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1 Yukon Legislative Assembly 1st Session 33rd Legislature Index to HANSARD October 31, 2013 to December 19, 2013 NOTE The 2013 Fall Sitting of the First Session of the Thirty-Third Legislature occupies two volumes Issue Numbers Page Numbers Volume Volume

2 YUKON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Hon. David Laxton, MLA, Porter Creek Centre DEPUTY SPEAKER Patti McLeod, MLA, Watson Lake CABINET MINISTERS NAME CONSTITUENCY PORTFOLIO Hon. Darrell Pasloski Mountainview Premier Minister responsible for Finance; Executive Council Office Hon. Elaine Taylor Whitehorse West Deputy Premier Minister responsible for Education; Women s Directorate; French Language Services Directorate Hon. Brad Cathers Lake Laberge Minister responsible for Community Services; Yukon Housing Corporation; Yukon Liquor Corporation; Yukon Lottery Commission; Government House Leader Hon. Doug Graham Porter Creek North Minister responsible for Health and Social Services; Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Safety Board Hon. Scott Kent Riverdale North Minister responsible for Energy, Mines and Resources; Yukon Energy Corporation; Yukon Development Corporation Hon. Currie Dixon Copperbelt North Minister responsible for Economic Development; Environment; Public Service Commission Hon. Wade Istchenko Kluane Minister responsible for Highways and Public Works Hon. Mike Nixon Porter Creek South Minister responsible for Justice; Tourism and Culture GOVERNMENT PRIVATE MEMBERS Darius Elias Stacey Hassard Hon. David Laxton Patti McLeod Elizabeth Hanson Jan Stick Kevin Barr Lois Moorcroft Jim Tredger Kate White Sandy Silver Yukon Party OPPOSITION MEMBERS New Democratic Party Liberal Party Vuntut Gwitchin Pelly-Nisutlin Porter Creek Centre Watson Lake Leader of the Official Opposition Whitehorse Centre Official Opposition House Leader Riverdale South Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes Copperbelt South Mayo-Tatchun Takhini-Kopper King Leader of the Third Party Klondike LEGISLATIVE STAFF Clerk of the Assembly Floyd McCormick Deputy Clerk Linda Kolody Clerk of Committees Allison Lloyd Sergeant-at-Arms Rudy Couture Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Doris McLean Hansard Administrator Deana Lemke Published under the authority of the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly

3 ADJOURNED DEBATES Bill No. 65 Insured Health Services Statutes Amendment Act: Second Reading (Time Expired) (Stick), Motion No. 16 Re reviewing family, child, and property laws (Time expired) (Elias), Motion No. 175 Re developing a Homeowner Protection Act (subamendment to) (Moorcroft), Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum (as amended) (Time expired) (Nixon), Motion No. 368 Re legislative oversight of capital project spending (as amended) (Time expired) (Hanson), Motion No. 409 Re developing a housing action plan (amendment to) (Time expired) (Kent), Motion No. 496 Re abolishing the unelected and democratically unaccountable Senate of Canada (Debate adjourned) (Division) (Pasloski), Motion No. 497 Re building an inclusive, diversified and strong economy with good jobs and opportunities for all (amendment to) (Time expired) (Stick), Motion No. 510 Re implementing the housing and land development commitments outlined in the Yukon Party's 2011 election platform (Time expired) (Stick), Motion No. 524 Re public inquiry to be made into death of Teresa Ann Scheunert at the Watson Lake Hospital (Debate adjourned) (Division) (Graham), ADMINISTRATOR (Bob Cameron) Assent to bills, , 3709 APPOINTMENTS TO MAJOR GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, STANDING COMMITTEE ON Seventh report tabled (dated May 23, 2013) (Sessional Paper No. 90) (Hassard), Eighth report tabled (dated September 18, 2013) (Sessional Paper No. 91) (Hassard), Ninth report tabled (dated December 11, 2013) (Sessional Paper No. 99) (Hassard), ASSENT TO BILLS Administrator Bob Cameron, , 3709 Commissioner Hon. Doug Phillips, , 3856 BARR, KEVIN Questions, oral: Agay Mene Territorial Park, , 3741 Atlin Lake campground, , 3145 Carcross Community Centre, CBC coverage, i

