2023 NWT Election
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Incumbent MLA Cleveland says N.W.T. needs a plan for housing and wrap-around services
October 30, 2023
CBC North - Caitlin Cleveland was acclaimed as the only candidate for Kam Lake, Caroline Wawzonek was acclaimed for Yellowknife South, and Jane Weyallon Armstrong was acclaimed for Monfwi. Serving the residents of Kam Lake during the 19th Assembly was an honour. I am grateful for the opportunity to again represent the people of Kam Lake. Establish a plan for housing northerners in safe, secure housing including incentivizing partnerships, especially with Indigenous governments, communities and the non-profits. Yes, I am a resident of Kam Lake.
Wawzonek, acclaimed as MLA, says getting N.W.T. communities off diesel is a main priority
October 30, 2023
CBC North - Caitlin Cleveland was acclaimed as the only candidate for Kam Lake, Caroline Wawzonek was acclaimed for Yellowknife South, and Jane Weyallon Armstrong was acclaimed for Monfwi. However, to get there we must overcome high costs of living and high costs of doing business. Key drivers of high costs are energy and transportation which contribute to high costs both directly as well as indirectly in terms of the higher costs for local goods and services. We need to pursue pathways off diesel and modernization of energy infrastructure capable of adapting to new technologies including intermittent renewables. We need to ensure our students are healthy and appropriately educated to meet these labour market needs and that education opportunities are relevant to near-future labour market needs.
Caroline Wawzonek looks for second term on cabinet
October 28, 2023
NNSL Media - That means Caroline Wawzonek, Caitlin Cleveland and Jane Weyallon Armstrong essentially won without a fight and will return as the MLA for their respective ridings. NNSL Media had the chance to speak with Wawzonek minutes after the candidate list was finalized by Elections NWT on Oct. 20. She had just received confirmation that she was acclaimed and she will serve a second term as the MLA for Yellowknife South. Acclaimed candidates don’t have much to do except prepare for their next term in office, but Wawzonek won’t be without work. The new cabinet won’t be chosen until the Territorial Leadership Committee meets once the new assembly is sworn in.
Should the public know who their MLA voted for as N.W.T. premier?
October 20, 2023
CBC North - Transparency always a good thingA public vote for premier isn't a new idea; it's one that's discussed in almost every election. He says that a public vote for the N.W.T. "It's part of the process that makes it work," Miltenberger said of the secret vote for premier. The elected assembly can choose the premier, cabinet and Speaker however they see fit as long as they reach a consensus. Legislative Assembly)But Rutland said there are reasons previous assemblies have decided on the secret vote.
Here’s who’s running for election on Nov. 14
October 20, 2023
NNSL Media - ...seats up for grabs in the territorial election on Nov. 14. It’s actually 16 seats that will be contested; Caroline Wawzonek in Yellowknife South, Jane Armstrong in Monfwi and Caitlin Cleveland in Kam Lake were all officially acclaimed once the deadline came and went. A total of 56 candidates have put their...
NWT Election 2023: Wawzonek, Cleveland and Weyallon Armstrong acclaimed
October 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - There will be no need to visit a polling station in Kam Lake, Yellowknife South or Monfwi next month. The remaining 16 districts will now proceed to a territorial election, with polling day on November 14. Weyallon Armstrong replaced Jackson Lafferty in 2021 after he stepped down to run for the position of Tłı̨chǫ grand chief. All three candidates bore the word “acclaimed” in bold beneath their names on Elections NWT’s website by 2:30pm on Friday. No NWT election has had more since 2003, when there were five.
NWT Election 2023: Nominations closed but lists aren’t quite final
October 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - Sahtu candidate Paulie Chinna was among the last names added to the list of nominees in this fall’s NWT election before the window for candidates to step forward closed. Chinna, the housing minister, appeared at almost the last moment before the five-day nomination period closed at 2pm on Friday. It’s also possible that nominations received at the last minute have not yet been added to Elections NWT’s published list. Kuptana had appeared likely to secure an acclamation in Nunakput but Teddy’s name appeared on the list shortly after 2pm. No NWT election has had more than three acclamations since five were recorded in 2003.
Final day for candidates to come forward in NWT’s 2023 election
October 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - There were 50 candidates running across the NWT’s 19 electoral districts as Friday dawned, the last day for nominations to be accepted ahead of polling day on November 14. Of the six, five involve incumbents as the only candidates to come forward to date. The sixth is Nunakput, where incumbent Jackie Jacobson is stepping down and Tuktoyaktuk senior administrator Lucy Kuptana was the only accepted candidate by 6am on Friday. In Hay River North, incumbent RJ Simpson now faces three challengers: Greg McMeekin, Michael Wallington and Hans Wiedemann. And Nahendeh is now at least a six-way battle with the formal addition of Hillary Deneron to the list of accepted candidates on Thursday.
