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Federal election candidates debated issues affecting residents of the Northwest Territories at an election forum on Tuesday evening hosted by CBC’s Hilary Bird. The live broadcast began at 6:30 p.m. MT.
NDP candidate Kelvin Kotchilea, Conservative candidate Kimberly Fairman, Liberal candidate Rebecca Alty, and Green Party candidate Angela Davidson all participated in the forum, which took place at CBC in Yellowknife.
Candidates running for the Northwest Territories seat in the federal election talk about issues affecting residents at a CBC forum Tuesday evening.
The candidates
Kelvin Kotchilea – NDP
Kotchilea has worked for the territorial government for 14 years, most of which has been spent with the Department of Environment and Climate Change. In 2021 he ran with the NDP for the seat and narrowly lost to Liberal MP Michael McLeod.
In an interview with CBC News, Kotchilea said key issues …
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