4 BARR, KEVIN (Continued) Dawson-Fairbanks flights, Firefighters and essential service designation, Forest fire management, Garbage burning, Klondike Valley Fire Department, Klondike Valley fire hall, Mental health services, , 3770 Ross River sewage treatment, Ross River suspension bridge, , 3392 Winter highway maintenance, Yukon Liquor Corporation social responsibility, Speaks on: Bill No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009: Second Reading, Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, BILLS (see BILLS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT BILLS and GOVERNMENT BILLS) BILLS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT BILLS No. 1 Act to Perpetuate a Certain Ancient Right (McLeod) Introduction and First Reading,...5 No. 101 Disclosure Protection Act (Elias) Introduction and First Reading, CATHERS, BRAD Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Third Reading, ii

5 CATHERS, BRAD (Continued) Committee of the Whole Motion No. 5 Re appearance of witnesses from the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board, Committee of the Whole Motion No. 6 Re appearance of witnesses from the Yukon Development Corporation and Yukon Energy Corporation, Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility, Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, , 3191 Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, CHAIR OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (Patti McLeod) STATEMENTS Re avoiding the use of names of other members, Re standing to be recognized to speak, CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Reads Bills for Assent, , 3583, 3707 Reports on Petitions No. 13 and No. 14, Reports on Petition No. 15, Reports on Petition No. 16, Reports on Petition No. 17, COMMISSIONER (Hon. Doug Phillips) Assent to bills, , 3856 Tributes: Cameron, Bob, COMMITTEES, REPORTS OF STANDING Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees, Standing Committee on Seventh report tabled (dated May 23, 2013) (Sessional Paper No. 90) (Hassard), Eighth report tabled (dated September 18, 2013) (Sessional Paper No. 91) (Hassard), Ninth report tabled (dated December 11, 2013) (Sessional Paper No. 99) (Hassard),.3738 COMMITTEES, SELECT (see HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF) iii

6 DEPUTY CLERK Reads Bills for Assent, DEPUTY SPEAKER'S RULINGS Re point of order re charging another member with uttering a deliberate falsehood ("mislead"), Re point of order re imputing false or unavowed motives to another member, DIVISIONS Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Third Reading, Bill No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 59 Act to Amend the Highways Act and the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 59 Act to Amend the Highways Act and the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009: Second Reading, Bill No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009: Third Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 63 Court and Regulatory Statutes Amendment Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 65 Insured Health Services Statutes Amendment Act: Third Reading, Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility (Amendment to, as amended), Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility (As amended), Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum (As amended), Motion No. 496 Re abolishing the unelected and democratically unaccountable Senate of Canada (Motion to adjourn debate), Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans (Amendment to), Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans (As amended), iv

7 DIVISIONS (Continued) Motion No. 516 Re supporting and implementing the water quality standards as written in the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council Watershed Plan, Motion No. 518 Re Membership of the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing, Motion No. 524 Re public inquiry to be made into death of Teresa Ann Scheunert at the Watson Lake Hospital (Motion to adjourn debate), Motion No. 531 Re recognizing the cultural and economic importance of seal hunt (As amended), Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College (As amended), DIXON, CURRIE Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Second Reading, , 3221 Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Third Reading, Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, Motion No Re building an inclusive, diversified and strong economy with good jobs and opportunities for all, Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 516 Re supporting and implementing the water quality standards as written in the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council Watershed Plan, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, ELIAS, DARIUS Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, , 3565 Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, , 3195 v

