North.cbc.ca is keeping a close watch on the election campaign. Find out what our Trailbreaker voter's panel have to say about the leaders, the issues and the race.
Yellowknife students put the candidates on the hotseat.
Youth make up more than a third of the population in the Northwest Territories, but many complain that government puts their issues on the back burner. On Nov. 19 high school students in Yellowknife put some of the candidates running in the Northwest Territories election on the hotseat.
Their questions ranged from what the candidates would do about alcohol
and drugs in the city to how they feel about party politics in the
north. See
an excerpt from the event. 
The Trailbreaker's election panel focuses on youth issues:
"I think it is interesting that the youth of the 1970's, the
ones who at that time were protesting the pipeline... are now the
ones who are in the top leadership postions who are now pushing the
pipeline. And there seems to be a new generation of young people who
are raising some important concerns."-- Mark Heyk, a candidate
in the 1999 territorial election. Listen
to the discussion 
The Trailbreaker's voter's panel takes a look at issues surrounding the economy this election:
"We always have to be aware that we have to keep things in balance,
that if we build the economy we must build more houses, we must look
after our service industry to have affordable housing... so we have
the labour force to continue on."-- Karen Hoeft, Salvation Army.
Listen
to the discussion
Some parents in Yellowknife are making teenage drug and alcohol abuse an election issue.
They say the problem is getting worse in the city's downtown, and they want to know what their MLA candidates will do to help keep their kids off the streets.
The Trailbreaker gathered a group of parents to talk about the drug
and alcohol problem in Yellowknife - and what to do about it. Host
Randy Henderson is joined by addictions counsellor Dave Harder, Community
Wellness Coalition member Lee Martin, and Al Woods, CEO of the Yellowknife
Health Authority.
Listen to the discussion
Should the candidates speak out now if they want to be premier or wait until after Nov. 24? Traditionally the politicking for premier and cabinet begins in earnest after the election.
CBC N.W.T.'s The Trailbreaker's political panel delves into
the issue, with MLA Bill Braden, Delta political watcher Shirley Kisoun
of Inuvik and former Premier Richard Nerysoo. Listen
to the clip .
 Bill Enge |
The economy is the focus of a debate by Canada Now/Northbeat's
political panel, Bill Enge and Gord Wray. Watch
the video .
In five territorial ridings there will be no election race
– the candidates faced no opposition to them returning to office.
Our Trailbreaker voter's panel, including MLA Brendan Bell,
Mackenzie Delta women's rep Shirley Kisoun and Inuvik Mayor Peter
Clarkson talks about the lack of interest to run, as well as the low
number of women candidates, and just what makes people want to run
for office in the first place.
Listen to the
clip
