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NWT MLAs to resume sitting early to name Katrina Nokleby's replacement in cabinet

2006 June 283006 yk fridayby Jason UnrauEmpty Legislative Assembly
The latest conflict between the GNWT and the Dene Nation on access to booze and proper consultation remind us of the tensions associated with governance in the territory dating back to before Canada’s creation in 1867. If we’re careening toward a "new normal," why not make a re-thinking of consensus government part of the conversation? NNSL file photo

The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories will resume proceedings in order to remove Great Slave MLA Katrina Nokleby from cabinet.

A press release from the legislative assembly indicates Speaker Frederick Blake Jr. believes that "the public interest requires" that MLAs sit Monday afternoon, but didn't elaborate.

Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green, however, said in a post on Facebook that the House was resuming "to revoke the appointment of the member for Great Slave to the Executive Council."

She said a committee meeting to select a replacement would follow.

The session will begin at 1:30 p.m.

At the end of the last session in June, the assembly was adjourned until Oct. 15.

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The building is closed to the public due to Covid-19 related orders but NNSL Media will be there to cover the proceedings.

The session will be webcast on the Legislative Assembly website  as well as the assembly's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts.