If any of these students get into politics, they’ll have at least one day of experience in office.
The Legislative Assembly has announced participants in the upcoming Youth Parliament. The session brings together grade 9 and 10 students from each constituency for a week-long program, ending with a mock session where the students will debate motions.
Here is who will be representing each constituency:
| CONSTITUENCY | STUDENT |
| Deh Cho | Sommer Bonnetrouge |
| Frame Lake | Nestor Grey |
| Great Slave | Cassidy Comeau |
| Hay River North | Julianne Groenewegen |
| Hay River South | Corrinne Smith |
| Inuvik Boot Lake | Tessa Jenks |
| Inuvik Twin Lakes | Jade Inuaslurak |
| Kam Lake | Isha Jha |
| Mackenzie Delta | Coby Elanik |
| Mǫwhì | Leah Grosco |
| Nahendeh | Ethan Norwegian |
| Nunakput | Anara King |
| Range Lake | Sara Morris |
| Sahtu | Kate Kelly |
| Thebacha | Naomi Rhymer |
| Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh | Paris Drybones |
| Yellowknife Centre | William Loewen |
| Yellowknife North | Jaedenz White |
| Yellowknife South | Aubrey Sluggett |
The mock session will be on May 12, starting at 1:30 p.m.
Family and friends will be able to watch from the public gallery at the legislative assembly building. The session will also be broadcast on all of the assembly’s channels on television and social media.
