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Kieron Testart

Kieron Testart lives in Yellowknife and is a former member of the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly. He is a frequent contributor to political discussions in the North and holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Lethbridge and a Certificate in Parliamentary Governance from McGill University.

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    Opinion

    Now, more than ever, the N.W.T. government needs party politics

    The Norn affair is the clearest evidence yet that the consensus system of government is powerless to address its own failings, writes former MLA and politics commentator Kieron Testart. 
    Canada North

    OPINION | The public has a right to know why the premier sacked a minister

    Instead of the promised change and transparency, the 19th Assembly has become stalled by infighting, poor communications, and backsliding into the choking cloud of secrecy that persists around consensus politics in the N.W.T., writes Kieron Testart.
    Canada North

    OPINION | N.W.T. MLAs are in it for themselves

    Former MLA Kieron Testart says if MLAs are willing to take out a minister they should be willing to talk about it.
    Canada North

    OPINION | Bureaucrats or MLAs? Who's really calling the shots in the N.W.T. government

    The firing of former Aurora College president Tom Weegar exposes the power of career bureaucrats who use their access to the Premier to leverage undue influence, former MLA Kieron Testart argues.
    Canada North

    OPINION | N.W.T. Child and Family Services is broken, will MLAs be able to fix it?

    After two damning auditor general reports and no real changes, revelations from the Foster Family Coalition of the Northwest Territories' recent letter constitute the latest chapter in this sad story, writes former N.W.T. MLA Kieron Testart.
    Canada North