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.

Committees

Responsabilisation et supervision
Affaires sociales
Comptes publics
Procédure et privilèges
Member Kieron Testart
Range Lake
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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Does that also include our schools as well? Not just the school authorities or district authorities, but the actual schools themselves. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 265-18(2): Core Funding for Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Yes, I would appreciate if the Minister could provide that information to me. Ms. Speaker, the recent Labour Market Study that the Minister referenced showed a real need for more post-secondary educated workers here the Northwest Territories. Dechinta does not have the ability to grant credentials despite its high success rates. Will the Minister commit to bringing forward legislative changes by the next sitting of this House?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Are there other positions affected outside of that facility? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Nothing further, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s the same rationale for the federal exchange of services, the same type of revenue? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that, and you know that goes back to the many resources of expended reconfiguring that building and we always seem to be correcting deficiencies. I wonder if the Minister recalls the time when he was a scrappy young lawyer starting his practice in the Northwest Territories. For young practitioners who are coming up to start in perhaps the private bar, availing themselves to free resources certainly is a benefit to their practices. Is that a concern for the department at all? Perhaps the Minister could reflect on the start of his career? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Committee would like to continue its consideration of Tabled Document 50-18(2), Main Estimates, 2016-2017, with the Department of Justice.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that a reduction exercise was the direction of this government and that the department is working with that challenge. I’ll take the Minister on his word that there’s less value in maintaining something this expensive. I’m interested about the new legal resource centre. I heard the word “kiosk” earlier. The other day I asked would this be a, you know, room in the basement. What are we talking about with this resource centre? I really hope the department can provide further details with the staff here. Perhaps they can give us a sense of what this resource...

Question 254-18(2): Status of Open Government Policy
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does the Minister intend to have a work plan or a schedule completed by the end of the fiscal year? Can he make that commitment?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have questions about the law library. I note that my colleagues commented on the fact that we’ll be the only jurisdiction in Canada without this resource. We’re also the only jurisdiction in Canada without a standalone courthouse that we own ourselves. These are both financial issues. The library being a recent one, but the courthouse being a longstanding one. I’m just wondering: how does the Minister feel about that, about being Minister of Justice without a courthouse, and now without a law library, and a standalone in Canada. Thank you.