NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 18th Assembly TERRITORIAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Wednesday, December 16, 2015 Pages 9 - 54 Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Members of the Legislative Assembly ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Glen Abernethy Mr. Bob McLeod Mr. Wally Schumann (Great Slave) (Yellowknife South) (Hay River South) Mr. Tom Beaulieu Mr. Robert C. McLeod Mr. Louis Sebert (Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh) (Inuvik Twin Lakes) (Thebacha) Mr. R.J. Simpson Mr. Frederick Blake Jr. Mr. Daniel McNeely (Hay River North) (Mackenzie Delta) (Sahtu) Mr. Kieron Testart Ms. Caroline Cochrane Mr. Alfred Moses (Kam Lake) (Range Lake) (Inuvik Boot Lake) Mr. Shane Thompson Ms. Julie Green Mr. Michael Nadli (Nahendeh) (Yellowknife Centre) (Deh Cho) Mr. Cory Vanthuyne Mr. Jackson Lafferty Mr. Herbert Nakimayak (Yellowknife North) (Monfwi) (Nunakput) Mr. Kevin O’Reilly (Frame Lake) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Officers Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Mr. Tim Mercer Deputy Clerk Principal Clerk, Principal Clerk, Committee Clerk Law Clerks Committees and Corporate and Trainee Public Affairs Interparliamentary Affairs Mr. Doug Schauerte Mr. Michael Ball Ms. Gail Bennett Mrs. Danielle Mager Ms. Sheila MacPherson Ms. Malinda Kellett Mr. Glen Rutland ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Box 1320 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Tel: (867) 669-2200 Fax: (867) 920-4735 Toll-Free: 1-800-661-0784 http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca Published under the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories TABLE OF CONTENTS CALL TO ORDER .................................................................................................................................................. 9 PRAYER ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA ............................................................................................................... 9 OPENING REMARKS BY THE CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ...................................................... 9 ELECTION OF SPEAKER.................................................................................................................................... 10 Results ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 SPEAKER-ELECT ASSUMES CHAIR OF TERRITORIAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE ................................... 10 CONFIRMATION OF PROCESS FOR ELECTION OF PREMIER ....................................................................... 10 ELECTION OF PREMIER..................................................................................................................................... 10 Questions by Members .................................................................................................................................. 10 Voting............................................................................................................................................................. 37 Results ........................................................................................................................................................... 37 CONFIRMATION OF PROCESS FOR ELECTION OF CABINET ....................................................................... 38 ELECTION OF MINISTERS ................................................................................................................................. 38 Nominations ................................................................................................................................................... 38 Candidates’ Speeches ................................................................................................................................... 39 Voting............................................................................................................................................................. 53 Results ........................................................................................................................................................... 54 ADJOURNMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 54 December 16, 2015 TERRITORIAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Page 9 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Wednesday, December 16, 2015 Members Present Mr. Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Ms. Cochrane, Ms. Green, Mr. Lafferty, Mr. Bob McLeod, Mr. Robert McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Mr. Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Mr. Schumann, Mr. Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne Call to Order Opening Remarks by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly CLERK OF THE HOUSE (Mr. Mercer): Good morning, Members. Please be seated. As Clerk of This is the second meeting of the Territorial the Legislative Assembly, it is my duty to call this th second meeting of the Territorial Leadership Leadership Committee for the Members of the 18 Committee to order and preside over the selection Legislative Assembly. In front of you, in addition to of a Speaker-elect. I would like you to first rise and the agenda, is a package of information in various ask Mr. Beaulieu to lead us in prayer. forms, including the guidelines and procedures for the selection of your Speaker, Premier and Members of the Executive Council. Prayer There are several items that will assist Members in ---Prayer how they are to conduct the proceedings in the House today. The process for the election for the CLERK OF THE HOUSE (Mr. Mercer): Thank Speaker will begin with self-nominations from the you, Mr. Beaulieu. Before we begin today’s floor. In accordance with your agreed upon proceedings, I would like to draw attention of the procedures, I will ask Members to indicate if they House to the presence of several special guests in wish to allow their names to stand for the Speaker’s the visitors gallery. First, former Commissioner of position. Once Members indicate their interest, the Northwest Territories, former Speaker, former each candidate will then be permitted to make a Minister, former Member, former Sergeant-at-Arms, five-minute speech. The speeches will be made in Honourary Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, alphabetical order by surname. Questions to the Honourary Captain of the Royal Canadian Navy, candidates will not be permitted. Voting will then Mr. Anthony W.J. Whitford. commence by secret ballot. If only one nomination ---Applause is received, that Member shall be acclaimed. Are all members of the committee in agreement with this I would also like to welcome Mr. Michael McLeod, selection process for the selection of your Speaker? former Member of the Legislative Assembly, former Minister and currently Member of Parliament for the SOME HON. MEMBERS: Agreed. Northwest Territories. CLERK OF THE HOUSE (Mr. Mercer): Agreed. ---Applause Thank you, Members. Once you have chosen your Speaker-elect, that individual will assume the chair Last, but by no means least, I would like to of the Territorial Leadership Committee and will welcome Mr. Bill Braden, former Member of the preside over your proceedings for the balance of Legislative Assembly. the day. ---Applause Respecting technical matters, Members should be Members, you all have a copy of the agenda in aware that you are not required to turn your front of you. microphones on and off. That will be done automatically for you by our sound technicians. Review and Adoption of Agenda Also in front of Members and built into your desks are the timing mechanisms. When speeches are The next item on the agenda is the review and being made, the clocks will count down the time adoption of this agenda. Are there any additions or available to you, and you are asked to please be deletions to this agenda? Seeing none, is the mindful of the time limits that have been set and agenda adopted? agreed to by all of you. SOME HON. MEMBERS: Agreed. I wish to make Members aware that your CLERK OF THE HOUSE (Mr. Mercer): Agreed. proceedings today are being broadcast live on the Thank you, Members. Legislative Assembly television network and on CKLB throughout the Northwest Territories. Our Page 10 TERRITORIAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE December 16, 2015 proceedings today are being simultaneously Election of Premier translated into the Tlicho language. Tlicho is on channel 2. Members are now permitted to ask two questions to I would also like to remind Members that although be directed to both the Premier candidates. I will this is a less formal committee than the House open the floor up for questions now for Members. itself, you are each asked to stand while speaking, Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Vanthuyne. asking or responding to questions. Questions by Members MR. VANTHUYNE: Thank you, Mr. Speaker-elect. Election of Speaker Through you, my question to both of you is as follows: Many of the issues with the 17th Assembly The next item on the agenda is item five, election of fell under the us versus them mentality between Speaker. You have the Speaker selection Cabinet and Regular Members. Many feel that this guidelines in your packages. As per the guidelines, was a result