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Article: Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 1996
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The Third Session of the 13th Assembly reconvened May 1 with the release of Building a Foundation for the Future: The Northwest Territories' Agenda for Change. The 19-page document outlines the Government and Legislative Assembly's blueprint to 1999. The report clearly identified 10 priorities for the Territorial Government and includes a method for evaluating progress throughout the process.
May 2 was budget day in the Territories with the release of Finance Minister John Todd's first budget and the first budget of the 13th Assembly. The release of the Capital and Operating and Maintenance budgets was delayed to allow new MLAs an opportunity to have input into ...