Delivered on November 23, 2016

Thank you for meeting with the Government of the Northwest Territories this afternoon.

We are in Ottawa this week to speak with the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and Standing Committees about some of the challenges and opportunities facing the people of the Northwest Territories today.

Before we get to that presentation, I would like to take a few minutes to talk a little bit about our territory.

Delivered on November 22, 2016

Thank you for meeting with the Government of the Northwest Territories this afternoon.

We are in Ottawa this week to speak with the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and Standing Committees about some of the most significant challenges facing the people of the Northwest Territories today.

Before we get to that presentation, I would like to take a few minutes to talk a little bit about our territory.

Community sustainability is a huge challenge for the people of the Northwest Territories.

Delivered on November 21, 2016

Thank you for meeting with us this evening.

Before Minister McLeod gets into his presentation, I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce you to the Northwest Territories and some of the challenges we face.

The Northwest Territories has just over 44,000 residents living in 33 communities.

Its communities are spread out from the southern border with the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta to Banks Island in the Arctic Ocean.

Le premier ministre Bob McLeod et ses collègues du Conseil exécutif rencontrent des ministres et députés fédéraux ainsi que des membres de comités permanents parlementaires cette semaine afin de discuter des trois priorités des Territoires du Nord-Ouest relativement au Cadre pancanadien sur le changement climatique.

Les documents d’information présentent un aperçu global des sujets sur lesquels on a concentré les discussions avec le gouvernement fédéral.

Mr. Speaker, the vision of a strong, healthy territory is shared by the Members of the 18^th Legislative Assembly, Northwest Territories residents, non-governmental organizations across the Northwest Territories, and by our public servants. Investing in our people through organizations such as the United Way Northwest Territories brings us closer to that vision.

On behalf of myself and my co-chair Todd Parsons, President of the Union of Northern Workers, I am pleased to announce this year’s staff payroll campaign kicked-off on Friday, October 21, 2016.

Yellowknife, le 14 octobre 2016 – Le premier ministre Bob McLeod a fait la déclaration suivante concernant le décès tragique de l’ancien premier ministre de l’Alberta et député, Jim Prentice :

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Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome all Members back to the second session of the 18^th Legislative Assembly. During this session, we will continue our work together to advance the priorities of the Assembly and the Mandate commitments of the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Yellowknife, le 6 octobre 2016 — Voici la déclaration émise par le premier ministre Bob McLeod à la suite de l’annonce faite par le gouvernement du Canada sur la tarification du carbone :

« Le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest s’est engagé à collaborer avec ses partenaires fédéraux, provinciaux et territoriaux pour élaborer le cadre pancanadien sur la croissance propre et le changement climatique annoncé plus tôt cette année dans la Déclaration de Vancouver.

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Thank you all for taking part in this week’s celebration of business in the North, and in particular, the Northwest Territories.

My thanks to the NWT Chamber of Commerce for their work in organizing this conference, and for the opportunity to share some thoughts with you today.

The NWT Chamber has asked me to address the topic - What Lies Ahead?

Yellowknife, le 2 septembre 2016 – Le premier ministre Bob McLeod a annoncé aujourd’hui les changements ministériels suivants au Conseil exécutif :