N.W.T. MLAs voted Thursday to call for a public inquiry into the territory's wildfire response. Members said the inquiry is necessary to restore public trust and learn how better to handle evacuations for possible future emergencies.
As members of the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly prepare to vote Thursday on whether the territory should call a public inquiry last summer's wildfire response, some experts are also weighing in on the question.
Former N.W.T. MLA charged with assault cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Last week, the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly passed legislation that gives the integrity commissioner more options for managing complaints filed against MLAs. The changes are, in part, to avoid long and costly inquiries.
Steve Norn pleads guilty to violating public health order cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two N.W.T. MLAs owe money to the gov't. Is it time to change the candidacy rules? cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The N.W.T. Legislative Assembly resumes to pass a budget and start playing catch up on education, land claims and systemic racism in healthcare, all while moving closer and closer to its borrowing limit.
Richard Edjericon beat out Ernest Betsina, Mary Rose Sundberg, Nadine Delorme, Clinton Unka and previous MLA Steve Norn, for the seat left vacant by Norn when he was expelled from the Legislative Assembly last November.