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

Kieron Testart
Range Lake
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Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
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Déclarations dans les débats

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, again, forgive me if I've missed overlooked this or have misheard this, but the change to March 1st in March 1st, what is that change? Thank you.

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

Thank you. So is this and is this meeting trends? Like, trends over the last couple fiscal years, or is this kind of an unanticipated increase yes, unanticipated usage rate that has resulted in the need for a supplementary appropriation? Thank you.

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

Thank you. I don't want to put a price on our mining industry but it's fundamental to our economy.

Mr. Speaker, another thing that we've heard is there's too much red tape. It's a very difficult regulatory process. Will the Minister commit to making regulatory improvements that will take small scale exploration projects out of the equation and create their own rules around it so we can get these projects off the ground sooner and they don't have to deal with as much regulatory red tape? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you for allowing me a second time to speak. So I apologies if I missed anything, but the $1.187 million for interritory child and family supports, can the Minister just explain that a bit more? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the $18 million related to public debt, what is the reason for the increase in expenditure? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's been a pleasure engaging with the witnesses. Nothing further.

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

Mr. Speaker, it is often said that history has a way of repeating itself and, surely, we can agree that's the case with our territory's mining industry. Just as we did 30 years ago when the gold industry began to wrap up, we are facing another round of mine closures.Today our diamond mines have at least past the halfway point to their operations with Diavik slated to close in 2026. It's not just our diamond industry either. Norman Wells is due to cease operations in 2026 as well. Those are two big hits to our economy that are just 24 months away.

The NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines recently...

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's arising from this supplementary appropriation or the $5.5 million total? Thank you.

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

So just so the total expenditure's going to be just over $12 million, is that accurate? Thank you.

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

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So are there any lessons learned about how the GNWT approaches the supplementary reserve given the volatility related to spending due to increased instances of natural disaster? Do we know I mean, all the everything we're thinking about this upcoming fire season, and presumably flood and perhaps famine and plague, it is going to be bad, so yeah, it's positively biblical. So if we're we know this is coming, are we adjusting how we budget our supplementary reserves to take into account that so we're not in the situation where we're significantly depleting...