Richard Edjericon

Member du Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh 

Circonscription électorale de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh

Richard Edjericon a été élu pour la première fois dans la circonscription de Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh lors de la 19e Assemblée en 2022 et a été réélu à la 20e Assemblée l’année suivante. Descendant du chef Oliver Edjericon, signataire du traité n° 8 conclu avec les Chipewyans, Richard Edjericon est né et a grandi à Little Buffalo River, près de Fort Resolution. Il a fréquenté l’école secondaire Diamond Jenness à Hay River et l’Akaitcho Hall à Yellowknife.

Titulaire d’un certificat de compagnon charpentier délivré par le Collège Thebacha de Fort Smith, M. Edjericon compte près de quarante ans d’expérience en tant que compagnon charpentier certifié. Il a travaillé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut dans le domaine de la construction résidentielle et commerciale.

Son travail dans le secteur de la construction l’a finalement amené à travailler pour Habitation Territoires du Nord-Ouest en tant que coordonnateur de l’entretien du Slave Nord. Il est également devenu directeur général de la division du logement de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives.

Le dévouement de M. Edjericon envers sa collectivité l’a amené à briguer le poste de chef élu de Dettah et de la Première Nation des Dénés Yellowknives, qu’il a occupé de 1999 à 2003. Il est également devenu le grand chef porte-parole par intérim des chefs du territoire d’Akaitcho pour le gouvernement du territoire d’Akaitcho. Il a ensuite rejoint l’Office d’examen des répercussions environnementales de la vallée du Mackenzie en 2007, dont il est rapidement devenu le président, avant d’être reconduit à ce poste en 2011.

Les réalisations dont M. Edjericon est le plus fier sont le règlement de différends frontaliers, la signature d’accords politiques, l’instauration de relations plus équitables entre les nations et la promotion du développement économique. En tant que député, il apporte sa passion pour un Nord plus juste et plus prospère, ainsi que ses connaissances approfondies dans les domaines du logement, de l’économie et de la politique. Il vit à Ndilo avec sa femme, Aleida.

Committees

Responsabilisation et supervision
Bureau de régie
Opérations gouvernementales
Tu Nedhé - Wiilideh
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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867-446-2564

Déclarations dans les débats

Committee Motion 6-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Legal Aid Services – Justice, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister.

Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department – Justice, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is a carried. Consideration of the Department of Justice, operations expenditures, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, total department is deferred.

---Carried

Thank you, Minister. And thank you to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Committee, we will take a break now. Thank you.

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Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services – Health and Social Services, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Hang on a second. Just wait a couple minutes, and we'll try to get it sorted out. Testing, one, two, three. We're going to take a five-minute break until we get this sorted out.

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Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services – Health and Social Services, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister.

Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services – Health and Social Services, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from the Deh Cho.

Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services – Health and Social Services, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Thank you. Is there any further questions? Seeing none, no further questions, please turn to page 203.

Health and Social Services, health and social services program, operational expenditures summary, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, $384,586,000.

Sorry, I didn't see your hand. I looked around. There was -- okay.

The Member from Yellowknife Centre, I just had a quick question for you, is we had Members speak out already and they had their allotted ten minutes. Are you going to need ten minutes? Okay, I'll give you the latitude. Keep it short and sweet.

Question 223-20(1): Access to Quality Education in Lutselk’e
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Mr. Speaker, the high school teacher in Lutselk'e resigned and left the community. So there's no dedicated high school teacher in the community, and it's not clear when a new teacher will take their place. My question is to the Minister of ECE.

Is ECE working with Lutselk'e to get a dedicated high school teacher back in the community by next -- by the next school year? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister.

Committee Motion 6-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Legal Aid Services – Justice, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 19)

Thank you. Okay, no further questions, we'll continue on. No further questions, okay, so please turn to page 317. Justice, Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas, operations expenditures summary, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, $1,230,000. Does the committee agree?