Delivered on September 10, 2018
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It is a pleasure to join our Member of Parliament, the Honourable Michael McLeod, as well as my colleague, the Honorable Jackson Lafferty, MLA for Monfwi, and Chief Daniels of the Tlicho Government, here in Behchokǫ̀ today to announce opening of the 6-Bay Garage funded under the Small Communities Fund Program.
Delivered on August 20, 2018
Thank you for being here this afternoon. On behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to welcome Minister Dominic LeBlanc today.
The sustainable social and economic development of the North is one of the most important challenges facing the Governments of the Northwest Territories and Canada.
Le premier ministre Bob McLeod a fait la déclaration suivante à propos du décès de Jack Sigvaldason:
« Nous devons rendre hommage à Jack Sigvaldason pour son ardeur à rassembler les gens en racontant leurs histoires et en partageant l’information. L’héritage de “Sig”, Northern News Services, constitue une part remarquable de la vie communautaire des Territoires du Nord-Ouest depuis près de 50 ans.
Thank you to the Yellowknives Dene First Nations Drummers for that prayer song and to Chief Sangris and Michelle Kolla for their remarks. It is a pleasure to be here today with Yukon Deputy Premier Ranj Pillar and Yellowknife Mayor, Mark Heyck.
As Premier of the Northwest Territories, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Northwest Territories and to the Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference here in Yellowknife, the diamond capital of North America.
Delivered on June 27, 2018
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Good morning.
Looking around the Great Hall this morning I am pleased to see so many familiar faces.
I would like to recognize my colleague Minister Wally Schumann, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett, MP Michael McLeod, and of course the many representatives from our communities in the Sahtu and Chief Moses from Wrigley.
Delivered on June 27, 2018
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Your Excellencies, Ministers, Members of the Legislative Assembly and distinguished guests, hello and welcome to the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly on behalf of the people and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
My name is Bob McLeod and I am the Premier of the Northwest Territories. I am pleased to speak to you today about what makes our territory the place it is and about our priorities and goals for the future.
Delivered on June 20, 2018
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Thank you for asking me to speak to you today. The Northwest Territories has an abundance of energy resources, including world class reserves of oil and gas and hydro potential from rivers and lakes of an estimated 11,000 Megawatts that have the capacity to generate electricity on the scale of James Bay or Churchill Falls, much of it still untapped.
Delivered on June 1, 2018
Mr. Speaker, with our people-centred approach to managing natural resources, the Northwest Territories does mining differently.
Last night Premier McLeod on behalf of our government accepted the Diamonds Do Good Award from the Diamond Empowerment Fund and its Global Board of Directors in recognition of our leadership in Indigenous participation, and socio-economic management in our mining industry.
Delivered on June 1, 2018
Mr. Speaker, June is Senior Citizen’s Month. I encourage all Northerners to join me in recognizing and celebrating the valuable contributions that Seniors and Elders make within our families and communities.
Delivered on June 1, 2018
Mr. Speaker, our government has committed in its mandate to pursue innovative ways to prevent and reduce crime. The dedicated employees of the Department of Justice, in particular our frontline corrections professionals, know first-hand how important it is that our programs and services focus on the root causes that lead to an individual coming into contact with the justice system.
