Yesterday

Posted on Twitter Thanks also to Jessica Cox and Denise Youhas for their comments. #inuvik we plan to be there tonight but we’re wait… https://t.co/4ijJmyvxBi

Two days ago

Posted on Facebook Nice evening in Fort Smith at 30+ degrees ( Photo link) View post

Posted on Facebook The Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures wants your comments on a Draft Code of Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly. The Code of Conduct would guide ... ( Photo link) View post

Three days ago

Posted on Facebook If the term genocide means in Canada what it meant in Ukraine, Kosovo and Rwanda - and of course it does- then this is the necessary next step. ... (UN Human Rights Office calls on feds to assess serious claims of genocide | CBC News link) View post

Posted on Facebook What a beautiful evening to sit on the old Wardair dock and visit friends. I’m so impressed with the number of people who dressed in old time outfits ... ( Photo link) View post

This week

Posted on Facebook I have advocated for third party reporting of sexual assault for years in the Legislative Assembly as well as third party collaboration for oversight of police sexual assault ... (N.W.T. aims for new way to report sexual assault | CBC News link) View post

Posted on Facebook Thanks to these quick thinking folks for taking action. You may have saved us (we have a cabin in the area) a world of woe. (Cabin Radio NWT link) View post

Posted on Facebook One of the questions the Special Committee on Increasing the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly heard most often was: WHAT DO MLA'S DO??? MLAs and Legislative ... (Role of the Members | Legislative Assembly of The Northwest Territories link) View post

Posted on Twitter Congratulations @kevinframelake #nwtpoli https://t.co/8tP7b6BLn0

Posted on Twitter What do MLA's do? That a question we heard often while hearing ways to increase the representation of women. Here's… https://t.co/mNWremNj2o

A week ago

Posted on Facebook This is a follow up from the minister to a question I got when I hosted Lunch with a Bunch about where to park while accessing the temporary ... (Temporary Locations Finalized for Rehab Services | Stanton Territorial Hospital Renewal Project link) View post

Posted on Facebook Thanks Kevin O'Reilly for bringing this letter to public attention. How is it that we MLAs got notices today on a media tour of the Prince of Wales ... (Kevin O'Reilly MLA for Frame Lake Photo link) View post

Posted on Facebook Who doesn't love a party, right? The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is throwing one for itself on Saturday from noon to 4 pm, featuring games, music, ... ( Photo link) View post

Posted on Twitter ICYMI: The Finance Minister released "What We Heard" on proposed sugar sweetened beverage tax. 60 % of 686 people w… https://t.co/e1NgXsdUBU

Posted on Twitter @GlenAbernethy tabled #mentalhealth & #addictions #recovery plan last week @AssemblyNWT We need to strengthen the c… https://t.co/tozH557lbu

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today in the Great Hall, volunteers with St. John Ambulance in Yellowknife were recognized for their volunteer contributions with first aid ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 784-18(3): Permanent Housing for Residents Displaced by Rockhill Fire Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. I took note of his response to you about the ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 775-18(3): Mental Health and Addictions Plan Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I appreciate the recognition from the Minister in his answer to my question, so this is an area that will be ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Mental Health and Addictions Plan Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to offer my thanks to the Minister of Health and Social Services and his staff for completing the long-awaited mental ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Motion 40-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to August 12, 2019, Carried Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on June 6, 2019, ...

Posted on Twitter Honoured to lay wreath for #NWT for #DDay75Anniversary Grandfather Green was a paratrooper in Royal Air Force who t… https://t.co/g9R3Jp4z4x

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to congratulate a resident of Yellowknife Centre, Gayle Strikes With A Gun, for her induction into the Education Hall of ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Acknowledgement 25-18(3): Gayle Strikes With A Gun - NWT Education Hall of Fame Inductee Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the induction of a Yellowknife Centre constituent into the NWT Education Hall of Fame. Gayle Strikes With A Gun's ...

