2023 NWT Election
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Caroline Wawzonek
Candidate in the Yellowknife South Yellowknife race.
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MLAs and premier hint at priorities during initial sitting
February 7, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...questions in public about issues affecting their constituents. Kieron Testart, the MLA for Yellowknife’s Range Lake, pressed finance minister Caroline Wawzonek on the territory’s plans to exempt heating fuel from carbon tax. The federal government announced in October that home heating oil would be...
NWT Leaders Attend Mineral Resource Conference in Vancouver
January 30, 2024
My Yellow Knife Now - ...R.J. Simpson was joined by Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Caitlin Cleveland, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance and Infrastructure Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jay Macdonald, and Member of the Legislative Assembly Daniel McNeely. The conference provided an...
Positions Filled for NWT Executive Council
December 13, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ...and Compensation Commission; Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board Hon. Lesa Semmler – Minister of Health and Social Services Hon. Caroline Wawzonek – Deputy Premier; Minister of Finance; Minister of Infrastructure; Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation Premier...
Portfolios announced for N.W.T.’s new cabinet ministers
December 12, 2023
CBC North - ... In a statement, Simpson wrote that the new cabinet is "dedicated to collaborative and practical solutions," with a goal of finding common ground. Caroline Wawzonek returns as finance minister. She also holds the Infrastructure portfolio, and is the minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power...
RJ Simpson announces new cabinet’s portfolios
December 12, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...leader. Caitlin Cleveland becomes the education and industry minister. Vince McKay assumes responsibility for municipal and community affairs. Caroline Wawzonek, the finance and industry minister under Cochrane, retains finance and takes control of infrastructure. She’s also the minister responsible for...
GNWT cabinet portfolios announced
December 12, 2023
NNSL Media - ...Responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission and Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board, and Yellowknife-South MLA Caroline Wawzonek will serve as deputy premier, while resuming her role as Minister of Finance. She will also take on the portfolios of Minister of Infrastructure and...
Premier plans ‘immediate attention’ for people thinking of leaving
December 11, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...expect to hand out portfolios to your cabinet? Hopefully in the next few days, early next week at the latest. Given her experience, will you ask Caroline Wawzonek to keep Finance and ITI? It’s too early to get into that right now. She’s definitely a strong minister and I’m happy to have a minister...
R.J. Simpson elected Premier of the Northwest Territories
December 8, 2023
CKLB 101.9 - ...on Thursday. At the start of the day, there were four nominees for Premier: Simpson, Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart, Yellowknife South MLA Caroline Wawzonek, and Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson. But, in an emotional speech Thursday morning, Thompson dropped out of the race, although he did not immediately...
‘He’s got a battle, but this group seems pretty good’
December 8, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...to be her successor. Shane Thompson, who was the communities and environment minister, dropped out of the premiership race to become speaker. Caroline Wawzonek, knocked out first in two rounds of voting, was the finance and industry minister – and was later voted back into cabinet for the four years...
Legislative assembly elects six to cabinet
December 7, 2023
NNSL Media - ...new cabinet has been elected by secret ballot. Members of the legislative assembly elected six cabinet members shortly after 3 p.m. on Dec. 7: Caroline Wawzonek, Vince McKay, Lucy Kuptana, Lesa Semmler, Jay MacDonald and Caitlin Cleveland. Of those, only Wawzonek has previously sat in cabinet. Members were...
Live: RJ Simpson is new NWT premier, cabinet also chosen
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...River’s RJ Simpson will be the new Northwest Territories premier after he defeated Kieron Testart in a run-off ballot. Caroline Wawzonek was eliminated from the race in the first of two rounds of voting. The secret ballot’s final tallies were not given but the winner needed a majority among the 19 voting...
Live: RJ Simpson is the new NWT premier
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...River’s RJ Simpson will be the new Northwest Territories premier after he defeated Kieron Testart in a run-off ballot. Caroline Wawzonek was eliminated from the race in the first of two rounds of voting. The secret ballot’s final tallies were not given but the winner needed a majority among the 19 voting...
Live: Shane Thompson becomes speaker, is out of premier race
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...government set a more respectful tone among its 19 MLAs. His withdrawal from the race to lead the territory leaves RJ Simpson, Kieron Testart and Caroline Wawzonek in a three-way contest. In a day as politically meaningful – if not more so – than election day, the NWT’s newly chosen MLAs are gathering on...
NWT MLAs are choosing a new premier and cabinet
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ... The four candidates for premier include three people who served as cabinet members for the past four years – RJ Simpson, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek – and one former regular MLA, Kieron Testart. Wawzonek and Testart are from Yellowknife, while Simpson represents the Hay River North district...
MLA candidates for premier on why their colleagues should pick them for the job
December 6, 2023
CBC North - ...CBC Trailbreaker host Hilary Bird sat down with each candidate who has put their name forward. R.J. Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek are all making a play for the premiership. Find the audio here of what they told CBC News this week. All four stood up in the Legislative Assembly...