Kieron Testart

Député de Range Lake

Circonscription électorale de Range Lake 

Kieron Testart a été élu député de la circonscription de Range Lake à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 

Kieron Testart est né le 22 mars 1985 à Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada. Il a grandi aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, résidant d’abord à Tuktoyaktuk puis à Yellowknife, où il vit aujourd’hui avec sa famille. Son parcours diversifié et la richesse de ses expériences ont façonné son engagement envers le développement de la collectivité et une gouvernance efficace. 

Kieron Testart a été élu député de Kam Lake lors de la 18e législature; lors de son mandat, il a su prouver sa grande compréhension des problèmes auxquels sont confrontés ses électeurs. Au-delà de ses fonctions législatives, M. Testart a contribué de manière significative au développement économique de la région, à titre de directeur du développement économique de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives de 2021 à 2023. Son rôle de coordonnateur de programme pour Canadian Parents for French de 2020 à 2021 témoigne de son engagement envers l’éducation et la défense de la langue. 

Il a en outre contribué à l’analyse des politiques au sein du gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et a été shérif adjoint de 2009 à 2014. Le parcours académique de Kieron Testart l’a amené à décrocher un baccalauréat en sciences politiques de l’Université de Lethbridge (2004-2009) et un certificat en gouvernance parlementaire de l’Université McGill (2017). 

Marié à Colleen, il est l’heureux père de Corbin, Eve et Leander. Dans sa vie privée, Kieron Testart voue notamment une profonde passion à la Formule 1 et au sport automobile et s’adonne à divers passe-temps. Il aime le cinéma et le théâtre, s’intéresse à l’activisme local, et suit de très près les affaires internationales. L’engagement de M. Testart envers la collectivité va au-delà du domaine politique. Bénévole dévoué, il s’implique activement dans diverses causes : il siège notamment au conseil d’administration de l’Association libérale fédérale des TNO depuis 2011, contribuant ainsi aux activités du Parti libéral du Canada. Il a par ailleurs occupé un poste au sein du conseil d’administration du chapitre ténois de Canadian Parents for French de 2014 à 2020 et a été mentor de jeunes au sein de Grands Frères Grandes Sœurs du Canada en 2014-2015.

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Déclarations dans les débats

Question 5-18(3): Small Business Tax Rates
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 1)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not want to question the Minister's math, but we have had two years to cut the tax. We have not done it. We have got two years left to cut the tax. That is what we are talking about here. Mr. Speaker, the reason why a tax proposal like this is good is because it affects everyone equally. It is not a program that is going to be oversubscribed or underfunded. This is something that every business can benefit from, so, if we are not going to cut taxes, then are we going to roll out some tax credits? Especially as the new carbon tax comes out, are we going...

Question 5-18(3): Small Business Tax Rates
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 1)

It is true that any cut to the tax rate is going to decrease revenues, but increased productivity and prosperity in our business community, that is, 98 per cent of the economy, will help create jobs and give businesses more resources to invest back into the economy. The Government of Yukon has cut their small business tax rates, so the Northwest Territories seems to be standing still. Is the Minister willing to revisit this issue at any time in this term?

Motion to Receive Committee Report 2-18(3) and Move into Committee of the Whole, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 1)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Committee Report 2-18(3), Standing Committee Report on Government Operations on the Review of the 2014-2015 Public Accounts, be received by the Assembly and moved to Committee of the Whole for further consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Report 2-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2015-2016 Public Accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 1)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to read an executive summary for the committee review into the public accounts.

The Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to present its report on the review of the 2015-2016 public accounts of the government of the Northwest Territories.

The review took place in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, from April 3, 2017, to April 5, 2017. The committee notes that the consolidated 2015-2016 Public Accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories received a clean audit opinion from the Auditor General and commends the...

Minister's Statement 1-18(3): North Slave Correctional Complex Inmate Concerns
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 1)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, that Minister's Statement 1-18(3) delivered by the honourable Louis Sebert regarding North Slave Correctional Centre inmate concerns be moved into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Motion 116-18(2): Addition of Text Regarding Making Childcare Accessible and Affordable, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 85)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to ask for a recorded vote. Thank you.

Recorded vote

Committee Motion 113-18(2): Tabled Document 419-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Addition of Text Regarding the Knowledge Economy, carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 85)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We had a vigorous round of discussion around this issue of a knowledge economy, and we, all the honourable Members, felt that this was an effective way to start addressing some of these issues.

The rule of thumb, I guess, in the world has been that manufacturing and industry follows low-cost labour, and we are seeing that trend reverse. The knowledge economies are becoming the driver of production in the world, and actually, highly-skilled workers are slowly returning manufacturing back to countries that are developing knowledge economies.

Canada is well-positioned to make...

question 929-18(2): Non-Government Organizations Funding Policy
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 85)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister has laid out what this fund does quite well and I agree with her 100 per cent. The core funding NGOs receive from other sources are used for their core delivery of programs and services. This stuff is for other things to help stabilize their operations. They don’t have to dip into those resources, so if the Minister is not going to put more money into it; the Minister is not going to encourage it be moved out of MACA; the Minister is going to continue to ignore the recommendations to the standing committee; will she at the very least adjust the fund so it...

question 929-18(2): Non-Government Organizations Funding Policy
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 85)

I thank the Minister for the gardening lesson but I would like to really get at this. This issue, this fund, has been called on to be supported for many years. Nothing is going on. Can the Minister comment on why this government is persistent in disregarding the concerns of the Standing Committee on government operations, and continues to fail to respond to our recommendations?

Member's Statement on Non-Government Organizations Funding Policy
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 85)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, provide essential and invaluable services to the people of the Northwest Territories. These not-for-profit organizations are run by dedicated, community-minded people who care about giving back and improving the lives of their fellow citizens. The list of what they contribute to our society is endless, and the work they do is not easy. In addition to fulfilling their primary mandates, many NGOs invest an inordinate amount of time and effort securing annual funding. This splits their focus, inhibits their ability to...