▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁N WT ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories , ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada , ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁N WT . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁elected ▁the ▁Government ▁Le ader , ▁selecting ▁Br aden , ▁who ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Br aden ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁person ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁title ▁as ▁Frederick ▁H ault ain ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁changes ▁implemented ▁by ▁Br aden ▁allowed ▁for ▁additional ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁council , ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁appointed ▁commission er ▁and ▁deput y ▁commission er ▁from ▁the ▁executive ▁council ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁allow ance ▁of ▁control ▁of ▁territorial ▁affairs ▁to ▁elected ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Br aden ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Policy ▁Anal yst ▁for ▁Dennis ▁P atter son , ▁who ▁was , ▁earlier ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Senate ▁for ▁N un av ut . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Br aden ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁company ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Having ▁met ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Br aden ▁married ▁L ise ▁Be aud ry ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9