October 28, 2011 - Premier Bob McLeod says the Legislative Assembly will be the forum in which elected leaders can find and reach consensus for the good of the NWT.

In his first statement to the 17th Legislative Assembly as Premier, Mr. McLeod said that while challenges will be significant, the collective will to make things better for the NWT residents is strong.

“I am encouraged by the good will shown by Members and Aboriginal Leaders, to find better ways of working together,” he said.

October 28, 2011 - Premier Bob McLeod addresses the 17th Assembly for the first time as Premier.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today, on behalf of all Members of Cabinet, to once again congratulate and thank all Members of this House.  We are grateful for and humbled by your support, and we pledge to work hard, in cooperation with all Members, in the service of all of the people and communities of the Northwest Territories.

October 28, 2011 - Premier Bob McLeod was host to his first international visitors yesterday. Mr. Susumu Fukuda, Consul General of Japan, and his wife Mrs. Alicia Fukuda came to witness the swearing in ceremony of the 17th Assembly's Premier and Cabinet.
 

October 27, 2011 - Premier Bob McLeod, and Ministers Michael Miltenberger, Jackson Lafferty, Tom Beaulieu, Glen Abernethy, David Ramsay, and Robert C. McLeod were officially sworn in today by Commissioner Tuccaro after being elected by their peers in yesterday’s elections.

Formal motions to ratify the appointments to the Executive Council were also brought forward in the House and passed by Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly.

October 26, 2011 - Hon. Bob McLeod, MLA for Yellowknife South, is the Premier Elect for the Government of the NWT's 17th Assembly. He will be sworn in tomorrow afternoon.

October 24, 2011 - Ms. Karan Shaner has been appointed to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. Until her appointment Thursday, by Canada’s Minister of Justice, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Ms. Shaner was serving as the Assistant Deputy Minister (Attorney General Branch) of the GNWT’s Department of Justice.

October 12, 2011 - “ If we continue to use the potential of our future as leverage against each other, we will be plagued with the frustrations and unmet needs and expectations that have dogged our past. Instead, we must have the courage to make decisions about the future of our Territory – and demonstrate the capacity and unity to govern ourselves – effectively and in the interest of a greater goal.” - Floyd Roland , Oct. 12, 2011, Canada's North Beyond 2011 Conference, Edmonton Alta. 

October 5, 2011 - Premier Floyd Roland says he, like all NWT residents, was left in shock yesterday following the crash of a regularly scheduled flight from Yellowknife to Lutselk'e.

“There are no words that can begin to express the devastation that we feel today as a Territory. In a summer when one tragic plane crash was too much, we have had three.

“Canada’s North is rapidly evolving, changing and positioning itself as a key economic leader of tomorrow. We’re poised for great things. Global economics are changing, new markets are growing - and the international focus is shifting North...” Premier Floyd Roland, Sept. 30, 2011 – Anchorage, Alaska

September 23, 2011 - Today, Premier Floyd Roland released the following statement on the Arctic Sunwest tragedy.