8 ELIAS, DARIUS (Continued) Motion No. 531 Re recognizing the cultural and economic importance of seal hunt, , 3428 Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, , 3701 FILED DOCUMENTS 60. Queen's Printer Agency 2012/2013 Annual Report (Istchenko), Fish and Wildlife Branch Highlights 2012 (Dixon), Yukon's Wildlife; A Strategy for Developing and Promoting Viewing Opportunities 2013 (Dixon), Proposed Public Campground on Atlin Lake, letter re (dated November 1, 2013) from Donovan & Company Barristers and Solicitors to Premier Darrell Pasloski (Barr), Recent Judgment of Inquiry Reports of the Chief Coroner, letter re (dated August 28, 2013) from Doug Graham, Minister of Health and Social Services to Craig Tuton, Chair, Yukon Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees, and Chief Coroner Report Two Patient Deaths Watson Lake Hospital, letter re (dated October 4, 2013) from Craig Tuton, Chair, Yukon Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees to Doug Graham, Minister of Health and Social Services (Graham), Yukon Hospital Corporation accountability, letter re (undated) from Doug Graham, Minister of Health and Social Services to Jan Stick, Member for Riverdale South (Stick), Inspection of Bridge Towers (Ross River Suspension Bridge Repairs), memorandum re (dated September 30, 2013) from Jerry Lum, P. Eng. Struct. Eng. to Jack Bowers, P. Eng. and Jennifer Macgillvary (sic.) (Cathers), Maintaining Eligibility for Publicly Funded Yukon Health Care Public Consultation Summary Report (Graham), Maintaining Eligibility for Publicly Funded Yukon Health Care: Detailed Survey Results Analysis (Graham), Yukon Workers' Compensation Board responses to Committee of the Whole questions, letter re (dated December 18, 2012) from Joy Waters, President/Chief Executive Officer, Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board, to Hon. Doug Graham, Minister Responsible for the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board (Graham), Yukon Geographical Place Names Board Annual Report (Nixon), Fleet Vehicle Agency Annual Report (Istchenko), Consultation on the Regulation of Midwifery in Yukon, Yukon Health and Social Services (Graham), Needs Assessments for Watson Lake and Dawson City, Department of Health and Social Services (Graham), Yukon Police Council Annual Report April 1, March 31, 2013 (Nixon), vi

9 GOVERNMENT BILLS No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, (Pasloski) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Division, Committee of the Whole (see APPENDIX A), , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Unanimous consent re deeming all lines in Vote 11 cleared or carried, Unanimous consent re deeming all lines in Vote 27 cleared or carried, Unanimous consent re deeming all lines in Vote 52 cleared or carried (not granted), Unanimous consent re deeming all lines in Vote 51 cleared or carried, All clauses, schedules, and the title deemed read and agreed to, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act (Dixon) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Committee of the Whole, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 59 Act to Amend the Highways Act and the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act (Istchenko) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Division, Committee of the Whole, Unanimous consent re deeming all clauses and title read and agreed to, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009 (Nixon) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, vii

10 GOVERNMENT BILLS (Continued) Division, Committee of the Whole, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act (Graham) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Division, Committee of the Whole, , , Clause 54 stood over, Clause 56 stood over, Clause 54 agreed to, Clause 56 agreed to, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 62 Animal Health Act (Dixon) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Division, Committee of the Whole, Unanimous consent re deeming all clauses and title read and agreed to, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 63 Court and Regulatory Statutes Amendment Act (Nixon) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Committee of the Whole, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act (Kent) Introduction and First Reading, viii

11 GOVERNMENT BILLS (Continued) Second Reading, Division, Committee of the Whole, Unanimous consent re revisiting clause 4, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Division, Assent, No. 65 Insured Health Services Statutes Amendment Act (Graham) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, , 3585 Committee of the Whole, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Assent, No. 66 Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act (Kent) Introduction and First Reading, Second Reading, Committee of the Whole, , , Unanimous consent re considering Bill No. 66 as first item of business in Committee of the Whole (not granted), All clauses and the tile deemed to be read and carried, Reported without amendment, Third Reading, Assent, GOVERNMENT MOTIONS No. 518 Re Membership of the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing (Cathers) Notice, Debate, Motion agreed to (Division), No. 571 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Commission (Nixon) Notice, Debate, Motion agreed to (Division), No. 572 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators and designation of Chief Adjudicator and Deputy Chief Adjudicator (Nixon) Notice, ix

12 GOVERNMENT MOTIONS (Continued) Debate, Motion agreed to (Division), GRAHAM, DOUG Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Second Reading, , 3164 Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Third Reading,.3643, 3646 Bill No. 65 Insured Health Services Statutes Amendment Act: Second Reading, , 3586 Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility, Motion No. 524 Re public inquiry to be made into death of Teresa Ann Scheunert at the Watson Lake Hospital, HANSON, LIZ Questions, oral: Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act, , 3829 Canada job grant program, Canada Pension Plan, , 3704 Canada Pension Plan (Hanson), Coroner's report re death at Watson Lake hospital, , 3173, 3209 Death at Watson Lake hospital, public investigation of, Economic Growth, Economic Outlook, Electrical rate relief, F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction, , 3013, 3048, 3480 Local procurement, Mineral staking on settlement land, , 3511 Mining legislation, , 3578 Mining sector employment, Public Service Commission personnel policy, Ross River area resource management plan, Whistle-blower legislation, Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Second Reading, x