Here’s an updated list of who’s running in the N.W.T. election
October 12, 2023
CBC North - residents will vote for a new territorial government on Nov. 14. The nomination period officially closed Friday at 2 p.m., with anyone wishing to withdraw their candidacy having until 5 p.m. The Legislative Assembly is made up of 19 members, three of which are already acclaimed: Caroline Wawzonek in Yellowknife South; Caitlin Cleveland in Kam Lake, and Jane Weyallon Armstrong in Monfwi. Once elected, the members will vote for a premier, six other cabinet members, and a Speaker. Here's who's running in the upcoming territorial election.
Territorial politicians give thanks to NWT firefighters
October 12, 2023
NNSL Media - When the legislative assembly reconvened from late September into early October, there was an outpouring of gratitude and tributes for firefighters from MLAs and ministers. “I want to acknowledge the tragic passing of firefighter Adam Yeadon from Fort Liard,” she said. “I also want to acknowledge the fallen NWT firefighter, Mr. Adam Yeadon, who died on the job in July while battling a fire near Fort Liard. Adam, the fourth of five children, was raised in Fort Liard. After telling him the truth… he was then sent home on the next plane to Fort Liard.
Nominations open next week in N.W.T. election, here’s who’s running so far
October 12, 2023
CBC North - 's chief electoral officer will issue writs of election on Monday, officially opening up the nomination period. CBC News has compiled a list of people who have so far indicated their interest in running in the Nov. 14 territorial election. Sitting MLAs not seeking another term include Premier Caroline Cochrane (Range Lake), Health Minister Julie Green (Yellowknife Centre), and regular MLAs Jackie Jacobson (Nunakput), Kevin O'Reilly (Frame Lake) and Rylund Johnson (Yellowknife North). Neither has regular MLA Rocky Simpson (Hay River South). Election day was originally supposed to be Oct. 3, but MLAs voted in August to postpone it until Nov. 14.
Jackie Jacobson says he won’t seek re-election in Nunakput
October 6, 2023
Cabin Radio - Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson says he won’t seek re-election in this fall’s territorial election. Jacobson made the announcement on Friday afternoon as he delivered what turned into a farewell speech in the waning minutes of the 19th Assembly. He has represented Nunakput – a district that includes Tuktoyaktuk, Paulatuk, Ulukhaktok and Sachs Harbour – for 12 years, from 2007 to 2015 and again from 2019 until now. I want to be with my son, Joseph, who is 10 years old, and the rest of my children, my grandchildren,” Jacobson told colleagues. Jane Weyallon Armstrong and Ron Bonnetrouge each confirmed on Friday they will seek re-election in Monfwi and Deh Cho respectively.
MLA Katrina Nokleby says she regrets ever leaving Yellowknife evacuation zone
October 6, 2023
CBC North - Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby says she's surprised and disappointed by the integrity commissioner's decision that said she showed poor judgment by returning to Yellowknife during the wildfire evacuation. In an interview with The Trailbreaker host Hilary Bird, Nokleby said she regrets leaving during the initial evacuation and part of the reason she stayed after being told to leave a second time was due to depression. And so I just thought you know what, I'm going I'm not going to push on like I would normally do, and I pulled over and I fell asleep. You told the commissioner that you didn't leave because you were in an emotional tailspin. So I didn't leave again.
Work on N.W.T. roads a priority in final capital budget of 19th Assembly
September 29, 2023
CBC North - government budgeted for next year's infrastructure projects is expected to go toward highways, winter roads, bridges and culverts. In her final capital budget of the 19th Assembly, Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said the government is projecting to spend over $361 million, of which over $94 million will go toward roadwork. Although the budget included significant investment in key infrastructure projects, several regular MLAs were critical that it didn't focus enough on upgrades or replacements for schools across the territory. The budget also set aside $73 million to support community governments for infrastructure needs and $26.2 million for renewable energy projects, Wawzonek said. "When our government continues to spend six times as much on roads versus housing, there is something wrong," he said.
In final sitting, N.W.T. MLAs to discuss capital budget, evacuations and pass about ‘a dozen bills’
September 27, 2023
CBC North - MLAs have a long list of tasks to complete during the final sitting of the 19th Assembly which begins Wednesday. "Despite the delay and the emergency, [the] fall sitting is first and foremost always about the capital budget," said Rylund Johnson, Yellowknife North MLA. He added, along with the capital budget, there are "about a dozen bills" that still need it to make it through third reading. "I think we will probably pass more pieces of legislation in this sitting than we have in any other," Johnson said. The sitting is scheduled to last until Oct. 5, but Johnson says MLAs says the session will continue until everything is complete.