Nunavut.

• Author: Baldwin, Alex
• Position: Legislative Report

The 2nd Session of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut reconvened on November 24, 2009. Eleven bills were passed by the Legislative Assembly during its fall sitting:

* Bill 3, Western Canada Lottery Act;

* Bill 6, Supplementary. Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 5, 20072008;

* Bill 7, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 4, 20082009;

* Bill 8, Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2010-2011;

* Bill 9, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 1, 20092010;

* Bill 10, Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 2, 2009-2010;

* Bill 11, The Order of Nunavut Act;

* Bill 12, Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Plan Protection Act;

* Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Retirement Plan Beneficiaries Act;

* Bill 18, Language Statutes Amendment Act; and

* Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act.

Bill 11, which was introduced by Iqaluit West MLA Paul Okalik, was the first Private MemBer's Bill to have been considered by the Legislative Assembly. The motions for first and second readings of the Bill were seconded by Quttiktuq MLA Ron Elliott. The Bill passed without opposition. The Order of Nunavut Act came into force on January 1, 2010.

The legislation establishes the Order of Nunavut. The objective of the Order is to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the cultural, social or economic well-being of the territory. The Commissioner of Nunavut is the Chancellor of the Order. The Order of Nunavut Advisory Council will make recommendations to the Commissioner for persons to be invested into the Order. The Council is chaired by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Its other members are the Senior Judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice and the President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated. The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly will serve as Secretary to the Council.

A number of substantive motions were passed during the fall sitting of the House. On November 26, 2009, South Baffin MLA Fred Schell was appointed a Deputy Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole, following the resignation of Nattilik MLA Enuk Pauloosie from the position.

On November 27, 2009, Akulliq MLA John Ningark moved a motion to censure Pangnirtung MLA Adamee Komoartok for his conduct in relation to an incident for which Mr. Komoartok had formally apologized in the House earlier in the day. The motion, which was seconded by Kugluktuk MLA Peter Taptuna, was passed...