No regular MLAs in the NWT legislature appear to want a status quo budget, but it's hard to find consensus on what a more radical budget should actually do.
Politics
"We may not have a Ring of Fire, but we could have a frosty circle." MLAs are looking for options as the NWT's mining sector decays – and pressing for answers.
Upgrading to round-the-clock lab work is a key $3.1-million line item in the NWT's new budget, addressing a problem residents have been raising for years.
Two MLAs say the threshold to qualify for the territory's seniors' home heating subsidy is too high, despite it having been raised this winter.
Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart is calling for the creation of an NWT child and youth advocate to hear the concerns of those involved in the child welfare system.
After Yellowknife's latest outage, MLAs pressed minister Caroline Wawzonek on "unbearable" blackouts and whether the NWT is "neglecting some basic actions."
