Denny Rodgers

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement I mentioned three pieces of legislation that are in the queue. This legislation is paramount to our war on drugs and the criminal activity that comes with drugs. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Justice. Can he give this House an update and what the status is of these three very important pieces of legislation - safer communities and neighbourhoods legislation, civil forfeiture legislation, and the trespass legislation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you. And thank you for that answer. And I understand that, there is a potential possibly to do -- you know, I would -- my only concern would be looking at income testing there, and I certainly wouldn't want the cost to students from -- you know, from any of our communities to be an impediment to participating. We've all seen the benefits that students get from participating in these games, any games, given, you know, some of the other social ills that are out there and we've discussed in this House. This is one thing that certainly, you know, is a benefit to our kids. And, listen, I'm a...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 340-20(1), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026, and Tabled Document 341-20(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization) No. 1, 2025-2026, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I won't be quite as long; I've got my speech right here. Mr. Speaker, it comes as no surprise to us that the Member from Range Lake has brought this motion forward. He's been passionate about this issue. It's been one of the main issues he brought to this House since he's been elected, since we've been in here, and the points he brings forward are valid and he does a lot of work in that area, and I certainly appreciate that. It also comes at no surprise to me that my colleague, the Minister from Inuvik Twin Lakes, is also passionate about this and has done a lot of work...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 340-20(1), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026; and time permitting, Mr. Chair, Tabled Document 341-20(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization) No. 1, 2025-2026. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about the upcoming Arctic Development Expo taking place in Inuvik from June 17th to the 19th. Mr. Speaker, this show was established in 2001 which is their 24th year, if my math is correct. Certainly, it started out as the Inuvik Petroleum Show, some may remember, in anticipation of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline at the time. And back when the show first began, we had as many as 600 delegates attending in Inuvik which was certainly an exciting time and also a great economic boom obviously for the region. It's an opportunity for...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I support the principle of the bill for the reasons that the Member from Yellowknife North has laid out in her preamble to the bill. I support the work done by the Member. You know, we are -- this is second reading, Mr. Speaker. This is what we do. We are legislators. We look at bills, we take them to committee, and then we decide at third reading, whether or not we can make an informed decision on the information that we've gathered. This is not passing the bill, Mr. Speaker. I do appreciate some of the things that the Minister has said here today, but I...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the committee wishes to consider Bill 17, a Municipal and Community Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, as well as Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Partnership and Business Names Act. Thank you, Mr. Chair.