What do pandemics and climate change have in common? They disrupt supply chains
We absolutely need climate-resilient infrastructure and climate-resilient supply chains to prepare for climate change and extreme climate events.
The tuberculosis crisis in Canada’s North is a social justice issue
In addition to the work addressing the housing crisis and food insecurity, intergenerational trauma caused by TB sanatoriums must be acknowledged as a social determinant of health in Nunavut.
Traditional knowledge usurped by politics: a missed opportunity
As displayed at a recent House committee meeting, politicking and parliamentary procedures epitomized how far we still have to go if we want to meet in the middle on the path towards reconciliation.
Arctic security depends on follow-through on NORAD modernization promises, say defence experts
A recent Senate committee report notes the Arctic has reached an ‘inflection point,’ with the region assuming an essential strategic importance, and more must be done to enhance its security and defence—despite looming federal budget cuts.
The significant and existential threat to Arctic sovereignty from climate change
Strong, Secure, and Engaged had no new initiatives to increase natural disaster fighting capabilities, leaving the women and men in the Armed Forces without meaningful investments in the training and equipment required to combat this growing threat.
Arctic disputes won’t all be solved with more arms
There are less militaristic and less costly ways to assert sovereignty over Canada’s North and enhance world peace.
Feds can no longer ignore devastation from substance use in the North
Northern-specific data is necessary to ensure the federal government is not swayed by popular southern theories.
We need a champion and leadership to secure the Arctic
Canada’s global reputation on national security is that of a free-loader that does not carry its fair share of defence.
Project to bring hydro power to Nunavut needs federal funding to succeed
The project’s CEO was expecting the feds to make a serious financial commitment to the plan to connect Nunavut to Manitoba’s power grid with a 1,200 km transmission line in Budget 2023, but the money didn’t materialize.
Qanittaq: a unique vision for clean Arctic shipping
Memorial University and the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada co-lead the partnership to address the increase in Arctic vessel traffic, the related environmental impacts affecting Arctic populations and to support Inuit communities’ needs for safe and cost-efficient resupply.
