Yesterday

Posted on Twitter Meet hammer. #cdnpoli https://t.co/2HaiyALYRX

Two days ago

Posted on Twitter #ykbizawards Ice Blink Judy McNichol #Trailblazer #women #Yellowknife #Congratulations

Posted on Twitter @cabin_radio breakout biz award #ykbizawards Congrats & well deserved @YKChamber #Yellowknife #NWT

Posted on Twitter ⁦With @janicemckenn⁩ ⁦@YKChamber⁩ #YKBizAwards where McKenna Funeral Home is nominated for 3 awards. #Yellowknife… https://t.co/mEdmYfUXPX

Posted on Facebook Thanks Kyle for your comments. The purpose of my statement was to highlight the opportunity of providing more activities so that visitors stay longer and spend more. This ... (Kyle Thomas - Entrepreneurial and Community Support Photo link) View post

Three days ago

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery Masi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to introduce the mayor-elect of Yellowknife and my constituent, Rebecca Alty. I would also like to ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 420-18(3): Investing in Tourism Diversification Mr. Speaker, the pie is pretty big at $1.8 billion. I think there are different ways that it can be sliced. As someone else in this ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Motion 21-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to October 23, 2018, Carried Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on October 18, 2018, it ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 412-18(3): Increasing Investment in Tourism Industry Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. The tourism industry, as we know, continues to grow, and ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Expanding Tourism Products and Opportunities Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Small Business Week, and to shine a light on small business in the tourism sector ...

Posted on Facebook October 18 is Persons Day in Canada. It marks the day in 1929 when the historic decision to include women in the legal definition of “persons” was handed ... ( Photo link) View post

Mentioned by Cabin Radio Yellowknife RCMP, who put sex assault victim in cell, say 'things have changed' Julie Green, the MLA for Yellowknife Centre, is since reported to have sternly criticized that response – calling the force's decision to investigate itself “completely outrageous.” However, the Yellowknife Women's Society told Cabin Radio it believes ...

Posted on Facebook Most MLAs reflected on the historic end to the prohibition on cannabis for recreational use. We are awaiting the GNWT fully-costed implementation plan next week which will talk ... (mla-yellowknifecentre.ca link) View post

Posted on Twitter MLAs marked historic #cannabis #LegalizationInCanada with statements. Still awaiting GNWT fully-costed implementati… https://t.co/UvhYxzg1dJ

This week

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 409-18(3): Cannabis Education in Schools Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Last week, she put out a news release that said ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 402-18(3): Health Care System Impacts of Cannabis Legalization Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Recreational use of cannabis is not addictive in the ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on GNWT Cannabis Implementation Plan Mr. Speaker, here we are, October 17, and recreational cannabis is now available to everyone who is 19 years or older. For Regular MLAs, it's been ...

Posted on Facebook This is good news. The committee during the cannabis implementation hearings was asked often about whether fee there would be pardons and whether the big fee would be ... (Liberal government to waive fee, waiting time for pot pardons | CBC News link) View post

Mentioned by CKLB News (press release) Busy first day of cannabis sales at Yk Liquor Shop Finance Minister Robert C. McLeod said that there are still some regulations and details that have to be finalized but as most provincial governments have said, they'll watch how things go and possibly tweak legislation moving forward. McLeod said he ...

Posted on Facebook There is no reason the victim of this assault couldn't have been taken to the hospital. Consent is not required. Hospital staff are familiar with treating two or ... (CKLB NEWS - Yk MLA rips RCMP for 'outrageous' self-probe link) View post

Posted on Facebook The generous community response to the loss of the YWCA's Rockhill apartments continues...and includes more good food. ( Photo link) View post

Posted on Twitter There is no reason the victim of this sexual assault couldn't have been taken to the hospital. This is an #RCMP fai… https://t.co/vskvuWgTV4

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Yellowknife Sobering Centre And Day Shelter Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Yellowknife voters have chosen strong, business-oriented leadership for their city council. I am looking forward to working with them for ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 391-18(3): Yellowknife Sobering Centre And Day Shelter Thanks to the Minister for that answer. I think that monitoring the evaluation is very important to service delivery. I think that there are a number ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 399-18(3): Specified Condition Funding Eligibility For Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als) There is lots of good news in that answer. The fact is that, if I had the misfortune to walk out of here and get hit ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Motion 21-18(3): Extended Adjournment Of The House To October 23, 2018 Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, October 18, 2018, I will move the following motion: I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that notwithstanding Rule ...

