2023 NWT Election
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Kieron Testart
Candidate in the Range Lake Yellowknife race.
Kieron can be reached at info@Kierontestart.ca, or by calling 867-444-7558.
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What exactly does the Public Inquiries Act say?
February 15, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...It would require hundreds or thousands of people to testify,” he told the broadcaster. The MLAs proposing a public inquiry under the act, Kieron Testart and Sheryl Yakeleya, say a full inquiry will “bring accountability” to the territory rather than relying solely on reviews commissioned by GNWT...
N.W.T. premier says public wildfire inquiry could cost millions and grind gov’t to a halt
February 14, 2024
CBC North - ...and Great Slave MLA Kate Reid. All other MLAs voted against it. The 9-9 tie was broken by Speaker Shane Thompson voting to postpone. Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart and Dehcho MLA Sheryl Yakeleya, who are the MLAs behind the motion for a public inquiry, spoke with Hilary Bird, host of CBC's the Trailbreaker,...
NWT wildfires: who’s reviewing what, so far?
February 14, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...and address concerns such as how vulnerable people and front-line organizations were supported during evacuations. Two MLAs, Range Lake’s Kieron Testart and Dehcho’s Sheryl Yakeleya, have led calls for a public inquiry with a panel of two people appointed by cabinet and two by regular MLAs. While...
Wildfire public inquiry choices aren’t black and white, says Morse
February 12, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...who can explain to constituents that the options on the table are not simply yes, hold a public inquiry, or no, don’t bother. Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart and Dehcho MLA Sheryl Yakeleya have proposed using the Public Inquiries Act to set up an independent inquiry led by a four-person panel. Morse...
N.W.T. MLAs postpone vote on public inquiry into wildfires
February 9, 2024
CBC North - ...MLAs voted Friday to postpone a motion into a public inquiry on the territory's wildfire response. Kieron Testart, MLA for Range Lake, and Sheryl Yakeleya, MLA for Dehcho, gave notice of the motion for the public inquiry on Tuesday. A news release issued that day said the motion was scheduled to be...
MLAs’ debate on wildfire inquiry is postponed at premier’s request
February 9, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...debate among territorial politicians about whether to launch an independent inquiry into last year’s wildfires has been postponed. Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart and Dehcho MLA Sheryl Yakeleya had advanced a motion seeking the creation of a four-person panel to scrutinize the GNWT’s handling of the NWT’s...
N.W.T. minister urges emergency preparedness ahead of 2024 ‘high-risk’ wildfire season
February 8, 2024
CBC North - ...March. He said the report with its findings would be released in the spring. Public inquiry still necessary, MLA says In the legislature Tuesday, Kieron Testart, MLA for Range Lake, gave notice that he and Dehcho MLA Sheryl Yakeleya will be calling for a public inquiry into the wildfire crisis. The public...
MLAs Kieron Testart, Sharyl Yakeleya call for Inquiry into GNWT Wildfire response
February 7, 2024
My Yellow Knife Now - ...MLAs are pushing the GNWT to launch an inquiry into last summer’s wildfire crisis. Kieron Testart, MLA for Range Lake, and Sheryl Yakeleya, MLA for Deh Cho, have introduced a motion to the 20th Legislative Assembly for the creation of a public inquiry into the fires that forced much of the NWT to evacuate...
N.W.T. MLA says review into wildfire response should consider territory’s most vulnerable
February 7, 2024
CBC North - ...2023 wildfire response needs to address how the territory's most vulnerable were left in the lurch. Dehcho MLA Sheryl Yakeleya and Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart gave notice in the legislature Tuesday that they will be calling for a public inquiry into the wildfire crisis. Shauna Morgan, MLA for Yellowknife...
MLAs and premier hint at priorities during initial sitting
February 7, 2024
Cabin Radio - ... Tuesday therefore marked the first time regular MLAs could ask new ministers 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...
‘Sorely missed.’ MLAs share tributes following Fort Smith plane crash
February 7, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...serious injuries. Premier RJ Simpson, Speaker Shane Thompson, environment minister Jay Macdonald – who represents Fort Smith – and regular MLAs Kieron Testart, Richard Edjericon and Kate Reid all rose to offer tributes, thanking first responders and highlighting the outpouring of support for Fort Smith and...
MLAs seek formal vote on NWT wildfire public inquiry
February 6, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...legislature reconvened for its first sitting of the year, some regular MLAs publicly pushed for an independent inquiry to happen. Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart gave notice that he’ll introduce a motion on Thursday, seconded by Dehcho MLA Sheryl Yakeleya, seeking the establishment of a four-person panel to...
Carbon tax, wildfire response among issues N.W.T. MLAs want to address in 1st session
February 6, 2024
CBC North - ...for priority-setting during the week of Feb. 12. "First and foremost for me is addressing the carbon tax, and addressing the 2023 wildfires," said Kieron Testart, MLA for Range Lake. Testart said he'd like to see an independent inquiry into last summer's wildfire response to inform the government on how to...
GNWT takes no position on China mine deal that some call a betrayal
December 19, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...test of Premier RJ Simpson’s government, and MLAs on Monday called for action. “We can’t rely on Ottawa to make this decision,” said Kieron Testart, the MLA for Range Lake. “It’s not just a GNWT problem, it’s a sovereign Indigenous nation problem, and these decisions are being made...
Premier plans ‘immediate attention’ for people thinking of leaving
December 11, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...make sure that we have a legal regime in the territory that is workable for all residents, including the majority of residents who are Indigenous. Kieron Testart proposed a slew of structural changes in his bid to be the premier: associate ministers, new portfolios, a new department, ending Maca. Are you...