Rylund Johnson Explained

Rylund Johnson
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Birth Place:Summerland, British Columbia
Residence:Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Term Start:October 1, 2019
Term End:November 14, 2023
Predecessor:Cory Vanthuyne
Successor:Shauna Morgan
Constituency:Yellowknife North
Party:Green (federal)
Occupation:Lawyer

Rylund Johnson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2019 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Yellowknife North.[2] [3]

Political positions

Johnson is a member of the federal Green Party, describing himself as a part of the "millenial green wave addressing political apathy."[4] He proposed that the Northwest Territories Power Corporation bring in revenue through district heating, which would therefore reduce greenhouse gas emissions.[5]

Johnson is an advocate for drug decriminalization following similar actions in the city of Vancouver.[6] Johnson also supports a system of guaranteed basic income and advocated for the implementation of such a system with fellow Frame Lake MLA Kevin O'Reilly.[7]

Personal life

Johnson worked as a lawyer and as a co-founder of Makerspace YK, a nonprofit.[8] He was formerly an admin for the BDSM workshop group Northern Bound.[9]

Johnson was the target of parody in a YouTube video titled "The Greatest Speech Never Heard in the NWT Legislative Assembly," which was originally shared on the Dehcho First Nations Facebook page and subsequently acknowledged by him.[10]

When he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, he lived on a houseboat named the Scandimaniac, which also is the name of his podcast.[11] Johnson moved to the Northwest Territories in 2015.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected", Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.
  2. News: Minogue . Sara . Should the Yellowknife fire department still respond to fires along the Ingraham Trail? . September 14, 2020 . . August 25, 2020 .
  3. News: Last . John . Ousted minister, and other N.W.T. MLAs, not attending 'relationship building' retreat . September 14, 2020 . . August 28, 2020 .
  4. Web site: Peacock . Emelie . 28-year-old Yk lawyer announces bid for Yellowknife North seat . My True North Now . 12 March 2021 . en-CA . 3 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Minogue . Sara . MLA says N.W.T. power corporation should get into district heating business CBC News . CBC . 12 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Blackenbury . Meaghan . Yellowknife MLA pushes for drug decriminalization – Cabin Radio . cabinradio.ca . 12 March 2021 . 7 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Is now the time for guaranteed basic income in the NWT? – Cabin Radio . cabinradio.ca . 12 March 2021 . 4 May 2020.
  8. Web site: NWT Election 2019: Rylund Johnson’s Yellowknife North interview – Cabin Radio . cabinradio.ca . 12 March 2021 . 5 September 2019.
  9. Jessica Davey-Quantick, "What It’s Like Being in a Sex Club in Canada’s Far North", Vice Sex, January 22, 2019.
  10. Web site: Whitehouse . Simon . Satirized Rylund Johnson video remains a mystery . NNSL MEDIA . 12 March 2021 . 5 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Dispatches from the Scandimaniac . Listen Notes . 12 March 2021 . en.
  12. Web site: Rylund Johnson Legislative Assembly of The Northwest Territories . www.ntassembly.ca.

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