I appreciate the complexity here. My concern is I want to find some work to progress the work on the Cities, Towns and Villages Act and surrounding it. I note the department started work on the Fire Prevention Act back in 2008, and hopefully, we see that in the life of this Assembly. I recognize that there were years of work to actually get this done, and it gets to the heart of the NWT: are we going to have public governments in the future, or are we going to have more private governments? Presently, we have legislated that there are public governments across the Northwest Territories, and I would like to see that debate happen. To do that, I need the department to begin some of the work on these various pieces of legislation. Is the department ready to begin that work, and maybe the next Assembly can see some legislation?
Rylund Johnson on Question 664-19(2): Devolving Powers to Municipal Governments
In the Legislative Assembly on March 11th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 664-19(2): Devolving Powers to Municipal Governments
Oral Questions
March 11th, 2021
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