MLAs in the N.W.T. vote Thursday on a motion to call a public inquiry into the territory's handling of the 2023 wildfires. CBC reached out to each MLA to ask how they planned to vote.
N.W.T. Premier R.J. Simpson says he does not support an independent public inquiry into the 2023 summer wildfires that led to the evacuation of around 70 per cent of the territory.
N.W.T. MLAs voted Friday to postpone a motion for a public inquiry into the territory's wildfire response. The inquiry would establish an independent board of four people to investigate the territorial government's response to the 2023 wildfire season.