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Commissioners of the Northwest Territories
The
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
is the
Canadian
federal government’s representative in
Northwest Territories
(NWT) and the territory's
Chief Executive Officer
. Similar in certain functions to a
lieutenant governor
, the Commissioner swears in the Members of the
Legislative Assembly
, swears in members of the
Executive Council
,
assent
s to
bills
, opens sessions of the Legislative Assembly, and signs other government documents such as
Orders in Council
.
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