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Yellowknife – February 6, 2024
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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October 3, 2017
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Delivered October 3, 2017

Mr. Speaker, since 2013, September 30th has been marked as Orange Shirt Day, a day for all Canadians to remember the survivors of the residential school system.

November 4, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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October 27, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Mr. Speaker, over the past few years, we have seen remarkable political development in the Northwest Territories. Land, resources and self-government agreements are being negotiated and settled.

October 20, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has a vision of a strong, prosperous North. We know that creating this North starts with healthy, safe communities where people can prosper, free from the fear of violence.

October 20, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Mr. Speaker, it has been a challenging summer for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation. During this past summer the Taltson hydroelectric plant and the transmission lines between the Snare plants and Yellowknife were threatened by forest fires.

October 17, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Mr. Speaker, investing in the health and well-being of our people and our communities and building prosperity in the Northwest Territories is at the heart of this Assembly’s priorities. But it is not our priority alone. Mr.

October 16, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

Mr. Speaker. I would like to welcome all Members back for the resumption of the Fifth Session of the 17th Legislative Assembly.

September 30, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

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Thank you. As Premier of the Northwest Territories and as someone born and raised in the North, I am pleased to be here today to present a Northern perspective on Canada’s term as Chair of the Arctic Council.

July 7, 2014
Ministers' Statements and Speeches

I was saddened to hear of Bern Will Brown’s passing this past Friday, July 4th. Bern Will Brown is known throughout the north as an artist, author, builder, ethnologist, journalist, photographer, pilot, and priest.

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