Nunavut.

• Author: Baldwin, Alex
• Position: Legislative Reports

House proceedings

The spring 2014 sitting of the 2nd Session of the 4th Legislative Assembly convened on May 22, 2014. The proceedings of the Committee of the Whole during the spring 2014 sitting of the House were dominated by the consideration of the Government of Nunavut's proposed 2014-2015 main estimates and departmental business plans.

On June 2, 2014, the Legislative Assembly adopted a motion to recommend the appointment of Sherry McNeil-Mulak as Nunavut's first Representative for Children and Youth under the Representative for Children and Youth Act.

On June 9, 2014, the Legislative Assembly adopted a motion to establish a Special Committee to Review the Education Act.

The members of the Special Committee are George Hickes, MLA for Iqaluit-Tasiluk, Paul Quassa, MLA for Aggu and Minister of Education, Pat Angnakak, MLA for Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu, Simeon Mikkungwak, MLA for Baker Lake and Joe Savikataaq, MLA for Arviat South. Mr. Hickes serves as the Chairperson of the Special Committee. The Special Committee is expected to report its findings and recommendations to the House during its fall 2015 sitting.

The fall 2014 sitting of the 2nd Session of the 4th Legislative Assembly convened on October 21, 2014 and concluded on November 6, 2014. The proceedings of the Committee of the Whole during its fall 2014 sitting of the House were dominated by the consideration of the Government of Nunavut's proposed 2015-2016 capital estimates.

On October 24, 2014, the Legislative Assembly adopted a motion to expel the Member for Uqqummiut, Samuel Nuqingaq, from the Legislative Assembly and to declare the Member's seat vacant. The motion, which was moved by Paul Okalik, MLA for Iqaluit-Sinaa and seconded by Mr. Savikataaq, noted Mr. Nuqingaq's unacceptable conduct, including persistent absences from sittings of the House and meetings of its committees and caucuses without reasonable explanation. The motion was carried unanimously. A by-election will be held on February 19, 2015.

On October 27, 2014, the Legislative Assembly adopted a motion to extend the period of time for the Standing Committee on Legislation to report Bill 1, the proposed Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Act, back to the House, by an additional 120 days. The bill sets out the proposed legislative framework for the continuation of the Northern Employee Benefits Services plan as a multiemployer, multi-jurisdictional pension plan for employees of approved public sector employers...