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Liberal MP and doctor Marcus Powlowski continues to practice medicine in his riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River, Ont. ‘I don’t spend a lot of time talking politics when I’m practising medicine. People are happy to see a doctor and I think the lack of primary health care has become so chronic, people don’t usually bother mentioning it,’ he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 1, 2025
Paul Irngaut, Nunavut Tunngavik vice president and chair of the Infrastructure and Housing Advisory Committee, holds a press conference in West Block on Oct. 30, 2025, to discuss four Inuit-led major projects and their inclusion in the government’s infrastructure projects of national interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 1, 2025
Paul Irngaut, Nunavut Tunngavik vice president and chair of the Infrastructure and Housing Advisory Committee, holds a press conference in West Block on Oct. 30, 2025, to discuss four Inuit-led major projects and their inclusion in the government’s infrastructure projects of national interest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
“The all-season roads, ports, highways, and other trade-enabling infrastructure we build through the fund will spur growth and better connect northern and Indigenous communities to the Canadian economy and the world,” says a statement from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty about the Arctic Infrastructure Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 1, 2025
“The all-season roads, ports, highways, and other trade-enabling infrastructure we build through the fund will spur growth and better connect northern and Indigenous communities to the Canadian economy and the world,” says a statement from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty about the Arctic Infrastructure Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2025 federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Opinion | BY PASCAL CHAN | November 27, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tabled the 2025 federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
After living through generations of Canada’s colonial Arctic policies, Inuit and Nunavummiut are sending a clear message to Parliament that the days of unilateral decision-making in Ottawa are over, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Phil Squires/Flickr
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | November 19, 2025
After living through generations of Canada’s colonial Arctic policies, Inuit and Nunavummiut are sending a clear message to Parliament that the days of unilateral decision-making in Ottawa are over, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Phil Squires/Flickr
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | June 17, 2019
Presidents of the ICC offices, pictured at the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting held May 6-7, 2019, in Rovaniemi, Finland: Jimmy Stotts (Alaska), left, Monica Ell-Kanayuk (Canada), Hjalmar Dahl (Greenland), and Lubov Taian (Chukotka). Photograph courtesy of Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | June 17, 2019
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | June 17, 2019
Presidents of the ICC offices, pictured at the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting held May 6-7, 2019, in Rovaniemi, Finland: Jimmy Stotts (Alaska), left, Monica Ell-Kanayuk (Canada), Hjalmar Dahl (Greenland), and Lubov Taian (Chukotka). Photograph courtesy of Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | June 10, 2019
At a recent Canadian Maritime Advisory Council meeting in Ottawa, I was disappointed to learn again that the Royal Canadian Navy still had no plan to install a multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) on the Arctic offshore patrol ships which are under construction now, writes Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Canadian Hydrographic Service
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | June 10, 2019
At a recent Canadian Maritime Advisory Council meeting in Ottawa, I was disappointed to learn again that the Royal Canadian Navy still had no plan to install a multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) on the Arctic offshore patrol ships which are under construction now, writes Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Canadian Hydrographic Service
Opinion | BY N.W.T. PREMIER BOB MCLEOD | June 10, 2019
Canada needs to know the North, not just know about it. As a northern nation, Canada should make it a priority to ensure that more of its citizens have an opportunity to experience and know the North first hand, writes N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY N.W.T. PREMIER BOB MCLEOD | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY N.W.T. PREMIER BOB MCLEOD | June 10, 2019
Canada needs to know the North, not just know about it. As a northern nation, Canada should make it a priority to ensure that more of its citizens have an opportunity to experience and know the North first hand, writes N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
Inuit girls wearing the traditional amautiit, pictured in Main, Nunatsiavut. There is a space in Confederation for Inuit governance with Inuit land claim agreements as a central part of the framework of that relationship. Acknowledging Inuit Nunangat’s unique political and cultural primacy and expertise within our existing democratic governance structure is paramount to us in the North, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of ITK
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
Inuit girls wearing the traditional amautiit, pictured in Main, Nunatsiavut. There is a space in Confederation for Inuit governance with Inuit land claim agreements as a central part of the framework of that relationship. Acknowledging Inuit Nunangat’s unique political and cultural primacy and expertise within our existing democratic governance structure is paramount to us in the North, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of ITK
As our committee report concluded, Canadians must take a wide view of Arctic sovereignty that recognizes that exercise of 'exclusive and effective control' over our territory can only be achieved by “supporting strong communities and empowering Arctic peoples.” Photograph courtesy of Flickr
As our committee report concluded, Canadians must take a wide view of Arctic sovereignty that recognizes that exercise of 'exclusive and effective control' over our territory can only be achieved by “supporting strong communities and empowering Arctic peoples.” Photograph courtesy of Flickr
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 10, 2019
Solar and wind power are being touted as possible solutions to energy insecurity in the North. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 10, 2019
News | BY NINA RUSSELL | June 10, 2019
Solar and wind power are being touted as possible solutions to energy insecurity in the North. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2019
Larry Bagnell, the Liberal MP for Yukon, says he isn't surprised by the United States' reluctance to add strong language on climate change to the Arctic Council's declaration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2019
Larry Bagnell, the Liberal MP for Yukon, says he isn't surprised by the United States' reluctance to add strong language on climate change to the Arctic Council's declaration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2019
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said the federal government respects the conclusions of the MMIWG report on genocide. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2019
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said the federal government respects the conclusions of the MMIWG report on genocide. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | June 10, 2019
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of the Franklin Strait, in Nunavut Canada, Aug. 11, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES | June 10, 2019
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of the Franklin Strait, in Nunavut Canada, Aug. 11, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | June 10, 2019
U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 30, 2018, at the USMCA signing ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photograph courtesy of Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | June 10, 2019
Opinion | BY ADAM LAJEUNESSE | June 10, 2019
U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 30, 2018, at the USMCA signing ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photograph courtesy of Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
Climate change has visible impacts, such as the disturbing of the migratory patterns of subsistence species like caribou, but there are intangible challenges as well for northern and remote communities to deal with. Flickr photograph by peupleloup
Climate change has visible impacts, such as the disturbing of the migratory patterns of subsistence species like caribou, but there are intangible challenges as well for northern and remote communities to deal with. Flickr photograph by peupleloup
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 5, 2019
The departments headed by National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains need a better response to the practice of turning over reporters’ information to private companies, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 5, 2019
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | June 5, 2019
The departments headed by National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains need a better response to the practice of turning over reporters’ information to private companies, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade