George HickesDeputy Premier of Nunavut; Minister of Justice; Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut; Minister responsible for the Labour Standards Board; Minister responsible for the Human Rights Tribunal

Recent interventions

A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.

1. Member’s Statement 92 – 7(2): Graduates in Iqaluit (Hickes)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just before we came into the chamber here today, a number of my colleagues and I attended kind of a pre-ceremony for the Nunavut Arctic College here in Iqaluit. Mr. Speaker, just t…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

2. Item 21: Third Reading of Bills

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Arviat North-Whale Cove, that Bill 3, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

3. Item 19: Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

   Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, I do.

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

4. Tabled Document 36 – 7(2): Legal Services Board of Nunavut 2022-2023 Annual

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’m pleased to provide a report of the 2025 Minimum Wage Rate Annual Report and the Legal Services Board of Nunavut’s 2022-2023 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

5. Item 19: Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

   Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my left, your right, I have Director of Legislation Thomas Ahlfors; and to my right, your left, the Director of Policy with the Department of Justice, Stephen Shaddock. Mr. Chairman, I’m he…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

6. Item 19: Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

   Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank the members of the Committee of the Whole to support this. I know it seems just a minor housekeeping, but it does assist the government in maintaining our operations and make sure t…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

7. Minister’s Statement 79 – 7(2): STEM Careers/International Female Engineers Day

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Grade 12 students who are preparing to graduate and finish their high school journey. Mr. Speaker, I would like to encourage these students to pursue ed…

   2026-06-10·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

8. Item 19: Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

   Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I know we touched on it a little bit yesterday. Right now there are currently four people that are currently exploring joining the Royal Canadian Mounted police. There has been some success in…

   2026-06-09·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

9. Oral Question 109 – 7(2): Therapeutic Justice Program in Arviat (Kablutsiak)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that falls right into line with my minister’s statement earlier today. We want to continue to explore opportunities to make sure that people can be diverted, especially from incarc…

   2026-06-09·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

10. Item 19: Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I guess in a nutshell we’re still looking at some capacity issues to make sure that we’re looking at that information to make sure that we can have more accurate information as we…

    2026-06-09·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