Budget to be focus of winter legislative assembly sitting – Nunatsiaq News

Feb 22, 2024

Sitting begins Thursday; budget speech scheduled for Monday

Politics Feb 22, 2024 – 8:30 am EST

Budget to be focus of winter legislative assembly sitting

Sitting begins Thursday; budget speech scheduled for Monday

Nunavut’s legislative assembly sitting begins Thursday and runs until March 7. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)

By Jeff Pelletier – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Nunavut’s territorial budget will be the main focus of the winter sitting of the Nunavut legislative assembly, which begins Thursday in Iqaluit.

The sitting is scheduled for 11 business days from Feb. 22 to March 7, ending three days before the Arctic Winter Games begin in Alaska.

Government House Leader David Joanasie said in a statement the sitting will focus on the government’s main estimates for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

“The government plans to introduce four money bills this sitting,” Joanasie said.

“There are no government bills being introduced this sitting.”