2023 NWT Election
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Kieron Testart
Candidate in the Range Lake Yellowknife race.
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N.W.T. premier supports minister amid criticisms of territory’s health care
May 9, 2025
CBC North - ...three MLAs accused Minister Lesa Semmler of not taking her role seriously and threatened to oust her from the job. In a news release Thursday, MLAs Kieron Testart, Robert Hawkins and Richard Edjericon shared a list of actions they want to see taken to improve health care, including negotiating licence-sharing...
Premier backs Semmler as 3 MLAs float idea of removing her
May 9, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...she recently appointed to replace a scrapped nine-person health authority leadership council. In a Thursday news release, Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart, Yellowknife Centre’s Robert Hawkins and Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh’s Richard Edjericon demanded “immediate action” from the GNWT on a range of...
N.W.T. doctors say pay hike for locum physicians a good start
May 1, 2025
CBC North - ...roll out in four phases through December 2025, including research, site visits, and community engagement. 'A lot of talk,' MLA says Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart expressed frustration at Thursday's briefing, saying he wants to see results. "We're just not seeing actions yet. We have a lot of talk. We don't...
‘You hope there’s enough interest that the Arctic is still a priority’
April 30, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...from the prime minister and all the ministers that the Arctic is still a priority for people.” ‘The message is very clear’ Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart, a Liberal who sought to become the party’s NWT candidate in 2015 before withdrawing, said the party had “without a doubt” shown its...
More than 100 attend NWT nominee program town hall
April 24, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...their application, a redraw will select candidates from that pool. Earlier this month, Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins and Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart said the territory was being offered an extra 150 slots by Ottawa in exchange for accepting 50 refugees. The two – who were the hosts of...
Foreign workers in N.W.T. say they can’t wait much longer for answers, after Nominee Program cuts
April 23, 2025
CBC North - ...full year of work. "This is it — I don't have any other option now," he said. The town hall at the Northern United Place, held by Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart and Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins, was meant to give the MLAs a better understanding of what people tied to the nominee program are facing,...
Hawkins and Testart to hold nominee program town hall
April 10, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...opened earlier this year. Businesses have since urged the federal government to rethink its position. From 7-9pm on April 22, Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart and Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins will hold a meeting about NTNP at Northern United Place. In a press release on Thursday, they asked...
N.W.T. scrapping consumer carbon tax following federal cancellation
March 19, 2025
CBC North - ...of the tax since it was introduced saying it makes life less affordable for residents, especially those in smaller communities. Yellowknife MLA Kieron Testart went as far as introducing a bill to repeal the carbon tax, which passed second reading and is in a committee review stage. On March 13 he again...
Carney scraps parts of Canada’s carbon tax, GNWT sets out response
March 14, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...entirely to a cap and trade system,” she said in February, “I’m not in a position to say what response we would have here.” Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart said on Thursday that MLAs still did not “have clarity” on what will happen in the NWT in this situation. It’s certain that the territory...
Carney scraps parts of Canada’s carbon tax, NWT response not clear
March 14, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...entirely to a cap and trade system,” she said in February, “I’m not in a position to say what response we would have here.” Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart said on Thursday that MLAs still did not “have clarity” on what will happen in the NWT in this situation. It’s certain that the territory...
N.W.T. budget passes with $41.6M addition to housing
March 14, 2025
CBC North - ...see the benefits of that investment, but couldn't yet say specifically what each community would receive. Richard Edjericon, Robert Hawkins and Kieron Testart opposed the budget, saying it doesn't go far enough to support northerners. (Travis Burke/CBC) Three members opposed the budget: Robert Hawkins,...
Private smoking in public housing to be butted out across the NWT
March 14, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...weigh our options for the best path forward,” she stated in a late Thursday night release. Regular MLAs Richard Edjericon, Robert Hawkins and Kieron Testart — the newly formed Independent Members Caucus — believe the 20th Assembly is not moving fast enough to meet the moment and address the many...
With added housing cash, NWT’s 2025-26 budget comfortably passes
March 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...This wasn’t something we just came up with a few weeks ago,” said Yellowknife North’s Shauna Morgan, who voted in favour. Range Lake’s Kieron Testart, voting against the budget, said cabinet wasn’t proposing enough action in a time of impending crisis. “Why do we think we have time on our...
Motion to halt Indigenous Employment Policy is defeated
March 13, 2025
Cabin Radio - ...and demanded a cabinet response within 120 days. In the event, the motion fell by 13 votes to four. New policy, new gaps Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart, seconding Hawkins’ motion, said the Indigenous Employment Policy – in removing the P2 designation – was eradicating something that had become...
Elders can be financially, emotionally abused by family members seeking cash for drugs
March 13, 2025
CKLB 101.9 - ...lines, emergency shelters, justice related services such as community-based victim services and court orders.” Also on Wednesday, Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart inquired about “the troubling developments” with a key federal program designed to help Indigenous students. Jordan’s Principle guidelines...