The following statement is from Premier Bob McLeod on the death of Jack Sigvaldason:

“Jack Sigvaldason’s dedication to connecting people through telling their stories and sharing the news cannot be understated.  “Sig’s” legacy - Northern News Services – has been a valued part of NWT community life for close to 50 years.

"Having news outlets that value and promote our stories has been vital to the development of our peoples.  Jack’s media domain spanned 3.8 million square kilometers of regional coverage and served 60,000 people in two languages.

Thank you to the Yellowknives Dene First Nations Drummers for that prayer song and to Chief Sangris and Michelle Kolla for their remarks.  It is a pleasure to be here today with Yukon Deputy Premier Ranj Pillar and Yellowknife Mayor, Mark Heyck.  

As Premier of the Northwest Territories, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Northwest Territories and to the Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference here in Yellowknife, the diamond capital of North America.

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.

Delivered on June 1, 2018

Mr. Speaker, with our people-centred approach to managing natural resources, the Northwest Territories does mining differently.

Last night Premier McLeod on behalf of our government accepted the Diamonds Do Good Award from the Diamond Empowerment Fund and its Global Board of Directors in recognition of our leadership in Indigenous participation, and socio-economic management in our mining industry.

Delivered on June 1, 2018

Mr. Speaker, June is Senior Citizen’s Month. I encourage all Northerners to join me in recognizing and celebrating the valuable contributions that Seniors and Elders make within our families and communities.

Delivered on June 1, 2018

Mr. Speaker, our government has committed in its mandate to pursue innovative ways to prevent and reduce crime. The dedicated employees of the Department of Justice, in particular our frontline corrections professionals, know first-hand how important it is that our programs and services focus on the root causes that lead to an individual coming into contact with the justice system.  

Delivered on June 1, 2018

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories made a mandate commitment to develop a territorial climate change strategy that takes into account northern energy demands and the cost of living, while reflecting international and national commitments to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Earlier this month, the GNWT publicly released the 2030 NWT Climate Change Strategic Framework, our government’s coordinated, comprehensive response to mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Delivered on June 1, 2018

Mr. Speaker, yesterday a discussion paper tabled by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, titled Temporary Special Measures’ To Increase the Participation of Women in the NWT Legislative Assembly was tabled.