Today

Posted on Twitter @jeremy_stringer @LorenMcGinnis GNWT owns the airport. Various explanations of the problem by @WallySchumann yester… https://t.co/KS28fK1Kzh

Yesterday

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 580-18(3): Housing Bilateral Agreement with Canada Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have heard from this government before that we all have a role to play. The fact is we are talking ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my concern in this area is that the series that kicked off the debate about third-party review of sexual assault ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Housing Bilateral Agreement with Canada Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, housing is an important issue in Yellowknife Centre, where so many of my constituents are renters. Affordability remains a major issue, ...

Posted on Facebook Last week and again today I asked the Minister of Justice about progress on handling sexual assault complaints. Progress is too slow after two years of discussion. He ... (mla-yellowknifecentre.ca link) View post

Posted on Facebook Nominations for the Order of the NWT are now open. Nomination deadline is the end of April. Consider all the people who have contributed to making the NWT ... ( Photo link) View post

Posted on Facebook You may recall my unintentionally funny exchange with the Premier about finding a better name for the New Government Building (NGB) on 49 Street in Yellowknife. Good news ... (mla-yellowknifecentre.ca link) View post

Posted on Twitter GNWT has decided to find a better name for the New Government Building #Yellowknife. Simple nomination form & guida… https://t.co/l2fGYu1db6

Two days ago

Posted on Facebook Youth Parliament is an opportunity for grade 9 & 10 students in the NWT to assume the role of an MLA at the Legislative Assembly in Yellowknife. This ... ( Photo link) View post

This week

Posted on Twitter ⁦@GlenAbernethy⁩ some great ideas to assist #seniors to age #safely in place with clever interventions like hip pro… https://t.co/UJbGyWPUHv

Posted on Twitter The video is on the Women on the Ballot group Facebook page. #nwtpoli https://t.co/qzJjbfcADF

Posted on Facebook Thank you Jaylene Delorme Buggins for sharing this memory of the Daughters of the Vote workshop two years ago. Such a capable group who have already taken up ... (Julie Green MLA Yellowknife Centre Photo link) View post

Posted on Facebook It was my pleasure yesterday to salute all the terrific work being done by the Yellowknife Women's Society. Our community benefits tremendously from their efforts. http://mla-y... ( Photo link) View post

A week ago

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 569-18(3): Sexual Assualt Reporting Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Justice. The Standing Committee on Social Development met with the commander of the RCMP's ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Motion 32-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 20, 2019, Carried Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that, notwithstanding rule 4, when this House adjourns on February 14, 2019, it shall ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Yellowknife Women's Society Named Up Here Magazine Northerners of the Year Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Yellowknife Women's Society on being named Up Here magazine's Northerners of the Year. As the ...

Posted on Twitter Notice he didn’t say considerable progress has been made on #NWT Notice he couldn’t answer 3/4 Qs I asked. Notice h… https://t.co/bMpDGoR308

Posted on Twitter I love it when Jennifer Franki-Smith does the orders in Tlicho ⁦@AssemblyNWT⁩ she is more confident every time. Goo… https://t.co/98MdvfdyQs

Posted on Facebook I called on the Minister of Justice to investigate this allegations when they surfaced. His relatively quick response and decisive action will, I hope, restore confidence in the ... (CKLB NEWS - Jail guards involved in NSCC sex scandal fired link) View post

Posted on Facebook My reply to the budget address focused on this Assembly's efforts to reduce the cost of living in the NWT. I graded government efforts to improve housing affordability ... ( Photo link) View post

Posted on Twitter A northern Indigenous women's perspective on @Puglaas resignation: Cabinet is missing an essential voice.… https://t.co/pZqHGTDjVw

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Ms. Greens's Reply Mr. Speaker, this year's budget address was pushed to the side temporarily while we discussed more immediately pressing issues. Even before the Minister of Finance finished ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 562-18(3): Recruitment Process for Associate Deputy Minister of Postsecondary Education Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in May of last year the Aurora Collage Foundational Review was completed and it recommended, among other things, that the department ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 555-18(3): Yellowknife Adult Day Programming Thank you to the Minister for that. I want to note that contacting with community organizations seems to be off the table, no results to the ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Sexual Abuse in Amateur Sport Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, many of us will have heard the shocking and disturbing revelations of this week's CBC Sports investigation into sexual abuse in ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 547-18(3): Sexual Abuse in Amateur Sport Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs responsible for amateur sport. CBC's revelations this week about sexual ...

Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Motion 32-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 20, 2019 Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that, on Thursday, February 14, 2019, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable ...

Posted on Facebook I just made a statement about sexual abuse in amateur sport. If you are a child/youth who wants to talk, call the Kids Helpline 24/7. https://kids... (Call us - Kids Help Phone link) View post

Posted on Twitter Further to @cbcsports investigation of #sexual abuse in amateur sports, youth who want to talk can call toll free… https://t.co/Gg1buWgj0P

Posted on Twitter #Cool @BellHelicopter is spending $2.3 million this winter on cold weather testing of new r/w in #Yellowknife #NWT… https://t.co/9PwQdWHoyU

Posted on Twitter News you can use #NWT #Yellowknife https://t.co/Rj0eokapN0

Posted on Facebook Message from the Minister of Health and Social Services re: medical appointments cancelled in anticipation of the strike: Cancelled appointments are being rebooked today and over the next ... View post

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 ...

More than three months ago

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

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

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