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‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways to the far North.

As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

November 3, 2025

Canada is at an “economic turning point,” and the time is right to build a highway extending road access deeper into the Northwest Territories, says the territory's deputy premier, Caroline Wawzonek.

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