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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‘Monumental accomplishment for Indigenous peoples; the GNWT honoured to be part of it.”
February 13, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...up by international legal standards which were reaffirmed through in this chamber.” With Premier R.J. Simpson in Washington, Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek said there is an action plan underway with a target date of this fall of 2025 to have it published. “I don’t want to presuppose the work of the...
Shauna Morgan questions NWT’s plan for civic addresses
February 12, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...they do their homework and to realize that the practical reality is that Inuvik is best suited for this type of infrastructure.” Deputy premier Caroline Wawzonek said while there is not a full-time position within the NWT’s executive department dedicated to Arctic security, the premier’s office does...
What caused January’s power outage in Fort Resolution?
February 11, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...or fall. He noted the Taltson hydro plant, which would normally provide Fort Resolution’s power, has now been offline for almost two years. Caroline Wawzonek, the minister responsible for NTPC, said the events related to January’s outage were “routine operations” unrelated to the Taltson plant. ...
NWT ‘has no levers’ to address huge jumps in home insurance
February 10, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...a major impact on NWT residents – and as a consequence, some impact on insurers – over the past few years. The territory’s finance minister, Caroline Wawzonek, said the NWT government doesn’t have a lot it can do to help. Wawzonek said the GNWT taxes insurance companies but has kept that rate lower than...
Stagnant economy, uncertain times, call for public investment in infrastructure
February 7, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...want residents to know that we're going to keep things stable,' says Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek, delivering her second budget The territorial government plans to spend roughly $2.5 billion in the coming year, but is watching a shrinking GDP as private business activity slows, mostly due to the large...
Some NWT MLAs say budget doesn’t do enough to advance priorities
February 7, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...regular MLAs say the NWT’s new budget does little to advance the 20th Legislative Assembly’s priorities. Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek delivered the 2025-26 operating budget on Thursday, which she described as “using the resources that we have for change” amid a time of uncertainty. Wawzonek...
Use of N.W.T. man’s Indigenous name in integrity commissioner complaint an ‘invasion’
February 6, 2025
CBC North - ...complaints against MLAs. The N.W.T. integrity commissioner dismissed complaints made by Daniel Richards against N.W.T. MLAs Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek. Richards used the name Dëneze Nakehk'o to make the complaints. Nakehk'o, well-known in the territory for his work in media and broadcasting, told...
GNWT moves to amend proposed Indigenous employment policy
February 5, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...finance minister Caroline Wawzonek says the territory will look to implement a “two-tiered approach” to its proposed new Indigenous Employment Policy after criticism of an earlier version. A first attempt at a proposal rolled out in late 2024 received criticism from MLAs and some residents because it...
Regular MLAs call for action, look for inspiration in session re-start
February 5, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...can transition from being dependent on Imperial for home heating oil and electricity to become a self supporting community.” Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek also took exception to being mentioned in the same breath as Trump when Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart asked about the Affirmative Action Policy...
N.W.T. gov’t now proposing Indigenous northerners have top priority in new hiring policy
February 3, 2025
CBC North - ...and people with disabilities — the new policy received swift criticism for prioritizing all Indigenous Canadians equally. Now, Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says the territory is working toward a new tier system that would put people with connections to northern Indigenous groups first. All other...
Integrity commissioner dismisses two MLA complaints
January 29, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...David Phillip Jones KC, was said by the assembly to have dismissed complaints against Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson and Yellowknife South MLA Caroline Wawzonek. Speaker of the House Thompson was alleged to have disclosed “identifying information about the complainant without permission,” the...
MLAs ask for feedback on proposed Indigenous Employment Policy
January 25, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...a record low in a territory where nearly half of the residents are Indigenous. Listen: Will the GNWT’s new Indigenous Employment Policy work? Caroline Wawzonek, the minister responsible for the policy, told Cabin Radio in December: “Most other jurisdictions long ago moved away from this concept of...
MLA Hawkins Shares Disappointment with new Indigenous Employment Policy
December 20, 2024
My Yellow Knife Now - ...years. It’s not perfect, but it’s a system that works and that I think we all buy into.” As for the new policy, lead by Minister of Finance Caroline Wawzonek, Hawkins finds himself in complete disagreement, and believes that it will be of no benefit to Indigenous people. “In essence, someone living in...
Listen: Will the GNWT’s new Indigenous Employment Policy work?
December 20, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...half of the residents are Indigenous. Edjericon and Testart, two of the MLAs who oppose the policy, joined Cabin Radio to discuss their concerns. Caroline Wawzonek, the minister responsible for the policy, told us why she believes it’s the right path forward. Get the Cabin Talks podcast to hear the full...
Now is not the time to replace N.W.T.’s affirmative action hiring policy, say some MLAs
December 20, 2024
CBC North - ...according to some MLAs, and they're asking the government to rescind the policy before it comes into effect. On Tuesday, N.W.T. finance minister Caroline Wawzonek announced the new policy that aims to see more Indigenous employees in the territorial government workforce. It will be introduced in April and...