Posted on Twitter ⁦@MarkHeyck⁩ look who is working overtime and getting a look inside the sausage maker. Thank you Alex and Sam!… https://t.co/PVJpCDNzXX

Posted on Twitter New #CarbonTax for #NWT delayed to Sept 1 #nwtpoli

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 773-18(3): Third-Party Sexual Assault Reporting Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Justice. In the last couple of years, I have talked about third-party reporting of sexual assaults. ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 763-18(3): Final Report on National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Thank you to the Minister for that response. The report, of course, I don't expect the Minister to have read it; it is 1,200 pages long. ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Motion to Amend Committee Motion 142-18(3), Withdrawn Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that my colleague is trying to improve the motion here, but I think that not having a cap on the ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Committee Motion 141-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Final Report - Plebiscite on Options to Increase Representation of Women, Carried Thank you, Mr. Chair. As you heard in our report, we had a mixed reception to the Speaker's paper on guaranteed representation for women. We didn't ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Committee Motion 142-18(3): Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Final Report - Election Rebate for Candidates, Carried Thank you, Mr. Chair. Many women told us that paying for a campaign is a major barrier to them deciding to become a candidate. We looked ...

Posted on Twitter Good news 2: minister of Justice is consulting next week on a proposal to provide for third party reporting of… https://t.co/shRmI3z2Xl

Posted on Twitter Good news today 1: @GlenAbernethy confirmed Mifi is universally available in #NWT but an ultrasound is required to… https://t.co/beDZgBd13f

Three months ago

Voted No on Vote #182 on Bill 42, An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Tax Act

More than three months ago

Mentioned by Northern News Services Yk MLA criticizes arts centre for postponing fire victims fundraiser Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green is criticizing the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre after the organization postponed a fundraising concert for victims of the Rockhill Apartments fire. The concert was supposed to take place Dec. 4 but NACC has ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Following Yukon, NWT commits to funding 'abortion pill' Following the Yukon's lead, the N.W.T. will cover the cost of Mifegymiso, commonly known as the "abortion pill," for individuals with no other insurance. Minister of Health and Social Services Glen Abernethy made the announcement in the Legislative ...

Mentioned by CKLB News (press release) Two NWT cabinet ministers survive non-confidence votes Two NWT cabinet ministers survive non-confidence votes. TOPICS:Ministers ... Glen Abernethy remains Health and Social Services Minister after MLAs voted 11-7 against a motion to remove him. MLAs Julie Green, Frederick Blake, Danny McNeely and Herb ...

Mentioned by Cabin Radio Ministers Schumann and Abernethy survive removal votes MLAs voted 12 to six to keep Schumann in office, then preserved Abernethy's place in cabinet by 11 votes to seven. Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green dramatically backed Abernethy after a lengthy critique of his government's social services record ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca NWT Infrastructure Minister survives non-confidence vote, MLAs debate Health Minister's fate The motion to remove Schumann from cabinet was brought forth by Kam Lake MLA Testart, who gave a scathing statement criticizing his handling of an MTS barge cancellation earlier this month that left the N.W.T. community of Paulatuk and the Nunavut ...

Mentioned by Cabin Radio Schumann survives removal attempt, Abernethy vote to come Infrastructure Minister Wally Schumann survived a bid to remove him from cabinet by 12 votes to six in the legislature on Wednesday. Schumann was supported by Nunakput MLA Herb Nakimayak – whose constituents are at the heart of the barge resupply ...

Mentioned by Northern News Services 'We should all be ashamed' In the legislative assembly, Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green said she “wept” when she read the latest auditor general report. Hay River North MLA RJ Simpson is “terrified” for what the future holds, based on the lack of progress since 2014. “We ...

Mentioned by CKLB News (press release) RCMP say they can't force sex assault victims into hospital Laporte was responding after criticism from Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green who last week told CKLB that she was outraged to learn that a sexual assault victim was thrown in jail in 2017 instead of being taken to Stanton Territorial Hospital ...

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 ...

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 ...

Voted Yes on Vote #101 on Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Statements in the House