2023 NWT Election
Denny Rodgers
Candidate in the Inuvik Boot Lake Inuvik race.
Denny can be reached at DennyRodgers2023@gmail.com, or by calling 867-678-0646.
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MLAs wonder who’ll benefit if NWT makes carbon tax changes
April 9, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...different approaches. “I don’t think anyone can make the federal government do what we want,” Testart was forced to tell Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers when Rodgers asked if Testart’s bill would ease the high cost of living. Denny Rodgers asks a question of Kieron Testart. Ollie Williams/Cabin...
NWT’s MLAs pass Israel-Hamas ceasefire motion
February 29, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...that Gazans are being starved on purpose through the withholding of aid,” he said. Cabinet abstains, commits to response Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers said he wrestled with whether or not to support the motion as he took issue with how it was worded. “The language tries to simplify an incredibly...
Bill to repeal NWT’s carbon tax clears second reading
February 28, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...financial uncertainty for the mining industry, while she said the bill fails to address concerns regarding offset payments for large emitters. Denny Rodgers, the MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake, said he also worries about how the bill could impact the mining industry. But Rodgers said he supported the bill...
Dental care increases medical travel, need for beds in Yellowknife
February 28, 2024
CBC North - ...for travel dates. "It was really stressful because I took time off work and had my child with me as well," said Lennie. Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers says the lack of dental services has been hard for families. "You know the burden on families as well, travelling back and forth to Yellowknife....
Live: MLAs pass motion calling for wildfire public inquiry
February 22, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...all 10 regular MLAs present supported an inquiry. Six cabinet members opposed the motion. Two MLAs weren’t in attendance – Inuvik Boot Lake’s Denny Rodgers and Yellowknife South’s Caroline Wawzonek, the finance minister. While the motion passed, cabinet has said a yes vote does not automatically...
Here’s how N.W.T. MLAs say they’ll vote on a public inquiry into last summer’s wildfire response
February 22, 2024
CBC North - ...be required of my role as Speaker. As well, I do not like to speculate on what is going to happen until it is done," he said. MLAs George Nerysoo, Denny Rodgers, Richard Edjericon, Jane Weyallon Armstrong and Danny McNeely did not respond to CBC's question. The motion on whether to call a public inquiry is...
MLAs and premier hint at priorities during initial sitting
February 7, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...and climate change as issues the assembly will need to tackle. “If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan – but never the goals,” he said. Denny Rodgers, the MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake, spoke about the perceived migration of senior government positions from the Beaufort Delta and other regions. He said...
What’s in your drugs? Inuvik RCMP will start publishing a list.
December 22, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...said, appealing for people to call RCMP or use Crime Stoppers if they have information to provide about drug trafficking. Another scan of Scan Denny Rodgers, the new MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake, said the impact of drugs on the town had been one of the issues most raised by residents during November’s...
Live: RJ Simpson is the new NWT premier
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...south, and Yellowknife that MLAs will use this afternoon: Premier RJ Simpson Caroline Wawzonek Caitlin Cleveland Lesa Semmler Shane Thompson Denny Rodgers Jay Macdonald Shane Thompson is out of the running. We'll see what happens this afternoon. There'll be yet another Q&A round once the contenders...
Live: Shane Thompson becomes speaker, is out of premier race
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...I'm aware, still ongoing – and the promised review of the incident by the GNWT has, as far as I'm aware, not yet even begun. Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers asks candidates to commit to building jobs and capacity in the regions. Wawzonek says that's an easy commitment to make and that work is already...
What your new MLAs say they want for the Northwest Territories
November 28, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...many conflicting, plaguing problems with our communities. I’m hearing a lot of the influx of drugs and addictions. What’s the solution to that? Denny Rodgers, Inuvik Boot Lake How can we as a government ensure that we are working with the Indigenous governments in a way that respects both and ensures we...
In pictures: MLAs are sworn in on a new note of optimism
November 24, 2023
Cabin Radio - ... Christmas decorations hang above the Great Hall, where MLAs congregated after their ceremony. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Nunakput MLA Lucy Kuptana talks to Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Testart, calling for a...
Majority of MLA-elects want addiction treatment facilities in the N.W.T.
November 20, 2023
CBC North - ...Nerysoo, MLA-elect for Mackenzie Delta, said he would also support a treatment facility. Moments after hearing he was elected for Inuvik Boot Lake, Denny Rodgers told CBC that a wellness facility is something Inuvik needs. Sahtu MLA-elect Danny McNeely said he would need more information before making a...
Meet the NWT premier and cabinet you told us you want
November 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...people chose Simpson to lead) Caitlin Cleveland (Yellowknife, 75 percent) Lesa Semmler (North, 71 percent) Shane Thompson (South, 54 percent) Denny Rodgers (North, 33 percent) Jay Macdonald (South, 29 percent) What are the takeaways? Deciding on a premier and cabinet is not a popularity contest. The...
There’s a line forming to be in the next NWT cabinet
November 17, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...ahead. Vince McKay said he wouldn’t comment yet post-election (ahead of polling day, he had said he wasn’t interested in a cabinet position). Denny Rodgers said he would work in “whatever capacity [MLAs] decide as a whole.” Kate Reid said she’d prefer to be a regular MLA but it was...