The MLAs of the Northwest Territories didnSA国际影视传媒檛 make it to the conduct-complaint hearing for their colleague, Steve Norn, before calling his behaviour into question on their first day back in the House, Nov. 22.

Thebacha MLA Freida Martselos started the conversation about Tu Nedh茅-Wiilideh MLA Steve NornSA国际影视传媒檚 conduct by raising a point of privilege about a SA国际影视传媒渢hreateningSA国际影视传媒� group message he sent to all MLAs and two Legislative Assembly staff members Oct. 3.

Martselos said her office at the legislature is down the hall from NornSA国际影视传媒檚 and she felt unsafe as an individual far from her support network in Fort Smith.

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Yellowknife MLA Kevin OSA国际影视传媒橰eilly says he emailed the commander of the in the Northwest Territories to share his concerns about the message the same day.

OSA国际影视传媒橰eilly said during the first day of the latest sitting of the 19th Legislative Assembly that the commander called him back SA国际影视传媒渨ithin minutesSA国际影视传媒� to check on the well-being of the MLA for Frame LakeSA国际影视传媒檚 family.

He said he spoke to an investigating police officer on Oct. 7.

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Premier Caroline Cochrane said Norn failed to uphold the code of conduct and harassed every member of the legislative assembly. She said, as a woman, she found NornSA国际影视传媒檚 message particularly troubling.

Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said she was present on more than one occasion when she heard Norn use SA国际影视传媒渁busiveSA国际影视传媒� language toward legislative assembly staff at a time when he had started a public SA国际影视传媒渨arSA国际影视传媒� with the Office of the Clerk and House clerk Tim Mercer.

She said public servants should not have to endure threats like the NornSA国际影视传媒檚 which she said disrupted the recipientsSA国际影视传媒� work duties.

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Wawzonek, a former minister of Justice, said she understood from the message that SA国际影视传媒渟hould we continue to discharge our duties SA国际影视传媒� MLA Norn will come for us when he disagrees,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淚 believe the intent was intimidate us emotionally and psychologically.SA国际影视传媒�

Health Minister Julie Green said she thought she had made herself a target by calling for NornSA国际影视传媒檚 resignation weeks prior.

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Green said Norn had also SA国际影视传媒渢hreatened staff with the same language of SA国际影视传媒業SA国际影视传媒檓 coming for you.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淭his is not a one-off,SA国际影视传媒� she said; adding that his SA国际影视传媒渦nbecomingSA国际影视传媒� behaviour has distracted MLAs from their jobs.

Caitlin Cleveland said threats against public officials doubled in the United States last year.

SA国际影视传媒淭his building and its elected leaders are not above the law,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

R.J. Simpson said that NornSA国际影视传媒檚 comments wouldnSA国际影视传媒檛 be acceptable in any workplace. He said they represent as clear-a-case of breach-of-privilege as heSA国际影视传媒檚 ever seen.

SA国际影视传媒淲e have, for the first time, a legislature that is made up by a majority of women,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淚 donSA国际影视传媒檛 think itSA国际影视传媒檚 unreasonable that a comment like that directed at a group of women might be taken a certain way.SA国际影视传媒�

Inuvik-Twin Lakes MLA Lesa Semmler said she didnSA国际影视传媒檛 want to come to Yellowknife after NornSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒渢hreat.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淚 have never felt my safety was compromised coming here [to Yellowknife] until that,SA国际影视传媒� she said, her voice shaking.

SA国际影视传媒淚 have been unable to participate fully in committee meetings for fear that I may say something wrong and put myself or my familySA国际影视传媒� in danger.

In response, Norn said his message was taken out of context.

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SA国际影视传媒淗onestly, I think weSA国际影视传媒檝e spent enough time on this. I just want to move on and continue on. What I have experienced because of all this SA国际影视传媒� you know if thereSA国际影视传媒檚 any price that has to be paid, ISA国际影视传媒檝e paid twice over.SA国际影视传媒�

Speaker of the House, Frederick Blake Jr., said he would take the matter under advisement as he sent the House into a brief recess.

The daySA国际影视传媒檚 drama may not be over yet, though. Members are expected to receive the sole adjudicatorSA国际影视传媒檚 disposition SA国际影视传媒� in other words, the judgement of Ronald Barclay SA国际影视传媒� who conducted NornSA国际影视传媒檚 conduct complaint hearing last month, during this sitting and possibly today, Nov. 22.

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Barclay found, after those proceedings, that by breaching his self-isolation protocol and misleading public health investigators and MLAs about it earlier this year, Norn is SA国际影视传媒渦nfitSA国际影视传媒� to hold public office and should be unseated as the MLA for Tu Nedh茅-Wiilideh.

This story will be updated.