New MLAs have a long wish list of items for the 19th Assembly — but it’s the federal government who will decide whether or not to foot the bill. (Trevor Lyons/CBC) A territorial election campaign in the Northwest Territories produced dozens of grand visions for the North — but it’s a future federal government that could decide which ones go ahead.
The territory, voters were told, faces a serious infrastructure deficit , widespread problems with housing , and systemic failures in social programs like child and family services .
Solutions on offer were just as sweeping : universal daycare, universal basic […]
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