13 HANSON, LIZ (Continued) Bill No. 63 Court and Regulatory Statutes Amendment Act:Third Reading, Bill No. 66 Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act: Second Reading, Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility, Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, , 3563 Motion No. 496 Re abolishing the unelected and democratically unaccountable Senate of Canada, Motion No. 497 Re building an inclusive, diversified and strong economy with good jobs and opportunities for all, Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, , 3185 Motion No. 516 Re supporting and implementing the water quality standards as written in the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council Watershed Plan, Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, HASSARD, STACEY Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Motion No. 510 Re implementing the housing and land development commitments outlined in the Yukon Party's 2011 election platform, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, SELECT COMMITTEE REGARDING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF Motion No Re Membership of the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing, ISTCHENKO, WADE Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 59 Act to Amend the Highways Act and the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act: Second Reading, , 3260 xi

14 ISTCHENKO, WADE (Continued) Bill No. 59 Act to Amend the Highways Act and the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act: Third Reading, Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, KENT, SCOTT Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Second Reading, , 3157 Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 66 Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act: Second Reading, , 3604, 3651 Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, , 3567 Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, Motion No. 510 Re implementing the housing and land development commitments outlined in the Yukon Party's 2011 election platform, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, KOLODY, LINDA (see DEPUTY CLERK) LAXTON, DAVID (see SPEAKER) LLOYD, ALLISON Clerk of Committees introduced (Speaker Laxton), McCORMICK, FLOYD (see CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY) xii

15 McLEOD, PATTI Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility, Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, , 3690 Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, MOMENT OF SILENCE OBSERVED In recognition of Remembrance Day, MOORCROFT, LOIS Questions, oral: Coroners Act, , 3243 Coroner's inquests, FASD and legal system, F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction, , 3118, 3175, 3515, 3547 Legal aid funding, Methadone treatment at Whitehorse Correctional Centre, Off-road vehicle use, chief coroner's recommendations, Oil-fired appliance safety, Whistle-blower legislation, Speaks on: Bill No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 59 Act to Amend the Highways Act and the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009: Second Reading, Bill No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009: Third Reading, Bill No. 63 Court and Regulatory Statutes Amendment Act: Second Reading, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, MOTIONS (see GOVERNMENT MOTIONS, MOTIONS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, MOTIONS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT MOTIONS, and MOTIONS, WITHDRAWAL OF) xiii

16 MOTIONS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE No. 5 Re appearance of witnesses from the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board (Cathers) Moved, Debate, Motion agreed to, No. 6 Re appearance of witnesses from the Yukon Development Corporation and Yukon Energy Corporation (Cathers) Moved, Debate, Motion agreed to, MOTIONS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT MOTIONS No. 16 Re reviewing family, child and property laws (Elias) Notice,...12 Debate, Debate adjourned (Time expired), No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility (Silver) Notice,...12 Debate, Amendment proposed (Graham), Subamendment proposed (Pasloski), Subamendment agreed to, Amendment, as amended, agreed to (Division), Motion, as amended, agreed to (Division), No. 175 Re developing a homeowner protection act (Barr) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (Silver), Subamendment proposed (White), Debate adjourned (Moorcroft), No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum (Silver) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (Pasloski), Amendment agreed to, Debate adjourned on motion, as amended (Time expired) (Nixon), Debate resumed, Motion, as amended, agreed to (Division), xiv

17 MOTIONS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT MOTIONS (Continued) No. 368 Re legislative oversight of capital project spending (Hanson) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (Istchenko), Amendment agreed to, Debate adjourned on motion, as amended (Time expired) (Hanson), No. 409 Re developing a housing action plan (McLeod) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (White), Debate adjourned (Time expired) (Kent), No. 496 Re abolishing the unelected and democratically unaccountable Senate of Canada (Hanson) Notice, Debate, Debate adjourned (Division) (Pasloski), No. 497 Re building an inclusive, diversified and strong economy with good jobs and opportunities for all (Hanson) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (Dixon), Debate adjourned (Time expired) (Stick), No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers (Elias) Debate, Notice, Motion agreed to (Division), No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans (Elias) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (White), Amendment negatived (Division), Motion agreed to (Division), Speaker's statement re personal comments as a veteran, No. 510 Re implementing the housing and land development commitments outlined in the Yukon Party's 2011 election platform (Hassard) Notice, Debate, xv

