Visit to Ottawa of the Honourable Jackson Lafferty, M.L.A., Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

On December 6 and 7, 2016, the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons received the Honourable Jackson Lafferty, M.L.A., Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. He was accompanied by R.J. Simpson, M.L.A., Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.

Speaker Lafferty met with the following people during his visit to Ottawa:

• The Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate;
• The Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons; and
• Mr. Michael V. McLeod, M.P.

Speaker Lafferty had an opportunity to discuss with several parliamentarians during the official luncheon hosted by both speakers Furey and Regan. The visit was an opportunity to further relations between the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the Parliament of Canada. Discussions focused on a number of subjects, such as security within the Parliamentary Precinct and that of the Legislative Assembly, and matters relating to parliamentary procedure, governance and administration.