Yukon Legislative Assembly 1st Session 34th Legislature Cumulative Index to HANSARD January 12, 2017 YUKON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2017 Spring Sitting SPEAKER — Hon. Nils Clarke, MLA, Riverdale North DEPUTY SPEAKER and CHAIR OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE — Don Hutton, MLA, Mayo-Tatchun DEPUTY CHAIR OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE — Ted Adel, MLA, Copperbelt North CABINET MINISTERS NAME CONSTITUENCY PORTFOLIO Hon. Sandy Silver Klondike Premier Minister of the Executive Council Office; Finance Hon. Ranj Pillai Porter Creek South Deputy Premier Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources; Economic Development; Minister responsible for the Yukon Development Corporation and the Yukon Energy Corporation Hon. Tracy-Anne McPhee Riverdale South Government House Leader Minister of Education; Justice Hon. John Streicker Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes Minister of Community Services; Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate; Yukon Liquor Corporation and the Yukon Lottery Commission Hon. Pauline Frost Vuntut Gwitchin Minister of Health and Social Services; Environment; Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corporation Hon. Richard Mostyn Whitehorse West Minister of Highways and Public Works; the Public Service Commission Hon. Jeanie Dendys Mountainview Minister of Tourism and Culture; Minister responsible for the Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board; Women’s Directorate GOVERNMENT PRIVATE MEMBERS Yukon Liberal Party Ted Adel Copperbelt North Paolo Gallina Porter Creek Centre Don Hutton Mayo-Tatchun OFFICIAL OPPOSITION Yukon Party Stacey Hassard Leader of the Official Opposition Scott Kent Official Opposition House Leader Pelly-Nisutlin Copperbelt South Brad Cathers Lake Laberge Patti McLeod Watson Lake Wade Istchenko Kluane Geraldine Van Bibber Porter Creek North THIRD PARTY New Democratic Party Liz Hanson Leader of the Third Party Whitehorse Centre Kate White Third Party House Leader Takhini-Kopper King LEGISLATIVE STAFF Clerk of the Assembly Floyd McCormick Deputy Clerk Linda Kolody Clerk of Committees Allison Lloyd Sergeant-at-Arms Doris McLean Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Karina Watson Hansard Administrator Deana Lemke Published under the authority of the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 1st Session, 34th Legislature Index 2017 Spring Sitting BILLS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT BILLS No. 1 - Act to Perpetuate a Certain Ancient Right (Gallina) Introduction and First Reading, ........................................................................................3 CLARKE, NILS (see SPEAKER) CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Conducts election of Speaker, .......................................................................................................1 Reads Proclamation, ......................................................................................................................1 Reads report on members elected, ...............................................................................................1 COMMISSIONER Delivers Speech from the Throne, ................................................................................................3 Responds to Address of Speaker, ...................................................................................................2 COMMITTEES, REPORTS OF STANDING Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees, Standing Committee on 23rd report tabled (dated August 10, 2016) (Sessional Paper No. 5) (Speaker Clarke), ......................................................................................................................................7 Members’ Services Board 1st report tabled (dated June 29, 2016) (Sessional Paper No. 6) (Speaker Clarke), ......................................................................................................................7 DIVISIONS Motion No. 2 - Re Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, .......................................6 FILED DOCUMENTS 1. Takhini River Bridge on the North Klondike Highway, letter re (dated January 10, 2017) from Brad Cathers, Member for Lake Laberge to Hon. Sandy Silver, Premier (Cathers), .8 2. Civic Addressing for the Mayo Road and Hotsprings Areas, letter re (dated December 19, 2016) from Brad Cathers, Member for Lake Laberge to Hon. John Streicker, Minister of Community Services (Cathers), ..............................................................................................8 i 1st Session, 34th Legislature Index 2017 Spring Sitting GOVERNMENT MOTIONS No. 5 - Re appointments to Members' Services Board (McPhee) Motion agreed to, .................................................................................................................9 No. 6 - Re appointments to Standing Committee on Public Accounts (McPhee) Motion agreed to, ...............................................................................................................10 No. 7 - Re appointments to Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges (McPhee) Motion agreed to, ...............................................................................................................10 No. 8 - Re appointments to Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments (McPhee) Motion agreed to, ...............................................................................................................10 No. 9 - Re appointments to Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees (McPhee) Motion agreed to, ...............................................................................................................10 HASSARD, STACEY Speaks on: Motion No. 2 - Re Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, .................................5 MOTIONS (see GOVERNMENT MOTIONS, MOTIONS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, MOTIONS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT MOTIONS, MOTIONS RE APPOINTMENT OF HOUSE OFFICERS, MOTIONS, WITHDRAWAL OF and PROCEDURAL MOTIONS) MOTION RE ADDRESS IN REPLY TO SPEECH FROM THE THRONE No. 2 - Re Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne (Silver) Moved, .................................................................................................................................4 Debate, ............................................................................................................................4–6 Motion Agreed to (Division), ................................................................................................6 MOTIONS RE APPOINTMENT OF HOUSE OFFICERS No. 1 - Re election of Nils Clarke as Speaker (Silver) Motion agreed to, .................................................................................................................1 ii 1st Session, 34th Legislature Index 2017 Spring Sitting MOTIONS RE APPOINTMENT OF HOUSE OFFICERS (Continued) No. 3 - Re election of Don Hutton as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committee of the Whole (McPhee) Motion agreed to, .................................................................................................................7 No. 4 - Re election of Ted Adel as Deputy Chair of Committee of the Whole (McPhee) Motion agreed to, .................................................................................................................7 PAGES Introduction of (Speaker Clarke), .....................................................................................................3 PROCEDURAL MOTIONS Motion to engross Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne (McPhee) Motion agreed to, .................................................................................................................7 Special Adjournment Motion (McPhee) Motion agreed to, ...............................................................................................................10 QUESTIONS - WRITTEN No. 1 - Re communication infrastructure (Kent) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 2 - Re convening legislative committees (Kent) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 3 - Re Yukon's agriculture sector (Cathers) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 4 - Re communications infrastructure (Cathers) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 5 - Re community safety, property crime, and illegal drug trade (Cathers) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 6 - Re reviewing the medical travel program (McLeod) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 7 - Re compensation for owners of placer and quartz mining claims (Kent) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 iii 1st Session, 34th Legislature Index 2017 Spring Sitting QUESTIONS - WRITTEN (Continued) No. 8 - Re carbon tax in Yukon (Hassard) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 9 - Re government transparency (Hassard) Filed at Table, ....................................................................................................................12 No. 10 - Re health care transfers