18 MOTIONS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT MOTIONS (Continued) Amendment proposed (White), Amendment negatived, Debate adjourned (Time expired) (Stick), No. 516 Re supporting and implementing the water quality standards as written in the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council Watershed Plan (White) Notice, Debate, Motion negatived (Division), No. 524 Re public inquiry to be made into death of Teresa Ann Scheunert at the Watson Lake Hospital (Stick) Notice, Debate, Debate adjourned (Division) (Graham), No. 531 Re recognizing the cultural and economic importance of seal hunt (Elias) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (Silver), Amendment agreed to, Motion, as amended, agreed to (Division), No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity (Elias) Notice, Debate, Motion agreed to (Division), No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College (McLeod) Notice, Debate, Amendment proposed (Moorcroft), Amendment agreed to, Motion, as amended, agreed to (Division), MOTIONS, WITHDRAWAL OF Elias Motion No. 387, Hanson Motions No. 57, 338, 447, Hassard Motions No. 387, 473, xvi

19 MOTIONS, WITHDRAWAL OF (Continued) Nixon Motion No. 475, Pasloski Motion No. 514, Silver Motion No. 389, Stick Motion No. 370, Motion for the production of papers No. 7, Tredger Motion No. 323, White Motion No. 133, Motion No. 495, NIXON, MIKE Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009: Second Reading, , 3495 Bill No. 60 Act to Amend the Corrections Act, 2009: Third Reading, Bill No. 63 Court and Regulatory Statutes Amendment Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 63 Court and Regulatory Statutes Amendment Act: Third Reading, Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, , 3572, 3809 Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, Motion No. 571 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Commission, Motion No. 572 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators and designation of Chief Adjudicator and Deputy Chief Adjudicator, NOTICE OF PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Government private members' business Order of business for November 13, 2013 (Cathers), Order of business for November 27, 2013 (Cathers), Order of business for December 11, 2013 (Cathers), xvii

20 NOTICE OF PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS (Continued) Opposition private members' business Order of business for November 6, 2013 (Stick/Silver), Order of business for November 20, 2013 (Stick/Silver), Order of business for December 4, 2013 (Silver/Stick), Order of business for December 18, 2013 (Stick/Silver), PAGES Introduction of (Speaker Laxton), PASLOSKI, DARRELL Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, , 3045 Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility, , 3325 Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, Motion No. 496 Re abolishing the unelected and democratically unaccountable Senate of Canada, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, Motion No. 531 Re recognizing the cultural and economic importance of seal hunt,.3425 PETITIONS No re banning the shooting of bears within 1 km of Yukon roadway corridors Presented (Barr), Received, Additional signatures presented (Barr), Response (Dixon), No re hiring a female thyroid specialist to work in Whitehorse Presented (White), Received, Response (Graham), No re stopping all activities toward the development of the Atlin campground Presented (Barr), Received, Response (Dixon), No re repairing and renovating the Ross River footbridge Presented (Barr), Received, xviii

21 PETITIONS (Continued) Response (Cathers), No re securing adequate physician coverage in South East Yukon and surrounding area (McLeod) Presented, Received, POINTS OF ORDER Re accusations of lying contained within quoted remarks (Cathers), Re accusations of lying within quoted remarks (Cathers) Speaker's ruling, Re charging another member with uttering a deliberate falsehood (Cathers), Deputy Speaker's ruling, Re confining debate to the subject of the amendment (Silver), , 3562 Speaker's ruling, , 3562 Re imputing false or unavowed motives to another member (Cathers), Deputy Speaker's ruling, Re imputing false or unavowed motives to another member (Hanson), Re imputing false or unavowed motives to another member (White), Speaker's ruling, Re speaking to matters other than the question under discussion (Silver), Speaker's ruling, PRIVILEGE, POINTS OF PERSONAL Re correcting an assertion in Question Period re Coroner's report re death at Watson Lake hospital (Graham), QUESTIONS ORAL Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act (Hanson), , 3829 (Silver), Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act consultation (Silver), Affordable housing (White), Agay Mene Territorial Park (Barr), , 3741 Atlin Lake campground (Barr), , 3145 Burwash Landing policing (Tredger), Burwash Landing school (Tredger), Canada job grant program (Hanson), Canada Pension Plan (Hanson), , 3704, 3738 xix

