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As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ANDREW ERSKINE | June 26, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty should consider developing a comprehensive Arctic archipelagic defence concept that would shift attention towards Canada’s land domain, writes Andrew Erskine. Ottawa has already invested heavily in its air and maritime capabilities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 16, 2025
After becoming Indigenous services minister on May 13, Mandy Gull-Masty is now in charge of a process to renew agreements for Non-Insured Health Benefits funding. Both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been without an agreement since March 31, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Researchers with the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission examine melt ponds in the Arctic Ocean in July 2011. As U.S.-based studies in the Arctic are curtailed, the nation risks losing its capacity to anticipate and respond to the myriad of urgent environmental, geopolitical, and societal challenges emerging in the North. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman
There are now so many polar bears around Arviat, Nunavut, writes ISG Senator Nancy Karetak-Lindell, that residents can no longer enjoy the safety she did as a child. DND photograph by Caporal David Veldman
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson
Tuktuuyaqtuuq (or Tuk for short) is an Inuvialuit Hamlet located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean at the tip of the Northwest Territories. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable communities in Canada, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Margaret Dawn Anderson
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | June 10, 2020
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq is pictured in Ottawa in November 2019. It is clear that the success the North has had in blocking the spread of COVID-19 has been thanks to the quick action of northern leadership, writes Conservative MP Bob Zimmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | June 10, 2020
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq is pictured in Ottawa in November 2019. It is clear that the success the North has had in blocking the spread of COVID-19 has been thanks to the quick action of northern leadership, writes Conservative MP Bob Zimmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COLIN ROBERTSON | May 27, 2020
Then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a CUSMA signing ceremony on Nov. 30, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY COLIN ROBERTSON | May 27, 2020
Opinion | BY COLIN ROBERTSON | May 27, 2020
Then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a CUSMA signing ceremony on Nov. 30, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 25, says the $30.8-million for Nunavut announced last week is not the end of Ottawa’s partnership with the territory in combatting COVID-19 and that more funds may be on the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 25, says the $30.8-million for Nunavut announced last week is not the end of Ottawa’s partnership with the territory in combatting COVID-19 and that more funds may be on the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN SUTHERLAND | February 5, 2020
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen—pictured arriving for a cabinet meeting on Jan. 28—is in charge of the federal government’s National Housing Strategy, which Steven Sutherland writes did not adequately address the needs for Indigenous people living in urban, rural and northern areas of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN SUTHERLAND | February 5, 2020
Opinion | BY STEVEN SUTHERLAND | February 5, 2020
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen—pictured arriving for a cabinet meeting on Jan. 28—is in charge of the federal government’s National Housing Strategy, which Steven Sutherland writes did not adequately address the needs for Indigenous people living in urban, rural and northern areas of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his kids are pictured during the Liberal leader's trip to Iqaluit in early October during the campaign. He was the only leader to do so during the election, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his kids are pictured during the Liberal leader's trip to Iqaluit in early October during the campaign. He was the only leader to do so during the election, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney, pictured on May 2, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney, pictured on May 2, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
Ivujivik, Nunavik is pictured. Unless you live in the Arctic, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up more than half of Canada’s territory, writes Inuit Circumpolar Council President Monica Ell-Kanayuk. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
Ivujivik, Nunavik is pictured. Unless you live in the Arctic, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up more than half of Canada’s territory, writes Inuit Circumpolar Council President Monica Ell-Kanayuk. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2019
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured, announced in December 2016 that the Liberal government was developing a new Arctic policy framework. It was released on Sept. 10, a day before the election call. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2019
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured, announced in December 2016 that the Liberal government was developing a new Arctic policy framework. It was released on Sept. 10, a day before the election call. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2019
What’s remarkable about Greenlandic politics is how aware the players are of their dilemma and their options, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2019
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2019
What’s remarkable about Greenlandic politics is how aware the players are of their dilemma and their options, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
B.C. Premier John Horgan, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Quebec Premier François Legault were among those huddled July 9-11 for the last Council of the Federation meeting, setting the stage for federal election’s energy fight. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Louis Roy
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
B.C. Premier John Horgan, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Quebec Premier François Legault were among those huddled July 9-11 for the last Council of the Federation meeting, setting the stage for federal election’s energy fight. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Louis Roy