Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod issued the following statement today on next steps on future Arctic oil and gas development:
“The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) welcomes an announcement on offshore development in the Arctic Ocean by federal Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade Dominic LeBlanc and Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi.
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) today announced their support for the development of gas resources in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region to ensure the energy security of communities in the Beaufort Delta.
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YELLOWKNIFE - Premier Bob McLeod issued the following statement on the Enbridge Line 21 pipeline today:
“I was pleased to learn that operations have resumed for Enbridge’s Line 21 pipeline after almost 2 years of no activity.
"Resource development has, and will continue to be, the backbone of our economy and is central to ensuring a good source of middle class jobs and business opportunities. Our territory has mineral and petroleum resources and the development of those resources can have a transformative effect on our people and economy.
Delivered on September 10, 2018
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Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today on elements that you may want to consider in your report on new relationships between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
The Government of the Northwest Territories can only be effective if it is responsive to the needs of our population, which is about fifty percent Indigenous as a whole.
YELLOWKNIFE, NT (September 7, 2018) – Premier Bob McLeod and Caroline Cochrane, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, today announced the start of a cross-Canada executive search for an Associate Deputy Minister of Postsecondary Education Renewal. This step is part of ongoing Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) efforts to improve postsecondary education in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Delivered on June 27, 2018
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Good morning.
Looking around the Great Hall this morning I am pleased to see so many familiar faces.
I would like to recognize my colleague Minister Wally Schumann, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett, MP Michael McLeod, and of course the many representatives from our communities in the Sahtu and Chief Moses from Wrigley.
Delivered on June 27, 2018
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Your Excellencies, Ministers, Members of the Legislative Assembly and distinguished guests, hello and welcome to the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly on behalf of the people and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
My name is Bob McLeod and I am the Premier of the Northwest Territories. I am pleased to speak to you today about what makes our territory the place it is and about our priorities and goals for the future.
Delivered on June 20, 2018
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Thank you for asking me to speak to you today. The Northwest Territories has an abundance of energy resources, including world class reserves of oil and gas and hydro potential from rivers and lakes of an estimated 11,000 Megawatts that have the capacity to generate electricity on the scale of James Bay or Churchill Falls, much of it still untapped.
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Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of June 8, 2018.
