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 68)

Nothing further on this, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And as they say, if you want a guarantee buy a microwave, right? But I appreciate the answer. I think it's very positive, and I have no further questions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for that. So if I'm hearing correctly, then likely that is something we'd see in likely next year's capital plan, Mr. Chair?

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 385-20(1), 2026-2027 Capital Estimates, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs and the Department of Health and Social Services. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

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

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

I may have missed that, Mr. Chair. Was that a yes, or was that a hopefully, or was that a --

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I note in the long-term facility plans that there is a construction of a 38-bed long-term care facility in Hay River. I think that's great. I congratulate the residents of Hay River. But as I know, Mr. Chair, as the Minister knows, we do have a location in Inuvik that's had some geotechnical work done, the area's been cleared. I know the Minister likely has -- may even have a copy of a presentation and/or a design and an operations facility plan for such a facility in Inuvik. But what I don't see is it on this list this year for this year's capital...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 67)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will speak a little today on the economy as well.

Mr. Speaker, we're coming into our fall session, concluding our fall session going into winter where we'll be getting into our budget negotiations again. And we've heard loud and clear from all my colleagues in this house, both on Cabinet and both on the Regular MLAs, I'm sure, that we need infrastructure, we need programs. You know, but what we need, Mr. Speaker, to do this, to accomplish this is revenue, and revenue is what we don't have. I empathize with the Minister of Finance. I know her job is -- must...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 66)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I apologize to committee for delay. Madam Chair, I move that this committee concludes its consideration of 2026-2027 Capital Estimates for the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 66)

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you for that, Minister. And I do realize it is a little outside the supp but I would argue that, you know, there's a reason we're coming back year after year for a supp the past couple years and, you know, governments typically are really good at governing, not always good at managing business, Madam Chair, and not our government -- just our government, but many governments. So if you look at Indigenous governments that often partner up with companies that are good at doing certain things and it's what they do, it's their core business, oftentimes you can find...