N.W.T. MLA accuses chiefs of ‘act of betrayal,’ says he won’t resign after breaching isolation – CBC

MLA Steve Norn is under investigation for visiting legislature while in isolation

The N.W.T. MLA who breached a mandatory self-isolation has fired back at Yellowknife-area chiefs who demanded he resign in a lengthy letter, accusing them of an “act of betrayal.”

Steve Norn, the MLA for Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh, has been at the centre of a growing controversy since he publicly identified himself as COVID-19 positive and was later discovered to have visited the legislature during his mandatory two-week isolation period.

The letter, obtained by CBC News and confirmed by Norn, says he was “deeply saddened” by a Tuesday statement authored by Yellowknives Dene First Nation chiefs Edward Sangris and Ernest Betsina and sent to the premier that called for Norn to resign.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/norn-not-resigning-chiefs-1.6015737

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