Voted Yes on Vote #67 on Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018

Posted on Facebook Daryl brings important skills to the table. Best wishes. (Avens: A Community for Seniors link) View post

Mentioned by CKLB News (press release) Yk MLA rips RCMP for 'outrageous' self-probe She says an outside agency should have conducted an investigation as is usually the case when RCMP in the NWT are accused of wrongdoing. Mounties began the internal review after territorial court Judge Garth Malakoe also lit into them for arresting the ...

Posted on Facebook Yesterday my statements and questions were for the minister of Education, Culture and Employment about reinstating the social work diploma program. Rather than making the decision herself, she ... (N.W.T. education minster says she's not qualified to make call on Aurora College program | CBC News link) View post

Posted on Facebook Tonight at 7 pm at St. Pat's Parish Hall. Of special interest to parents. Not open to minors. ( Photo link) View post

Mentioned by CBC.ca NWT education minster says she's not qualified to make call on Aurora College program The minister responsible for N.W.T.'s Aurora College says she's not qualified to make a decision on the future of its social work program. Instead, she'll leave it to a government official who hasn't been hired yet. Regular MLAs grilled Education ...

Posted on Twitter @CochraneYK Puzzled that you are deferring to new hire. It was a political decision to cut the program; a political… https://t.co/sRLCnpMJWN

Posted on Facebook Yellowknifers are waking to a strong City Council with plenty of business experience. I’m looking forward to working with all of you to ensure the community prospers not ... ( Photo link) View post

Posted on Twitter @Megan_Holsapple @OllieNWT @cabin_radio @attemptress Incumbent councillors?

Posted on Twitter #womeninleadership in #Yellowknife #hayriver #inuvik #fortsmith Women are rising in #NWT and we all benefit from ha… https://t.co/ZzkMAdDSbq

Posted on Twitter @r_alty congratulations on a solid win! You worked hard and you earned your place. I’m looking forward to working w… https://t.co/khdvOZnJD8

A week ago

Mentioned by Yahoo News Canada (blog) Halted social work program at Aurora College should be expanded, report suggests It was released to the public Tuesday by Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green. She filed an access to information request in order to obtain it, ... In February 2017, then-education minister Alfred Moses announced his department was cutting Aurora ...

Mentioned by Yahoo News Canada (blog) Cannabis, carbon tax and college: Spring leftovers linger as NWT MLAs return to legislature The fall session of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly begins this week, and there's a lot of unresolved business for MLAs leftover from the spring. With a year to go until the next election, the fall sitting comes during a busy time for ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Cannabis, carbon tax and college: Spring leftovers linger as N.W.T. ... With a year to go until the next election, the fall sitting comes during a busy time for politics in the territory. CBC North's N.W.T Legislature reporter Alex Brockman ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Halted social work program at Aurora College should be expanded, report suggests It was released to the public Tuesday by Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green. She filed an access to ... The Northwest Territories government, however, has special legislation that allows graduates of Aurora College's social work diploma program to ...

Two weeks ago

Mentioned by Cabin Radio Yellowknife 2018 council election interview: Josh Campbell I give Mark and the current council and MLAs, like Julie Green, and Kevin, and Minister Glen Abernethy, kudos on that. That was a lot of hard work, it was a lot of decisions, and it's hard to find a facility. I think the big thing we've got to look at ...

Mentioned by CKLB News (press release) YWCA transitional housing unit lost to fire Former YWCA worker, now the MLA for Yellowknife Centre Julie Green tweeted out the link for people to help out by making donations. <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Please consider a cash, tax deductible donation ...

Mentioned by Cabin Radio Rockhill fire: Yellowknife family housing block devastated Fire spread through the YWCA's Rockhill apartment building with extraordinary speed in the early hours of Tuesday. By 8am, the fire looked to have consumed the majority of the 33-unit building. Residents of surrounding buildings reported being asked to ...

Three weeks ago

Mentioned by My Yellowknife Now Joint sobering centre and day shelter officially opens downtown Yellowknife's new joint sobering centre and day shelter officially opened this morning. The newly renovated building is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The day centre is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., while the sobering centre is open from 10 a.m ...

More than three months ago

Voted Yes on Vote #11 on Bill 4, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019

Voted Yes on Vote #10 on Bill 3, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2017-2018

Voted Yes on Vote #101 on Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Environmental Protection Act

Voted Yes on Vote #100 on Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Environmental Protection Act

Voted Yes on Vote #100 on Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Environmental Protection Act

Statements in the House