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AuthorKolody, Linda
PositionLegislative Reports

Fall Sitting

The 2018 Fall Sitting of the Second Session of the 34th Legislative Assembly commenced on October 1, and is expected to conclude on the 30th sitting day, November 22.

Government Bills

During the first five days of the Sitting, the following government bills were introduced:

* Bill No. 19, Electoral District Boundaries Act (whose objects, per the bill's explanatory note, are "to establish Yukon's electoral districts in accordance with the final report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission ...");

* Bill No. 20, Societies Act;

* Bill No. 21, Equality of Spouses Statute Law Amendment Act;

* Bill No. 22, Act to Amend the Forest Resources Act and the Territorial Lands (Yukon) Act (2018);

* Bill No. 23, Lobbyists Registration Act;

* Bill No. 24, Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act;

* Bill No. 25, Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Act (2018);

* Bill No. 26, Technical Amendments Act (No. 2), 2018;

* Bill No. 27, Coroners Act;

* Bill No. 207, Second Appropriation Act, 2018-19;

First Nations Acknowledgement

At the outset of the Fall Sitting, Speaker Nils Clarke began the proceedings by acknowledging that the Assembly was meeting upon the traditional territory of two First Nations--the Kwanlin Dim First Nation and the Ta'an Kwach'an Council. This first-day-ofthe-Sitting acknowledgement was given pursuant to Standing Order 11(7) which was adopted on April 23, 2018. The Standing Order says: "On the first sitting day of a Spring Sitting, Fall Sitting or Special Sitting the Speaker shall commence the proceedings by acknowledging the traditional territory of the Yukon First Nation, or Yukon First Nations, upon which the Legislative Assembly is meeting." The acknowledgement was followed by a prayer written by Sam Johnston, Speaker from 1985-1992. Mr. Johnston was the first First Nation Speaker of a Legislative Assembly in Canada.

Art on Display in Chamber

Following the First Nations acknowledgement, the Speaker delivered a statement regarding artwork newly installed in the Chamber. He noted the four showcases (two each on the government and the opposition side) came about as a result of a decision taken on February 23, 2017 at the first meeting of the Members' Services Board (MSB) to form an all-party subcommittee to consider changes to the Chamber's decor. It was subsequently decided that more art by Yukon artists should be included in the Chamber. The Speaker observed that in 1976, when the Assembly first sat in the...

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