Throne Speech

What the throne speech means for the NWT

Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and reconciliation were major components of the speech.


“Now is not the time for austerity,” was one of the key lines from the Liberal government’s throne speech on Wednesday. The speech addressed the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, reconciliation and several other major issues affecting the Northwest Territories.   Officially called the Speech from the Throne, this is a practice…


What an Erin O’Toole government would mean for the NWT

Supporters say O'Toole will provide more responsibility to the territory, opponents say he will be the same as Stephen Harper.


Wally Schumann, a former territorial cabinet minister, says he is considering running as a member of the Conservative Party in the next federal election. “I’m having a good, hard look at it,” he says. Schumann says he’s never been a member of a political party, but adds he trusts the…