Richard Edjericon

Member du Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh 

Circonscription électorale de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh

Richard Edjericon a été élu pour la première fois dans la circonscription de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh lors de la 19e Assemblée en 2022 et a été réélu à la 20e Assemblée l’année suivante. Descendant du chef Oliver Edjericon, signataire du traité n° 8 conclu avec les Chipewyans, Richard Edjericon est né et a grandi à Little Buffalo River, près de Fort Resolution. Il a fréquenté l’école secondaire Diamond Jenness à Hay River et l’Akaitcho Hall à Yellowknife.

Titulaire d’un certificat de compagnon charpentier délivré par le Collège Thebacha de Fort Smith, M. Edjericon compte près de quarante ans d’expérience en tant que compagnon charpentier certifié. Il a travaillé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut dans le domaine de la construction résidentielle et commerciale.

Son travail dans le secteur de la construction l’a finalement amené à travailler pour Habitation Territoires du Nord-Ouest en tant que coordonnateur de l’entretien du Slave Nord. Il est également devenu directeur général de la division du logement de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives.

Le dévouement de M. Edjericon envers sa collectivité l’a amené à briguer le poste de chef élu de Dettah et de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives, qu’il a occupé de 1999 à 2003. Il est également devenu le grand chef porte-parole par intérim des chefs du territoire d’Akaitcho pour le gouvernement du territoire d’Akaitcho. Il a ensuite rejoint l’Office d’examen des répercussions environnementales de la vallée du Mackenzie en 2007, dont il est rapidement devenu le président, avant d’être reconduit à ce poste en 2011.

Les réalisations dont M. Edjericon est le plus fier sont le règlement de différends frontaliers, la signature d’accords politiques, l’instauration de relations plus équitables entre les nations et la promotion du développement économique. En tant que député, il apporte sa passion pour un Nord plus juste et plus prospère, ainsi que ses connaissances approfondies dans les domaines du logement, de l’économie et de la politique. Il vit à Ndilo avec sa femme, Aleida.

Committees

Responsabilisation et supervision
Bureau de régie
Opérations gouvernementales
Richard Edjericon
Tu Nedhé - Wiilideh
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
1320
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-767-9143
Extension
12185
Mobile
867-445-8298
Bureau de circonscription
Email
Courriel
Phone
867-447-0439

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 47)

Thank you. Next on my list I have is the Member from the Sahtu.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 47)

Thank you. I'll go back to the Member from Monfwi.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 47)

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Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 47)

Okay, thank you. I'll go to the Member from Frame Lake.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 47)

Okay, thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Yellowknife North.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 47)

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from Range Lake.

Member’s Statement 518-20(1): Nutrition North Subsidy Fraud
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 46)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Northwest Company which runs the stores across the North could be facing a class action lawsuit that was filed in Nunavut. It is alleged the company has been reducing the costs of groceries they sell despite taking tens of millions of dollars in subsidies from the federal Government of Canada through the Nutrition North program. This lawsuit will play out and even malpractice is not proven, but this is another sign that Nutrition North is not working as is intended. There are countless studies which show that the food insecurity has worsened since the program began...

Question 533-20(1): Nutrition North Subsidy Fraud
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 46)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Indigenous communities are opening their own new grocery stores, in particular in Fort Resolution. Will the Premier advocate for these bands to run stores to get Nutrition North subsidies as well while in deliberation with Ottawa? Thank you.

Question 533-20(1): Nutrition North Subsidy Fraud
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 46)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During my Member's statement, I spoke about Nutrition North and as it costs $2 billion since 2011 and half of that going to the communities throughout the three territories.

Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Premier. The GNWT needs to work closer with the federal government on food insecurities. What action is the Premier taking to assess the Nutrition North shortcoming and to advocate for change in Ottawa? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Motion 74-20(1): Tabled Document 275-20(1): 2025-2026 Main Estimates - Delete $5,250,000 from Department of Education, Culture and Employment – Departmental Summary, page 29, Defeated
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 46)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Since the 19th Assembly, I've been bringing to this House about the issues of education in our small communities and, in particular in Lutselk'e, where the leadership contacts been saying that they're still waiting to fill positions at the adult education centre. And I brought it here to the House. I raised it on the floor. I was assured that it's going to be looked a the and that position's going to be filled. Here we are now going into the 20th Assembly, a year into the mandate, and yet that position hasn't been filled.

You know, right now as it is, when I first heard...