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Le premier ministre McLeod réagit aux excuses présentées par le Canada à la communauté LGBTQ+

Yellowknife, le 28 novembre 2017 – En réponse aux excuses présentées par le Canada à la communauté LGBTQ+ du pays, le premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Bob McLeod, a fait la déclaration suivante :

« Aujourd’hui est un grand jour pour la communauté LGBTQ+ de notre pays. Le premier ministre du Canada a adressé des excuses officielles à ces Canadiens pour la discrimination et les injustices qu’ils ont subies, eux et leur famille, et cela marque une avancée considérable sur le chemin vers la guérison et une nation plus équitable pour tous ses membres.

Bob McLeod: Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Opening Ceremony - Tuktoyaktuk

Good afternoon, and welcome to the opening ceremonies of the Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk highway. I would like to say thank you to her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Minister Amarjeet Sohi and Minister Carolyn Bennett for joining us in this celebration.

I am pleased to be here today to celebrate the opening of this engineering marvel, which is the result of active participation and cooperation with the Government of Canada, the communities, and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation.

Bob McLeod: Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Opening - Inuvik

Good morning. It’s a pleasure to be here today to celebrate a vision that began in the 1960’s and has become a reality today.  I want to thank Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette and Federal Ministers Amarjeet Sohi and Carolyn Bennett for joining us in this celebration.

This is an important day for the Northwest Territories and Canada. Today marks the opening of the first highway to connect our nation by road from sea to sea to sea and creates a northern transportation corridor that makes access to tidewater on the Arctic Ocean a reality.

Le premier ministre McLeod sonne l’alarme et demande un débat national de toute urgence sur l’avenir des Territoires du Nord-Ouest

Ottawa, le 1er novembre 2017 – Le premier ministre Bob McLeod a fait la déclaration suivante concernant l’avenir des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO) :

« Aujourd’hui, je veux sonner l’alarme et demander la tenue urgente d’un débat national sur l’avenir des Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

La recrudescence du colonialisme à laquelle nous assistons actuellement fait que les promesses du Nord s’estompent et que les rêves des Ténois se meurent.

Bob McLeod: Presentation to Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Madame Chair, members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present to you today in relation to your study of modern treaties and self-government throughout Canada.

The Government of the Northwest Territories has made it a priority to advance, finalize and implement land, resources and self-government agreements, including post-devolution initiatives.

We appreciate this opportunity to participate in your Committee’s study and hope that it will contribute to continued progress on this important initiative for the people of the Northwest Territories.

Bob McLeod: Working Together for the Northwest Territories

Delivered on October 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, before Members finish this Sitting and go their separate ways ‘til the House sits again, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on our experiences together over the past few weeks and the past two years.

When the 19 of us met in November 2015 as newly-elected Members, we agreed that the 18th Legislative Assembly needed to change the way it does business. I supported that priority then and I still support it today. So too, I believe, do all my other colleagues on both sides of this House.

Bob McLeod - 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly

Check Against Delivery

Delivered Friday, October 13, 2017

Good morning, I am pleased to be in Iceland this week representing the people and Government of the Northwest Territories.

The Northwest Territories – along with Nunavut – is one of two Canadian jurisdictions where Indigenous people are in the majority. Our two jurisdictions are also the only two in Canada whose Legislative Assemblies typically have a majority of Indigenous representatives and whose Premiers have historically also been Indigenous.

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