2023 NWT Election
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Caroline Wawzonek
Candidate in the Yellowknife South Yellowknife race.
Caroline can be reached at caroline@carolinewawzonek.ca.
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Changes in GNWT’s minister duties and leadership announced
March 31, 2025
My Yellow Knife Now - ...in their statement. Minister Kuptana is also continuing to serve as the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women. - Advertisement - Minister Caroline Wawzonek is continuing as Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation along with her role as Deputy Premier....
N.W.T. premier creates new ministry for ‘major, nation-building’ infrastructure projects
March 31, 2025
CBC North - ...portfolio focused on "major, nation-building" infrastructure projects in the territory. In a news release on Monday, Simpson said Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek will take on the new role of minister responsible for strategic infrastructure, energy and supply chains. "This newly created role will provide...
NWT premier announces cabinet shuffle
March 31, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...said in a statement. “Northerners expect a government that gets things done, and that’s what we’re focused on.” According to the release, Caroline Wawzonek will continue as minister of the Department of Finance, deputy premier and minister responsible for the NWT Power Corporation. She will now take on...
What NWT auto dealers make of the looming car tariffs
March 31, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...she asked, “who do we expect is going to be using the charging corridor that we have spent a whole bunch of money on?” Infrastructure minister Caroline Wawzonek responded: “While I can’t necessarily provide any additional public dollars in this budget to sway people if they don’t want to spend the...
N.W.T. scrapping consumer carbon tax following federal cancellation
March 19, 2025
CBC North - ...to kill the measure. The N.W.T. is one of three provinces and territories that has its own carbon tax legislation, something Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said would allow the territory more flexibility to adjust how the tax is applied to northerners. That means that federal changes don't automatically...
Will the NWT’s forgotten ferry ever make a comeback?
March 17, 2025
Cabin Radio - ... However, asked by Yakeleya if the Merv Hardie is salvageable and could be returned to service somewhere in the system, infrastructure minister Caroline Wawzonek appeared to rule out any comeback. The GNWT “doesn’t have specific plans to attempt to refurbish the Merv Hardie or to get it back up to...
Carney scraps parts of Canada’s carbon tax, GNWT sets out response
March 14, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...be able to propose any required legislative amendments for consideration by the Legislative Assembly in an upcoming session.” Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek had previously suggested her department could use the same strategy Carney appeared to use on Friday: dropping the tax to zero. Increasing rebates...
Carney scraps parts of Canada’s carbon tax, NWT response not clear
March 14, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...means the equivalent portions of the territory’s tax also immediately end. The NWT government has been approached for comment. Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek has previously suggested her department could use the same strategy Carney appeared to use on Friday: dropping the tax to zero, a move that does not...
N.W.T. budget passes with $41.6M addition to housing
March 14, 2025
CBC North - ... "This is probably the single biggest budgetary change, that I'm certainly aware of, ever being made, but we're proud of it," Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said in the legislature. "It's one that does reflect the priorities of the assembly and I thank my colleagues for getting us here." The new...
The NWT’s budget has new housing cash. What will it buy?
March 14, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...for housing, spread over three years. Here’s what to expect from that cash. New money will arrive over the next three years. Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek has added $41.6 million to the 2025-26 budget for housing, which – on top of existing commitments – will give Housing NWT $50 million to spend...
Private smoking in public housing to be butted out across the NWT
March 14, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...are tied. They are fighting a losing battle.” Also on Thursday, the final day of the session before members return on May 22, Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek announced an additional $41.6 million was added for housing in Budget 2025-26. That amount will be added to the $2.5 billion for GNWT programs and...
With added housing cash, NWT’s 2025-26 budget comfortably passes
March 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...Thursday evening, coming through the House in a 15-3 vote. The initial draft of the budget had been amended earlier in the week. Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek added $41.6 million in housing cash following discussion with regular MLAs, alongside smaller amendments. There are further spending commitments on...
Motion to halt Indigenous Employment Policy is defeated
March 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...Morse. He asked why a policy 30 years old had to be amended now without more time to “build consensus around a new policy.” Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek, by contrast, said those decades had been spent almost continually returning to affirmative action, examining it, consulting on it and trying to...
NWT adds $41M in housing spending to draft budget
March 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...NWT’s finance minister says she will add more than $41 million in new housing money to the territory’s latest budget, among other spending. Caroline Wawzonek announced the changes to the NWT government’s 2025-26 draft operating budget in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. She said the...
Some MLAs still critical of Indigenous Employment Policy
March 11, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...members of the public and regular MLAs that the policy would fail to prioritize Indigenous northerners, among other concerns, finance minister Caroline Wawzonek proposed implementing a “two-tier system.” Under that system, she said, the new policy will give first priority to recognized members or...