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Yellowknife – November 24, 2025
Media Statement

Premier R. J. Simpson and Minister Caroline Wawzonek respond to the signing of the Tłı̨chǫ Government–Yellowknives Dene First Nation Memorandum of Understanding on the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor

Premier R. J. Simpson and Minister Caroline Wawzonek issued the following statements today in response to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Tłı̨chǫ Government and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation to advance the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor (AESC).
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September 19, 2025
News Releases

Premier Simpson and Minister Wawzonek advance Northwest Territories’ priorities in Ottawa

Premier R.J. Simpson and Minister Caroline Wawzonek were in Ottawa this week for a series of meetings and events aimed at advancing the Northwest Territories’ (NWT) top priorities with federal leaders and keeping Northern issues at the forefront of the national conversation.
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Inuvik – June 25, 2025
Media Statement

Minister Wawzonek and Premier Simpson call for federal investment in Northern infrastructure and Indigenous partnership to secure the Arctic

Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy, and Supply Chains Caroline Wawzonek and Premier R.J. Simpson, represented by MLA Denny Rodgers, delivered keynote remarks last week at the 2025 Arctic Development Expo in Inuvik.
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