22 QUESTIONS ORAL (Continued) Cancer care navigator (Stick), Capital project expenditures (Silver), , 3390 Carcross Community Centre (Barr), Catholic school sexual orientation policy (Tredger), CBC coverage (Barr), Coroners Act (Moorcroft), , 3243 Coroner's inquests (Moorcroft), (Stick), Coroner's report re death at Watson Lake hospital (Hanson), , 3173, 3209 (Stick), , 3085, 3144, 3174, 3210, 3239, 3268, 3669 Dawson City and Watson Lake hospitals (Stick), , 3581 Dawson City hospital (Silver), Dawson City sewage project (Silver), Dawson-Fairbanks flights (Barr), (Silver), Death at Watson Lake hospital, public investigation of (Hanson), (Stick), , 3546 Death at Watson Lake hospital, WCB role in (Stick), Donation of Food Act (White), Economic Growth (Hanson), (Silver), , 3767 Economic Outlook (Hanson), (Silver), , 3210 Electrical rate relief (Hanson), Emergency 911 coverage (Silver), Emergency medical services building (Silver), , 3611 FASD and legal system (Moorcroft), F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction (Hanson), , 3013, 3048, 3480 (Moorcroft), , 3118, 3175, 3515, 3547 (Silver), , 3015, 3050 (Tredger), , 3334, 3453 xx

23 QUESTIONS ORAL (Continued) (White), Firefighters and essential service designation (Barr), Forest fire management (Barr), Garbage burning (Barr), Health care information (Stick), Highway signage (Tredger), Homelessness (White), , 3391, 3766, 3801 Home-schooling (Silver), Hospital Corporation capital projects (Stick), Housing as a human right (White), Hydroelectric dam project (Silver), , 3706 (Tredger), Immunization (White), Keno area mining activities, health impact assessment re (Tredger), Klondike Valley Fire Department (Barr), Klondike Valley fire hall (Barr), (Silver), Legal aid funding (Moorcroft), Liquefied natural gas (Tredger), (White), Local procurement (Hanson), Medical incident reporting (Stick), Mental health services (Barr), , 3770 Methadone treatment at Whitehorse Correctional Centre (Moorcroft), Microgeneration policy (Tredger), Midwifery regulations (Stick), Mineral staking on settlement land (Hanson), , 3511 (Silver), , 3544 Mining legislation (Hanson), , 3578 (Silver), , 3267, 3740 Mining sector employment (Hanson), Ministerial rezoning regulation (Tredger), Nurse practitioners (Stick), Off-road vehicle use (Tredger), xxi

24 QUESTIONS ORAL (Continued) Off-road vehicle use, chief coroner's recommendations (Moorcroft), Oil-fired appliance safety (Moorcroft), Parks creation (White), Patient safety reviews (Stick), , 3832 Peel watershed land use plan (Tredger), , 3086, 3612 (White), , 3363, 3481, 3512, 3830 Pharmaceutical costs (Stick), Pharmacists legislation (Stick), , 3743 Public guardian and trustee's office (Stick), Public Service Commission personnel policy (Hanson), Renewable energy (White), Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (White), Residential school curriculum in Yukon schools (Tredger), Ross River area resource management plan (Hanson), Ross River sewage treatment (Barr), Ross River suspension bridge (Barr), , 3392 Rural infrastructure (Tredger), Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Strategy (Tredger), Teacher staffing (Tredger), , 3673 Tourism marketing funding (Silver), Water management strategy (White), , 3052 Whistle-blower legislation (Moorcroft), (Hanson), Winter highway maintenance (Barr), Youth issues (Silver), Yukon College primary care paramedic program (Stick), Yukon Liquor Corporation social responsibility (Barr), SESSIONAL PAPERS 86. Yukon Conflict of Interest Commission Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly for the Period from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 (June 28, 2013) (Speaker Laxton), Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators Annual Report (Speaker Laxton), Report from the Clerk of the Yukon Legislative Assembly on the Absence of Members from Sittings of the Legislative Assembly and its Committees (October 31, 2013) (Speaker Laxton), xxii

