Northwest Territories.

• Date: 22 September 2022
• Author: James, Cynthia
• Published date: 22 September 2022
• Author: James, Cynthia

Session

The Second Session of the 19th Legislative Assembly resumed on May 26 through June 3, 2022. pursuant to Rule 10.2, Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. approved a hybrid sitting from May 30 through June 3, 2022

With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the Northwest Territories, Chamber setup and operations returned to pre-pandemic arrangements without social distancing requirements. Interpretation services were increased to include Chipewyan, Hicho, North Slave, South Slave, Inuvialuktun, and French. Pages returned for the first time since COVID-19 restrictions were mandated.

Speaker's Opening Statement

Speaker Blake opened the sitting by congratulating participants of the 18th Youth Parliament which was held prior to this sitting. There were participants from most of the Northwest Territories ridings. Many Members volunteered their time to serve as pages during Youth Parliament session. The Youth Parliamentarians read statements and moved and debated motions on various topics.

The Speaker also thanked the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for their visit to the Northwest Territories during their Canadian tour in May. In addition to visiting Yellowknife, the Prince and Duchess first...