Canadians chose “change” in our recent federal election, and the results were dramatic. There was little change in the NWT election however. A few previous members chose not to run and a few others were defeated. Otherwise things remain pretty much the same. Notable in that sameness is the re-selection of Bob McLeod as Premier.
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The wins by the brothers McLeod (MP Mike and Premier Bob), champions of the NWT like a Wrestlemania tag team, is a chapter of a bigger story that played out across Canada, a popular, almost romantic tale of a paradigm shift for a country that had apparently lost its way.
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As Canada moves to reassume its position as a gentle giant and world leader by example, the Northwest Territories has an epic opportunity to, in turn, lead other jurisdictions within the country.
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“Racism and sexism in this country kills.” Seven words to inspire a nation, uttered not seven weeks after Canadian voters gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals the political capital to change how the country interacts with itself and the rest of the world.
READ MOREGovernments that ride their economies like a one-trick pony do so at their peril. For nine years the Harper Conservatives rejected economic diversity in favour of padding the nest for big oil and corporate interests and when the downturn hit in 2008, Canada bled like a stuck pig – and here we are today, struggling.
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Change with substance is rarely easy, or fast. Until 1905, when Alberta and Saskatchewan were created, the Northwest Territories was vast, stretching from the Yukon to the Atlantic.
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