- Titus Allooloo
Titus Allooloo (born: ) is a business man and former territorial level politician from
Northwest Territories ,Canada . He served as a member and cabinet Minister of theNorthwest Territories Legislature through two terms from 1987 until 1995.Politics
Allooloo was elected to his first term in the
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories , running as a candidate in the 1987 Northwest Territories general election. He won the Amittuq electoral district.He was re-elected to his second term in the 1991 Northwest Territories general election defeating future
Nunavut MLAEnoki Irqittuq .cite web| url =http://www.cbc.ca/nunavutvotes2004/riding/018/index.html | title = Nunavut Votes 2004 Tunnuniq Profile | publisher = CBC News | accessdate = 2007-09-20] He became a cabinet minister serving as Minister of Culture and Communications, Transportation, Education, Renewable Resources, Municipal and Community Affairs, and Associate Minister of Aboriginal Rights and Constitutional Development.While serving as Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Allooloo became subject to controversy, after he replaced the Iqaluit,
Nunavut town council with a Municipal Administrator. He was also accused of lying about his Ministerial travel to the Assembly during question period by PremierNellie Cournoyea . He resigned his portfolio onNovember 22 ,1994 .cite web| url =http://www.parl.gc.ca/Infoparl/english/issue.htm?param=148&art=996 | title =Legislative Reports | publisher = Canadian Parliamentary Review | work=Vol 17 no 1 1994 | accessdate = 2007-09-20]Despite being forced to resign his portfolio he ran for re-election in the 1995 Northwest Territories general election but was defeated by candidate
Mark Evaloarjuk .Recent activities
After his defeat from the Legislature, Allooloo continued working towards the creation of the
Nunavut territory. Allooloo toured the territories to vigorously campaign for Iqaluit, to be elected capital city in the 1995 Nunavut capital plebiscite.cite web| url =http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/back-issues/week/51201.html | title =Kunuk accuses Sharp of using scare tactics | author = Todd Phillips | date=December 1 ,1995 | publisher =Nunatsiaq News| accessdate = 2007-09-20] He later served as a member of the Nunavut Electoral Boundary Commission to draw the first electoral boundaries for the territory.cite web|url=http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/housebusiness/newsreleases/newsreleases1997.html | title = Legislature recommends 17-member Assembly for Nunavut | author = Ronna Bremer | publisher = Northwest Territories Legislature | date =October 8 ,1997 | accessdate = 2007-09-20]On
November 12 ,2004 he was appointed to a special Board of Investigation by Correctional Services Canada. The board was commissioned to investigate the circumstances revolving around the release and supervision of Eli Ulayuk a parolee who would murder a Parole officer in Yellowknife.cite web| url =http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/releases/04-11-12_e.shtml | title = CSC/NPB announce Board of Investigation| date =November 12 ,2004 | publisher = Correctional Services Canada | accessdate = 2007-09-20]Tourism
Allooloo became part owner of a tourism company Narwhal Adventure Training and Tours in Yellowknife.cite web| url =http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20000826.TR26NOR/TPStory/Travel | title = Northern adventure travel gaining in popularity | author = Bob Weber | date =
August 26 ,2000 | publisher = Globe and Mail| accessdate = 2007-09-20]References
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