't related to public safety, I don't know what is. That's directly within line. I don't think it's in the government's mandate, but that's a different story from the priorities of this Assembly. If it's in the priorities, it's something that is increasingly becoming more and more important to regulate. Maybe it's not the top priority, and probably we can all name more pressing priorities, but it's certainly something that needs to be looked at and started. So I, yeah, again, urge the committee to support this and for the government to take it seriously, because there are real concerns out there. We had a town hall meeting, and this is one of the things that came up. And it is coming from largely Indigenous people who are concerned about how private security companies are functioning in the Northwest Territories. And I think we need to be very sensitive to those concerns and take them very seriously. Thank you, Madam 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 is carried.
---Carried
MLA for Monfwi.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories create and publicize clear policy guidance for the general public, private security companies, and Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories on how the Trespass to Property Act can be used. Thank you, Madam Chair.
