Denny Rodgers

Member Inuvik Boot Lake

Circonscription électorale d’Inuvik Boot Lake 

Denny Rodgers a été élu député de la circonscription d’Inuvik Boot Lake à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 

Né le 4 août 1968 à Come by Chance, à Terre-Neuve, il compte parmi les principales personnalités d’Inuvik depuis 1994. Avec à son actif huit ans au conseil municipal d’Inuvik et trois en tant que maire, son engagement envers la collectivité est inébranlable. 

Denny Rodgers a étudié l’administration, les affaires bancaires, le marketing et la comptabilité financière à l’Eastern College. Son parcours professionnel comporte diverses fonctions, dont trois ans à la Ville d’Inuvik, 12 ans à la Société de développement des Inuvialuits, 10 ans à l’Office d’habitation d’Inuvik et deux ans en tant travailleur autonome. En dehors de ses activités civiques et professionnelles, Denny Rodgers s’épanouit dans sa vie familiale, en tant qu’époux et en tant que père de trois enfants. L’été, il fait du bateau et joue au golf, tandis que l’hiver, il enfourche sa motoneige et fréquente les pistes de curling. Les voyages, une passion à laquelle il s’adonne dès que le temps le lui permet, complètent son emploi du temps chargé. 

Au cours des trois dernières décennies, Denny Rodgers s’est engagé corps et âme dans des activités philanthropiques. Il a présidé le Conseil de gouvernance de la Commission de la sécurité au travail et de l’indemnisation des travailleurs, dirigé la Société d’investissement et de développement et assumé le rôle d’administrateur public du Collège Aurora. Son dévouement s’étend à diverses organisations, dont le hockey mineur, l’initiative Children First, le curling, la balle molle et l’Expo pour le développement de l’Arctique. Ces multiples engagements démontrent sa volonté profonde d’avoir un impact positif sur la vie de ceux qui l’entourent.

Committees

Denny Rodgers
Inuvik Boot Lake
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
1320
Constituency Office

84 Mackenzie Rd
Inuvik NT X0E0T0
Canada

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as many have said in this House, spring is just around the corner and for the folks in my region, that means that it is Jamboree season. Everything kicks off, Mr. Speaker, on April 2nd with the Mad Trapper Jamboree in Aklavik; then the Muskrat Jamboree in Inuvik from April 10th to the 13th; Peel River Jamboree in Fort McPherson April 17th to the 19th; Tsiigehtchic, the Mackenzie Jamboree from April 24th to the 26th; and finally, the Beluga Jamboree on April 24th to the 27th in Tuktoyaktuk.

I just want to give a big shout out to all the organizers for these...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that the Chair rise and report progress.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Never forgotten, Mr. Speaker, I know, thank you. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize Emmy's mom Chelsea *Maximovich who's a member of our staff, our clerk's staff at AOC, Mr. Speaker, the hardest working Member, I think, in this building. And her husband Sasha is here with them as well. And I'd just like to thank them for being in the gallery and welcome them.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the committee wishes to consider Committee Report 39-20(1), Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No. 3. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 89)

I've got a new lake; I am now a Minister. This is great.

UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER: Man, this budget negotiation has really gone off the rails.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 89)

Thank you, Madam Chair. And the majority of my questions are around how it affects the land claimant groups in my region, so what I'll do, Madam Chair, is I will email those questions to the Minister and get the responses that way rather than taking up our time today and getting the same response, so thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 89)

Thank you, Madam Chair. The Committee wishes to consider Bill 34-20(1), the Trespass to Property Act, as well as Committee Report 37-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 89)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's definitely been a long day, certainly a long couple of weeks.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill 47, the Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) 2026-2027 today. As I rise, I want to take a moment to reflect on the work this Assembly has put into this year's budget and the process that got us there.

Our goal throughout this has been straightforward - to push for improvements that matter to Northerners, to ensure Cabinet hears the concerns of Regular Members, and to make sure this budget meets the moment our territory is facing.

Consensus government is...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 89)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 89)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm a little scared to ask my question now. I'll be fairly brief. Madam Chair, as the new act will be a law of general application, are there any specific clauses within the Inuvialuit final agreement or the Gwich'in final agreement that specifies that the new act would apply to both their respective lands? I know there are areas of -- specific areas outlined in the claim, but no blanket inclusion. I'm just wondering if the Minister can speak to that. Thank you.