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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.
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.
CBC News carried out a survey before the territorial election which asked MLA candidates what languages they speak. We followed up with MLA elects who said they speak an Indigenous language about how fluent they are in that language.
A majority of the newly-elected MLAs have said they would support establishing addiction treatment facilities within the N.W.T.
Some of those who lost to him in the Nahendeh district, meanwhile, say he shouldn't even run for cabinet this time around.