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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Range Lake
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Déclarations dans les débats

Tabled Document 56-20(1): Statement of Consistency for Bill 3: Carbon Tax Repeal Act
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the Statement of Consistency for Bill 3: Carbon Tax Repeal Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Written Question 4-20(1): Privacy Agency Nurses
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories health care system has seen a dramatic increase in the use of private agency nurses since the COVID119 pandemic. Many Northerners are concerned about the costs of agency nurses and their impact on health care staff recruitment and retention.

I have questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services:

Can the Minister provide a breakdown of the total costs for public agency nurses by fiscal year since 20192020;.

Can the Minister provide a breakdown of the total costs for private? Agency nurses based on expenditure categories...

Question 139-20(1): Supporting the Mining Industry with a North of 60 Tax Credit
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 12)

Thank you. And I know our friend, the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, is a big supporter of this program. So I'll ask will the Minister in her capacity as a Member of Cabinet, a Member of this consensus government, lend her support to the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment to increase the total amount of Mineral Incentive Program to at least double, if not triple? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 11)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I know that this substantiation is to provide funding for the NWT Evacuation Travel Support Program. I have several it's becoming more than several constituents who have yet to be paid or reimbursed for their travel expenses.

Is this funding adequate to cover the I know the Minister's department is maintaining a list of those who have applied to the program. So is this is this fully funded now? Have we assessed everyone's needs and is this going to cover what we need to pay out? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 11)

Thank you. That's good news. I look forward to that and will have more to say then. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Nothing further.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 11)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I thank you for that explanation; that's satisfactory.

Okay, let's talk about agency nurses. So this is 2 million 2. just over $2.3 million. So what's the total amount that's going to be expended on agency nurse contracts? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 11)

So thank you, Mr. Chair. The wastewater monitoring or Wastewater Surveillance Program is, I believe, related to COVID19 funding. So are we discontinuing this program after that funding sunsets? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 11)

Thank you. That's more than I expected. I doubt you'll be able to answer this, but the Dettah I don't think there's a Dettah detachment. So that's probably a Yellowknifebased position that's there to service Dettah? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 11)

Thank you. Nothing further.

Written Question 2-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Public Sector Positions
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 11)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Since 20192020, the consolidated Government of the Northwest Territories public sector grew by 1,391 positions, or 27.3 percent for a total employee complement of 6,482. As the Minister of Finance noted in Restoring Balance: A Fiscal Sustainability Plan for the 20th Legislative Assembly, "when the public sector grows, associate costs such as employee benefits, pension, dental, health insurance, other ancillary supports like IT hardware and maintenance, office space, etc. also increase."

My questions to the Minister of Finance are:

Can the Minister provide the total money...