25 SESSIONAL PAPERS (Continued) 89. Public Accounts of the Government of Yukon for the year ended March 31, 2013 (Pasloski), Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees Seventh Report (dated May 23, 2013) (Hassard), Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees Eighth Report (dated September 18, 2013) (Hassard), Yukon Child and Youth Advocate Office 2013 Annual Report (Speaker Laxton), Yukon Heritage Resources Board Annual Report April 1, 2012 March 31, 2013 (Nixon), Yukon Arts Centre Annual Report (Nixon), Yukon Energy Corporation 2012 Annual Report (and audited financial statements) (Kent), Yukon Development Corporation 2012 Annual Report (and audited financial statements) (Kent), Yukon Teachers Labour Relations Board Annual Report (Dixon), Yukon Public Service Labour Relations Board Annual Report (Dixon), Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees Ninth Report (Hassard), Yukon Hospital Corporation: A Year in Review (Graham), Yukon Health and Social Services Council Annual Report (Graham), Health Care Insurance Programs: Statement of Revenue and Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2001/02 to 2012/13 (Graham), Yukon Child Care Board Annual Report April 1, March 31, 2013 (Graham), Health and Health-Related Behaviours Among Young People: Yukon, by John Freeman, Matthew King, Pamela Briand and Will Pickett (Graham), Examining the Relationships among Contextual Factors, Student Risk Behaviours, Mental Health and Student Achievement: A Secondary Analysis of Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2009/2010 Yukon Data, by Shaljan Areepattamannil, John G. Freeman and Matt King, May 9, 2011 (Graham), Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust Fund Annual Report 2012/13 (Nixon), Yukon Liquor Corporation Annual Report April 1, 2012 March 31, 2013 (Cathers), Yukon Housing Corporation Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 2013 (Cathers), SILVER, SANDY Economic Growth, Questions, oral: Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act, Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act consultation, xxiii

26 SILVER, SANDY (Continued) Capital project expenditures, , 3390 Dawson City Hospital, Dawson City sewage project, Dawson-Fairbanks flights, Economic Growth, Economic Outlook, , 3210 Emergency 911 coverage, Emergency medical services building, , 3611 F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction, , 3015, 3050 Home-schooling, Hydroelectric dam project, , 3706 Klondike Valley fire hall, Mineral staking on settlement land, Mining legislation, , 3267, 3740 Tourism marketing funding, Youth issues, Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 64 Act to Amend the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 65 Insured Health Services Statutes Amendment Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 66 Act to Amend the Placer Mining Act and the Quartz Mining Act: Second Reading, Motion No. 19 Re transitioning the Dawson City hospital into a collaborative primary healthcare facility, , 3321, 3325, 3327 Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, , 3559, 3813 Motion No. 496 Re abolishing the unelected and democratically unaccountable Senate of Canada, Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, Motion No. 510 Re implementing the housing and land development commitments outlined in the Yukon Party's 2011 election platform, Motion No. 531 Re recognizing the cultural and economic importance of seal hunt,.3423 xxiv

27 SILVER, SANDY (Continued) Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, Motion No. 571 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Commission, Motion No. 572 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators and designation of Chief Adjudicator and Deputy Chief Adjudicator, SITTING DAYS No. 102 October 31, 2013 (Thursday), No. 103 November 4, 2013 (Monday), No. 104 November 5, 2013 (Tuesday), No. 105 November 6, 2013 (Wednesday), No. 106 November 7, 2013 (Thursday), No. 107 November 12, 2013 (Tuesday), No. 108 November 13, 2013 (Wednesday), No. 109 November 14, 2013 (Thursday), No. 110 November 18, 2013 (Monday), No. 111 November 19, 2013 (Tuesday), No. 112 November 20, 2013 (Wednesday), No. 113 November 21, 2013 (Thursday), No. 114 November 25, 2013 (Monday), No. 115 November 26, 2013 (Tuesday), No. 116 November 27, 2013 (Wednesday), No. 117 November 28, 2013 (Thursday), No. 118 December 2, 2013 (Monday), No. 119 December 3, 2013 (Tuesday), No. 120 December 4, 2013 (Wednesday), No. 121 December 5, 2013 (Thursday), No. 122 December 9, 2013 (Monday), No. 123 December 10, 2013 (Tuesday), No. 124 December 11, 2013 (Wednesday), No. 125 December 12, 2013 (Thursday), No. 126 December 16, 2013 (Monday), No. 127 December 17, 2013 (Tuesday), No. 128 December 18, 2013 (Wednesday), No. 129 December 19, 2013 (Thursday), xxv

