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Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

Members of the LegislativeAssembly

Speaker

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MGr.GtSlelnAbernethy Hon.SandyLee Hon.MichaelMiltenberger( rea ave) (Range Lake) (Thebacha)

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Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

Mr Tim Mercer

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Table of Contents

Prayer 427Speaker’sRuling 427Ministers’Statements 42821-16(2):2008 N WT Outstanding VolunteerAwards Program(M McLeod) 42822-16(2):DriveAl ive!—Reaching OurYouth (Y’akeleya) 42823-16(2):Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Meeting:Youth Crim inal Justice Act (Lafferty) 429Members’Statements 429Analysis of the Impacts of Expenditure Reductions(Ramsay) 429Inclusive Schooling Pol icy(Groenewegen) 430Chief JohnnyD Charl ie Memorial Snowmobi le Trip(Krutko) 430Access to DayCare Spaces and Subsidies (McLeod) 431Impactof Reductions’on South Slave District Education Counci l (Beaulieu) 431International Womens Day(Bisaro) 432Support for the VoluntarySector (Abernethy) 432Support for the Voluntary Sector (Bromley) 433Medical Services in NunakputCommunities (Jacobson) 433Closure of the Deh Cho Hall (Menicoche) 434Contracts for Water Treatment Plants (Hawkins) 434RecognitionofVisitorsintheGal lery 435OralQuestions 4351 16-16(2):Contracts for Water Treatment Plants (Hawkins) 4351 17-16(2):Department of Human Resources Management Practices (Ramsay) 4361 18-16(2):Supportto South Slave District Educational Counci l (Beaulieu) 4371 19-16(2):Doctor Shortages in the Beaufort-Delta Region(Jacobson) 438120-16(2):Contract For Aklavik Water Treatment Plant (Krutko) 438121-16(2):Closure of the Deh Cho Hall (Menicoche) 439122-16(2):Support for the Voluntary Sector (Abernethy) 440123-16(2):Contracting Policies (Brom ley) 441124-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Project (Groenewegen) 441125-16(2):Child Care Subsidies (McLeod) 442126-16(2):Contracts for Water Treatment Plants (Hawkins) 443127-16(2):Appeals Process for Housing Cl ients (Menicoche) 444128-16(2):Su p ports fo r Vol u nta ry Secto r (Bis a ro) 444129-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Project (Abernethy) 445130-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Loan Guarantee(Groenewegen) 446131-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Concession Agreement (Bromley) 447Pointof Order 448Pointof Order 449Oral Questions(Continued) 450132-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Project (Ramsay) 450133-16(2):Recruitment Process forWCB Chair (Krutko) 450134-16(2):Contracts for Water Treatment Plants (Hawkins) 451

135-16(2):Future Public-Private Partnership(Abernethy) 452136-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Project (Hawkins) 452137-16(2):Contract for Aklavik Water Treatment Plant (Krutko) 453138-16(2):Pol icyfor Publ ic-Private Partnership(Abernethy) 454139-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Project (Groenewegen) 454140-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Project (Hawkins) 456141-16(2):Deh Cho Bridge Project (Ramsay) 457ReturnstoWrittenQuestions 4581-16(2):GNWT Publ icService/NWTPowerCorporationSalaries andBonuses 458Tablingof Documents 458Motions 4595-16(2):Reconsideration of PowerRate Structure,Motion as Amended Carried 459ConsiderationinCommitteeoftheWholeof Bi llsandOtherMatters 465Minister’s Statement 1-16(2):SessionalStatement 465Ministers Statement9-16(2):Publ ic Housing Rental SubsidySurvey Results and Plans forthe Future 465Reportof CommitteeoftheWhole 466ThirdReadingof Bills 466Bi l l 1 - Interim Appropriation Act,2008-2009 466Bi l l3-AnAct toAmendtheEmploymentStandardsAct 466OrdersoftheDay 466

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