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Good morning, thank you for joining us today.
Earlier today I announced that I would be assuming responsibility for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, effective today.
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Yellowknife –
April 6, 2020
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Yellowknife –
March 30, 2020
News Releases
Today, Premier Caroline Cochrane announced the appointment of Mr. Russ Neudorf as the Associate Deputy Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA).
Yellowknife –
March 16, 2020
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the members of this Assembly for taking the step of suspending its current sitting after today to allow Cabinet and the public service greater opportunity to prepare for the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Yellowknife –
February 4, 2020
News Releases
Premier Caroline Cochrane today announced that Dr. Erin Kelly has been named Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) and that Mr. Andy Bevan has been named the Associate Deputy Minister, Post-Secondary Education Renewal, and President of Aurora College.
January 19, 2020
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Good Morning and thank you for being here.
I’d like to recognize Premier Sandy Silver, Parliamentary Secretary Larry Bagnell and of course our partners with the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines – Anne Turner and Tom Hoefer.
Yellowknife –
November 21, 2019
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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It is an honour to be here with everyone to celebrate excellence in mining and exploration.
Yellowknife –
August 20, 2019
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, international interest in the North has been increasing steadily over the past few years. As the effects of climate change increase access to the Arctic, the global geopolitical context for the region is changing.
Yellowknife –
August 14, 2019
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, I’m pleased to update this Assembly on negotiations toward the shared management of oil and gas resources in the NWT offshore, along with our ongoing work to undertake a 5-year science-based review of the federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas activity in arctic waters.
July 26, 2019
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Thank you, I am pleased to see you all here today. I am looking forward to a good discussion about the growing importance of the Arctic at the international level and what that means for Canada as a nation and as a global actor on the geopolitical stage.
Yellowknife –
May 23, 2019
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Mr. Speaker, I’d like to welcome all Members back to the continuation of the Third Session of the 18th Legislative Assembly. As we near the end of our term, our government continues to focus on advancing the priorities of the Assembly and fulfilling remaining mandate items.