28 SPEAKER Introductions Pages, Table Officer (Clerk of Committees Allison Lloyd), Tables Documents Report from the Clerk of the Yukon Legislative Assembly on the Absence of Members from Sittings of the Legislative Assembly and its Committees (October 31, 2013), Yukon Child and Youth Advocate Office 2013 Annual Report, Yukon Conflict of Interest Commission Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly for the Period from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 (June 28, 2013), Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators Annual Report, Tributes Legislative staff, Veterans' Week, Young, Earl Vincent, Yukon College, SPEAKER'S RULINGS Re accusations of lying contained within quoted remarks, Re point of order re confining debate to the subject of the amendment, , 3562 Re point of order re imputing false or unavowed motives to another member, Re speaking to matters other than the question under discussion, SPEAKER'S STATEMENTS Re addressing remarks through the Chair, , 3821, 3849 Re continued reference to heckling interfering with debate, Re describing another member's statements as "whining," Re Gallery, behaviour in (visitor directed not to don a protest T-shirt), Re ignoring heckling and addressing remarks through the Chair, Re materials at members' desks interfering with microphones, Re order and decorum (stand, to raise point of order; remain quiet when another member speaking), Re personal comments as a veteran (re Motion No. 509), Re point of order re imputing false and unavowed motives (Defers ruling) and order and decorum, Re points of order, procedural concerns, and negative personal comments during debate on Motion No. 332, Re proper procedure regarding tabling of returns and documents, Re providing sufficient copies of amendments for the House, xxvi

29 SPEAKER'S STATEMENTS (Continued) Re referring to the words of others as a "lie," STICK, JAN Questions, oral: Cancer care navigator, Coroner's inquests, Coroner's report re death at Watson Lake hospital,..3008, 3085, 3144, 3174, 3210, 3239, 3268, 3669 Dawson City and Watson Lake hospitals, , 3581 Death at Watson Lake hospital, public investigation of, , 3546 Death at Watson Lake hospital, WCB role in, Health care information, Hospital Corporation capital projects, Medical incident reporting, Midwifery regulations, Nurse practitioners, Patient safety reviews, , 3832 Pharmaceutical costs, Pharmacists legislation, , 3743 Public guardian and trustee's office, Yukon College primary care paramedic program, Speaks on: Bill No. 58 Child Support Administrative Recalculation Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Second Reading, Bill No. 61 Health Information Privacy and Management Act: Third Reading, Bill No. 65 Insured Health Services Statutes Amendment Act: Second Reading, , 3585 Bill No. 65 Insured Health Services Statutes Amendment Act: Third Reading, Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, Motion No Re building an inclusive, diversified and strong economy with good jobs and opportunities for all, Motion No. 509 Re enhancing services and improving service delivery to Canadian veterans, Motion No. 510 Re implementing the housing and land development commitments outlined in the Yukon Party's 2011 election platform, Motion No. 524 Re public inquiry to be made into death of Teresa Ann Scheunert at the Watson Lake Hospital, Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, xxvii

30 STICK, JAN (Continued) Motion No. 571 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Commission, Motion No. 572 Re appointment to the Yukon Human Rights Panel of Adjudicators and designation of Chief Adjudicator and Deputy Chief Adjudicator, TABLE OFFICER Introduction of Clerk of Committees Allison Lloyd (Speaker Laxton), TAYLOR, ELAINE Speaks on: Bill No. 11 Second Appropriation Act, : Second Reading, Bill No. 62 Animal Health Act: Second Reading, Motion No. 332 Re date of the next Yukon Forum, , 3570 Motion No. 500 Re allowing federal government employees the option of using northern carriers, Motion No. 532 Re developing a funding program to promote local festivals celebrating multicultural diversity, Motion No. 533 Re continuing to support the growth and development of Yukon College, TERMINATION OF SITTING As per Standing Order 76(1), As per Standing Order 76(2), TREDGER, JIM Questions, oral: Burwash Landing policing, Burwash Landing school, Catholic school sexual orientation policy, F.H. Collins Secondary School reconstruction, , 3334, 3453 Highway signage, Hydroelectric dam project, Keno area mining activities, health impact assessment re, Liquefied natural gas, Microgeneration policy, Ministerial rezoning regulation, Off-road vehicle use, Peel watershed land use plan, , 3086, 3612 Residential school curriculum in Yukon schools, xxviii