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Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

The government isn’t showing a ‘sense of urgency,’ on climate change or international threats to Arctic sovereignty, says Liberal MP John McKay.

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August 7, 2019

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Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says

The government isn’t showing a ‘sense of urgency,’ on climate change or international threats to Arctic sovereignty, says Liberal MP John McKay.

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