MLAs vying to become the N.W.T.'s next premier will deliver their pitch in a 20 minute speech on Thursday. On Dec. 7, MLAs will have the chance to ask premier candidates two questions before casting their vote. The Speaker and cabinet is also elected on Dec. 7.
Lesa Semmler, who easily won re-election on Tuesday as MLA for Inuvik Twin Lakes, said she's thinking about making a bid for the premiership. If she does, she'll be competing against at least one other person: R.J. Simpson.
The N.W.T. Association of Communities (NWTAC) hosted a series of online election forums for its board members on Wednesday but the forum for ridings north of Great Slave Lake drew only two of the 10 invited candidates.
On Nov. 14, N.W.T. voters will head to polls to elect the next Legislative Assembly. The issues facing the territory are significant the election comes after a summer of wildfires, and in the midst the impending closure of major diamond mines, a declining population and a housing crisis.