Rylund Johnson

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MLA for Yellowknife North
Won his last election, in 2019, with 36% of the vote.
This week
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Member's Statement 1563-19(2): Psychology Services Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to share the story of one resident's path to getting healing. It begins with a violent and sudden death of ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 1562-19(2): Psychology Services Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. You know, I don't think massage is the right thing. On the one end, we have our community counselling program, and ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. I guess my concern is the way I understand this to work is the feds essentially gave us $66 million, they ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Member's Statement 1548-19(2): Fort Good Hope Seniors' Centre Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The last few months of a session are a series of mixed emotions. Projects you've been yelling about for years all of ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 1551-19(2): Fort Good Hope Seniors' Centre Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I recognize that when there's contractor litigation that, you know, we don't quite know that. I guess I'm looking for a ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters Thank you, Madam Chair. Sorry, can I just get the numbers again on what the power corp applied to be the rate of diesel on the ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Member's Statement 1544-19(2): Land Claims Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Committee has recently been travelling on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People legislation, and we've been getting a lot ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 1535-19(2): Land Claims Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As committee has been dealing with its UNDRIP legislation, I think it's fair to say there are some fairly high expectations about ...
A week ago
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 1528-19(2): Public Land Act Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think central to that question is whether any changes to how we treat Indigenous cabin holders on public land will ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Member's Statement 1529-19(2): Cabins Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would really like to leave this Assembly with changing our approach to cabins. Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to address ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Member's Statement 1527-19(2): Taltson Thank you, Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago the GNWT had a great idea and that was to expand the Taltson Hydro Project, connect the North and ...
Spoke in the Legislative Assembly on Question 1518-19(2): Taltson Hydro Expansion Project Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe in the last few years I've met with every mining company in the Northwest Territories. I know many of them ...
Three weeks ago
Mentioned by Cabin Radio BDIC plans rebrand over confusion and 'reputational challenges' BDIC plans rebrand over confusion and 'reputational challenges'
A month ago
Mentioned by CBC.ca There's 5 months until the N.W.T. election — here's who's planning to run so far There's 5 months until the N.W.T. election — here's who's planning to run so far
Mentioned by CBC.ca There's 5 months until the N.W.T. election — here's who's planning ... There's 5 months until the N.W.T. election — here's who's planning ...
Mentioned by Cabin Radio GNWT asks for feedback on employment rules (and a new holiday) GNWT asks for feedback on employment rules (and a new holiday)
Mentioned by Yahoo News Canada Youth tackle alcohol and drug abuse in their communities during NWT youth parliament Youth tackle alcohol and drug abuse in their communities during NWT youth parliament
Mentioned by CBC.ca Youth tackle alcohol and drug abuse in their communities during NWT youth parliament Youth tackle alcohol and drug abuse in their communities during NWT youth parliament
Mentioned by CBC.ca Youth tackle alcohol and drug abuse in their communities during ... Youth tackle alcohol and drug abuse in their communities during ...
Two months ago
Mentioned by Cabin Radio Shauna Morgan to run in Yellowknife North as Johnson steps down Shauna Morgan to run in Yellowknife North as Johnson steps down
Mentioned by Yahoo News Canada N.W.T. releases draft of long-awaited homelessness strategy N.W.T. releases draft of long-awaited homelessness strategy
Mentioned by Cabin Radio Final NWT budget adds cash for homelessness, suicide prevention Final NWT budget adds cash for homelessness, suicide prevention
Mentioned by pentictonherald.ca N.W.T. releases draft of long-awaited homelessness strategy N.W.T. releases draft of long-awaited homelessness strategy
Mentioned by Cabin Radio Q&A: Northern affairs minister on budget, carbon tax, doctrine Q&A;: Northern affairs minister on budget, carbon tax, doctrine
More than three months ago
Posted on Twitter Pretty sure this might be an evergreen tweet... https://t.co/wf4m0vugEk
Posted on Twitter Worth noting that moving 100s of jobs which for the foreseeable future will be P3s to overrun communities with no… https://t.co/8SgfopIAiq
Posted on Twitter Others we already struggle to staff up. 100s of nurses, accountants, and lawyers needed, recruitment doesn’t get mu… https://t.co/lFi9U54kCD
Posted on Twitter Inuvik would also make sense given the Arctic research already happening up there but in this fantasy decentralizat… https://t.co/nl9G9Diew8
Posted on Twitter If GNWT decentralization we’re to ever happen a top contender would be ENR/Lands to Fort Smith. Smith already has t… https://t.co/rccCcT7Fd4
Posted on Twitter Likely explained that we’re losing mining jobs, which tend to be non resident but gaining public sector jobs which tend to be residents.
Posted on Twitter NWT incoming interjurisdictional employees, aka southern workers who work here but aren't residents so don't pay ta… https://t.co/ppteOcMo4K
Posted on Twitter @JoshTL Lol, no this is a John Tory inspired tweet.
Posted on Twitter Caring about your mayor having an affair, in this economy? Have you seen housing costs!?
Posted on Twitter For the first time in decades it’s important to read this as a bad thing. If you own a business who needs people to… https://t.co/nUdNnYSZfr
Voted Yes on Vote #149 on Bill 28, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2021-2022
Voted Yes on Vote #144 on Bill 27, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2020-2021
Voted Yes on Vote #143 on Bill 26, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2020-2021
Voted Yes on Vote #142 on Bill 20, An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act
Voted Yes on Vote #135 on Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Voted Yes on Vote #134 on Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Securities Act
Introduced legislation Government Bill 11, Legislative Assembly Officers Standardization Act
Introduced legislation Government Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act
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