Nunavut.

• Date: 22 June 2020
• Author: Baldwin, Alex

House Proceedings

The winter 2020 sitting of the 2nd Session of the 5th Legislative Assembly convened on February 18, 2020, and concluded on March 12, 2020. The proceedings of the Committee of the Whole during the winter 2020 sitting were dominated by the consideration of the government's proposed 2020-2021 main estimates. Five bills received Assent during the winter 2020 sitting:

* Bill 39, Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, 2020-2021;

* Bill 40, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2019-2020;

* Bill 41, An Act to Amend the Guardianship and Trusteeship Act;

* Bill 42, An Act to Amend the Cannabis Act; and

* Bill 43, An Act to Amend the Cannabis Act Respecting Consultation Periods.

New Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

On February 24, 2020, Speaker Simeon Mikkungwak announced his...