A draft of the COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery plan, Emerging Stronger, will be shared with the public in the next week.
Speaking in the legislative assembly on May 27, the first day of the new session, Premier Caroline Cochrane said a draft of the plan would be tabled in the assembly within the next seven days. The current session lasts until June 4.
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A revised draft of the plan was sent to the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight.; MLAs, Indigenous governments, the NWT Association of Communities and the Business Advisory Council were asked for feedback on the plan, Cochrane added.
The GNWT and MLAs have been discussing Emerging Stronger for more than one year, after an initial draft of the economic and social recovery plan was first presented to MLAs in a power point presentation in April of 2020, to mixed responses from MLAs and industry.
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Several organizations, including the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce and the Business Advisory Council, have been asking about a plan ever since.
The latest individual to do so was Yellowknife North MLA Rylund Johnson, who pressed Cochrane for details on Emerging Stronger in session on May 27.
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He outlined several areas where the GNWT ignored recommendations for economic recovery, such a rebate program for residents doing staycations, infrastructure to support electric vehicles and reductions of fees and alcohol taxes for industry, among others.
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Offering few details, Cochrane responded that some things will have budgets and action plans attached to them and some items are priorities, such as universal child care.
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