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Yellowknife – June 14, 2021
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Today, Honourable Shane Thompson, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and Honourable Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Finance, announced the creation of the Emergency Disaster Assistance Advance Program (EDAAP).

Yellowknife – February 26, 2020
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Yellowknife – February 25, 2020
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories is a land of opportunity. We have a vast geography, a wealth of resources and a population strengthened by incredible diversity.

February 19, 2016
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Speaker Lafferty, Commissioner Tucaroo, Former Commissioner Whitford, Premier McLeod, Ministers, Members of the NWT Legislative Assembly, fellow Northerners.

July 28, 2015
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Good afternoon.

This technical briefing supplements today’s announcement of a funding partnership between the Governments of the Northwest Territories and Canada to deliver the NWT Highway Capacity Upgrade Project, valued at $96 million.

June 12, 2013
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

(June 12, 2013) - Firstly I’d like to thank the Tsuu T’ina Nation for inviting us onto their traditional land to participate in this year’s