March 3, 2016

18th Legislative Assembly of NWT Standing Committee Membership Update

(YELLOWKNIFE) – The Chairs, Deputy Chairs and all committee memberships for the Standing Committees of the 18th Legislative Assembly of NWT have been formalized.

The Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the Standing Committees of the 18th Legislative Assembly are as follows:

Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning

Chair: Tom Beaulieu
Deputy Chair: Kieron Testart

Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment

Chair: Herbert Nakimayak
Deputy Chair: Cory Vanthuyne

Standing Committee on Government Operations

Chair: Kieron Testart
Deputy Chair: RJ Simpson

Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures

Chair: Kevin O’Reilly
Deputy Chair: Julie Green

Standing Committee on Social Development

Chair: Shane Thompson
Deputy Chair: Julie Green

 

For a detailed list of committee memberships, please see the attached document.

 

Motion 3-18(2), Rules Amendments for the Standing Committee of the House, was carried on February 18, 2016. This motion updated the Terms of Reference for each Standing Committees based on the shared priorities of Regular Members of the 18th Assembly, and changes the names of two standing committees:

  • The Standing Committee on Social Programs becomes the Standing Committee on Social Development.
  • The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Infrastructure becomes the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment.

The Terms of Reference for Standing Committees are in Appendix 3 of the Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, which are available on the Legislative Assembly website.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Barbara Abramchuk
Public Affairs and Communications Advisor
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
P: 867-767-9130 ext 12017 or 1-800-661-0784
E: Barbara_Abramchuk@gov.nt.ca