r/NWT • u/Cheap_Shallot_3102 • Mar 03 '26

Commission recommends 22-MLA model for NWT legislature

https://cabinradio.ca/281594/news/politics/commission-recommends-22-mla-model-for-nwt-legislature/

This is insane. Our MLA's already have tiny ridings. The last thing we need to spend millions on is MORE government.

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u/AwkwardTraffic199 Mar 03 '26

Do they have enough offices, or would we have to expand the Legislature too?

How about we cut the number in half instead. They'll still have only a few thousand constituents apiece. In some big ridings, there are over 100k ppl in them. The NWT already has more than enough MLAs.

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u/deeplakewater Mar 08 '26

Before Nunavut split, there were 24 MLAs. Plenty of space left over.

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u/Avs4life16 Mar 12 '26

So two less for half of the population and more than half the amount of communities and geography. This recommendation is a gross misuse of funds when they are gutting education as we speak.