Indian Act amendment a short-term fix, big questions remain
A government bill that was introduced in the Senate last week is a short-term fix for one aspect of the Indian Act, say the bill’s sponsor and the Native Women’s Association of Canada. The bill was introduced by Government Representative in the Senate Peter Harder, and is a government bill, but has been taken over by […]
Seismic testing controversy in North set for Supreme Court
For the northern community of Clyde River, Nunavut, the sustainability of hunting and fishing is at the centre of a Supreme Court of Canada case around seismic testing that could test the limits of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. “The biggest concern we have is that the wildlife, the sea mammals, the narwals, seals, the […]
Shipbuilding contract leads to research funding in North
The federal government is hoping that its shipbuilding program will help nurture a sustainable marine industry across the country, and through its shipbuilding contracts is investing in northern research. The Nunavut Research Institute at Nunavut Arctic College has just awarded $2-million in funding to nine scientific projects that range from industry research to wildlife health […]
Vox Populi on how climate change is transforming the Arctic
Liberal MP Michael McLeod Northwest Territories “Taking action against climate change is a moral imperative. I do not believe there is another option if we care about our children, our grandchildren, the future of our land and our waters. “To meet this threat and to minimize the potential for its devastating impacts requires global action, […]
Canada falling far behind on marine conservation say experts
Canada is doing a horrible job at protecting marine environments, according to some experts who point to the country’s low number and quality of protected marine areas. While Canada may soon significantly increase its numbers, it is the efforts within those areas that is of the most concern. “Canada is currently one of the developed countries […]
Canada preparing bid for Arctic claim and it may include the North Pole
Canada is on its way to claim Santa’s workshop in the North Pole, along with Russia and Denmark, when it files its Arctic submission, anticipated to be in 2018. “Preliminary scientific data shows that the outer limits of Canada’s continental shelf will include the North Pole,” wrote John Babcock, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, […]
The North
A line in the budget comes to life in northern Quebec
Rewind the clock to the spring. The federal budget was tabled in the House of Commons on March 22. It was called “Growing the Middle Class.” It’s a title that clearly wasn’t directed to the Inuit who live in small coastal communities across the Arctic, where the gaps in living standards compared with the rest […]
Rethinking Canada: is there life beyond the oil patch?
OTTAWA—Twenty-six years after the Exxon Valdez hit a reef and dumped 11 million gallons of crude oil into the clear, cold waters of Prince William Sound, the people of Alaska are still trying to clean up the damage, which befouled more than 1,000 miles of coastline. The event arguably changed the course of the oil […]
Ontario takes step to build $1.35-billion transmission project to connect 17 First Nations communities
FORT ERIE, ONT.—Much has been written lately about the lack of reliable access to safe drinking water in Canada’s remote First Nations communities, but in many of these communities, there is something else that is equally vital to their health and economic prosperity, and that’s reliable access to power. For those of us in southern […]
