News Releases

YELLOWKNIFE (September 15, 2021) – Today, the Hon. Frederick Blake Jr., Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, released the full report of the Workplace Review conducted into the...
YELLOWKNIFE (August 30, 2021) – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, the Honourable Frederick Blake Jr., has issued the following statement: In response to Mr. Norn and Ms...
YELLOWKNIFE (August 26, 2021) – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Board of Management has issued the following statement: The Board of Management met from August 23 to 25, 2021 to discuss...
Yellowknife (July 28, 2021) – Votes in the Monfwi constituency by-election have been tallied to reveal the Member-elect, Jane Weyallon Armstrong Jane Weyallon Armstrong will be officially sworn in on...
YELLOWKNIFE (July 2, 2021) – The Honourable Frederick Blake Jr., Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, is pleased to welcome people back into the building starting July 5, 2021...
YELLOWKNIFE (June 28, 2021) – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, the Honourable Frederick Blake Jr., has appointed the Honourable Mr. Justice Ronald L. Barclay, Q.C. to act...
YELLOWKNIFE (June 25, 2021) – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, the Honourable Frederick Blake Jr., has issued the following statement: The Northwest Territories...
YELLOWKNIFE (Tuesday, June 15, 2021) -- The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Integrity Commissioner, Mr. David Phillip Jones, Q.C., has investigated a complaint lodged against the Member of...
YELLOWKNIFE (Friday, June 4, 2021) – Today, Mr. Jackson Lafferty resigned as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Monfwi. In accordance with the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council...
YELLOWKNIFE (Wednesday, June 2, 2021) – Today, the Standing Committee on Social Development reported progress on its review of housing in the Northwest Territories. The Northwest Territories...
YELLOWKNIFE (Wednesday, June 2, 2021) – Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Standing Committees have selected Chairs to serve at their pleasure for the remainder of the 19th Assembly. The...
YELLOWKNIFE (May 27, 2021) – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly issued the following statement regarding recent media coverage of Legislative Assembly processes: “The...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, May 27, 2021 -- The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight will hold a COVID-19 theme day in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, May 28, 2021. Members Statements...
Due to recent changes to how the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly’s daily near-verbatim transcript of proceedings is produced, the public is advised to expect Hansard publication delays for...
YELLOWKNIFE (Friday, May 14, 2021) - Today, Members of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight voted to remove MLA Steve Norn as Chair of the Committee. MLA Kevin O’Reilly, as Deputy...
YELLOWKNIFE (May 4, 2021) – Caucus of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly have issued the following statement: On May 4, 2021, Members of the Legislative Assembly met as Caucus to discuss...
YELLOWKNIFE (April 30, 2021) – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Board of Management has issued the following statement: The Board of Management has approved an amendment to the Terms of...
YELLOWKNIFE (April 9, 2021) – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, the Honorable Frederick Blake Jr., expresses his condolences to the Royal Family after the passing of His...
YELLOWKNIFE (Wednesday, March 31) – Members of the Legislative Assembly have appointed Mr. Sheldon Toner of Yellowknife, Mr. Lou Sebert of Fort Smith, and Ms. Jay Sengupta of Hamilton, Ontario to the...
Yellowknife (March 31, 2021) – Members of the Legislative Assembly approved the Main Estimates for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Initially presented on February 4, the 2021-2022 Budget is proposing to...