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Minister of Finance introduces legislation to modernize NWT liquor laws | Government of Northwest Territories

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Today Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek introduced a bill to modernize the Northwest Territories (NWT) Liquor Act. The proposed Bill will streamline how the industry is regulated, ensure safe public access to liquor, enhance community control over liquor, and modernize liquor enforcement. The current Liquor Act is nearly fifteen years old and is out of sync … Read more

GNWT releases final budget of the 19th Legislative Assembly | Government of Northwest Territories

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Today, Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek presented the 2023-24 Budget, the final budget of the 19th Legislative Assembly. Budget 2023-24 prioritizes initiatives already set in motion to ensure their sustainability and successful transition into the next Assembly. Improvements to the capital budgeting process, strengthened debt management policies and a projected operating