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Canada’s current approach to Arctic short-term in nature

  • When discussing marine shipping in the Arctic, the answer—as with most questions on the North—requires a whole-of-government approach. On April 30, 2018, a review
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | February 25, 2019
When discussing marine shipping in the Arctic, the answer—as with most questions on the North—requires a whole of government approach, writes Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Canada’s current approach to Arctic short-term in nature

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | February 25, 2019
  • When discussing marine shipping in the Arctic, the answer—as with most questions on the North—requires a whole-of-government approach. On April 30, 2018, a review

Canada’s current approach to Arctic short-term in nature

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | February 25, 2019
  • When discussing marine shipping in the Arctic, the answer—as with most questions on the North—requires a whole-of-government approach. On April 30, 2018, a review
When discussing marine shipping in the Arctic, the answer—as with most questions on the North—requires a whole of government approach, writes Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Feds’ lack of certainty being noted in international space community

  • According to the Canada Space Agency’s 2016 report entitled, “State of the Canadian ​Space Sector, Covering the Results from Our 2016 Survey,” the space
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | November 26, 2018
Canada’s space sector is overseen by antiquated regulations and an equally out-of-step law called the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, also known as the RSSSA, writes Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Feds’ lack of certainty being noted in international space community

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | November 26, 2018
  • According to the Canada Space Agency’s 2016 report entitled, “State of the Canadian ​Space Sector, Covering the Results from Our 2016 Survey,” the space

Feds’ lack of certainty being noted in international space community

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | November 26, 2018
  • According to the Canada Space Agency’s 2016 report entitled, “State of the Canadian ​Space Sector, Covering the Results from Our 2016 Survey,” the space
Canada’s space sector is overseen by antiquated regulations and an equally out-of-step law called the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, also known as the RSSSA, writes Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

When it comes to food security in the North, Inuit need a seat at the table

  • No one can survive without food. That is why I was not surprised to learn that Inuit left the federal government’s Indigenous Working Group
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 31, 2018
Members of the Senate’s Special Arctic Committee, chaired by Dennis Patterson, right, pictured with deputy chair Patricia Bovey, middle, went on a fact-finding mission in the North in September to hear from people on the ground. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

When it comes to food security in the North, Inuit need a seat at the table

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 31, 2018
  • No one can survive without food. That is why I was not surprised to learn that Inuit left the federal government’s Indigenous Working Group

When it comes to food security in the North, Inuit need a seat at the table

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 31, 2018
  • No one can survive without food. That is why I was not surprised to learn that Inuit left the federal government’s Indigenous Working Group
Members of the Senate’s Special Arctic Committee, chaired by Dennis Patterson, right, pictured with deputy chair Patricia Bovey, middle, went on a fact-finding mission in the North in September to hear from people on the ground. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Canada’s aviation policy should reflect the unique challenges of the North

  • As a Senator representing a territory with 25 fly-in only communities, I and many Nunavummiut take great interest in changes to aviation regulations and
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 22, 2018
An ATR 42, pictured at the Cambridge Bay Airport newer livery. Photograph courtey of Wikipedia

Canada’s aviation policy should reflect the unique challenges of the North

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 22, 2018
  • As a Senator representing a territory with 25 fly-in only communities, I and many Nunavummiut take great interest in changes to aviation regulations and

Canada’s aviation policy should reflect the unique challenges of the North

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 22, 2018
  • As a Senator representing a territory with 25 fly-in only communities, I and many Nunavummiut take great interest in changes to aviation regulations and
An ATR 42, pictured at the Cambridge Bay Airport newer livery. Photograph courtey of Wikipedia

New Senate Arctic committee to support Canada’s North

  • Canada needs a clear plan to develop and strengthen our Arctic. Senators are helping to provide one. Canada is one of just eight countries
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | May 16, 2018
A family shops for food in the North. In Nunavut, the cost of living continues to be sky-high, writes the territory’s Senator, Conservative Dennis Patterson. Nutrition North program screenshot

New Senate Arctic committee to support Canada’s North

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | May 16, 2018
  • Canada needs a clear plan to develop and strengthen our Arctic. Senators are helping to provide one. Canada is one of just eight countries

New Senate Arctic committee to support Canada’s North

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | May 16, 2018
  • Canada needs a clear plan to develop and strengthen our Arctic. Senators are helping to provide one. Canada is one of just eight countries
A family shops for food in the North. In Nunavut, the cost of living continues to be sky-high, writes the territory’s Senator, Conservative Dennis Patterson. Nutrition North program screenshot

Investing in the north is investing in Canada’s future

  • “Political equality cannot come without economic equality.” That’s a quote from a recent discussion paper on the Arctic Policy Framework entitled, We Are One
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2017
Dennis Patterson is a Conservative Senator for Nunavut. Photograph courtesy of Senator Dennis Patterson

Investing in the north is investing in Canada’s future

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2017
  • “Political equality cannot come without economic equality.” That’s a quote from a recent discussion paper on the Arctic Policy Framework entitled, We Are One

Investing in the north is investing in Canada’s future

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | October 25, 2017
  • “Political equality cannot come without economic equality.” That’s a quote from a recent discussion paper on the Arctic Policy Framework entitled, We Are One
Dennis Patterson is a Conservative Senator for Nunavut. Photograph courtesy of Senator Dennis Patterson

Northern projects waiting on the feds

  • On Feb. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told hundreds of people attending a town hall in Yellowknife that “[The federal government has]…closed one door
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | May 17, 2017
The Inuvik Satellite Ground Station has attracted the attention of clients around the world. Photograph courtesy of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wikimedia commons

Northern projects waiting on the feds

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | May 17, 2017
  • On Feb. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told hundreds of people attending a town hall in Yellowknife that “[The federal government has]…closed one door

Northern projects waiting on the feds

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | May 17, 2017
  • On Feb. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told hundreds of people attending a town hall in Yellowknife that “[The federal government has]…closed one door
The Inuvik Satellite Ground Station has attracted the attention of clients around the world. Photograph courtesy of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wikimedia commons

Gray’s Bay port and road project would give the North a boost

  • At the Civic Auditorium in Winnipeg on Feb. 12, 1958, my hero, then-prime minister John Diefenbaker spoke of his vision for Canada’s Arctic. “We
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 8, 2016
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured earlier this year, recently told Senators that he is committed 'to supporting northern communities in their very diverse needs for road infrastructure, for making sure that we are untapping the potential in the North for resource development.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Gray’s Bay port and road project would give the North a boost

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 8, 2016
  • At the Civic Auditorium in Winnipeg on Feb. 12, 1958, my hero, then-prime minister John Diefenbaker spoke of his vision for Canada’s Arctic. “We

Gray’s Bay port and road project would give the North a boost

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DENNIS PATTERSON | June 8, 2016
  • At the Civic Auditorium in Winnipeg on Feb. 12, 1958, my hero, then-prime minister John Diefenbaker spoke of his vision for Canada’s Arctic. “We
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured earlier this year, recently told Senators that he is committed 'to supporting northern communities in their very diverse needs for road infrastructure, for making sure that we are untapping the potential in the North for resource development.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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