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Minister Mandy Gull-Masty
Indigenous Services Canada, headed by Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, says there is a 'risk' the government's target for tuberculosis rates across Inuit Nunangat won't be met this year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | May 7, 2025
Canada attracts some of the strongest Arctic scientists from around the world, and has science infrastructure and assets including the Amundsen science icebreaker, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Tatiana Pichugina
Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON | April 16, 2025
U.S. Coast Guards in the Arctic. The Arctic needs better critical infrastructure for both military and civilian use, including deep seaports, roads, and runways, writes CSG Senator Rebecca Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON | April 16, 2025
Opinion | BY SENATOR REBECCA PATTERSON | April 16, 2025
U.S. Coast Guards in the Arctic. The Arctic needs better critical infrastructure for both military and civilian use, including deep seaports, roads, and runways, writes CSG Senator Rebecca Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Projecting a significant Arctic presence is important due to the rapid expansion of Russian Arctic military bases, writes Peter Rautenbach. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Opinion | BY PETER RAUTENBACH | March 13, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Projecting a significant Arctic presence is important due to the rapid expansion of Russian Arctic military bases, writes Peter Rautenbach. Department of National Defence photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
In a recent report to Parliament, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says work has started to establish a group to lead the government through its consultations about removing gender discrimination from the Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | May 23, 2018
In a recent report to Parliament, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says work has started to establish a group to lead the government through its consultations about removing gender discrimination from the Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott addresses the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatineau, Que., in early May. She said the chiefs tabled a motion on the government's child welfare legislation, which she expects to be tabled in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott addresses the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatineau, Que., in early May. She said the chiefs tabled a motion on the government's child welfare legislation, which she expects to be tabled in the fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 16, 2018
The University of Calgary's Kent Fellows says a northern transportation corridor concept he co-developed hasn’t received any federal support, despite being backed by a Senate committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 16, 2018
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 16, 2018
The University of Calgary's Kent Fellows says a northern transportation corridor concept he co-developed hasn’t received any federal support, despite being backed by a Senate committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 16, 2018
Arctic sea ice, pictured in 2011. The federal government currently has a moratorium in place on any new offshore oil and gas drilling. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 16, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 16, 2018
Arctic sea ice, pictured in 2011. The federal government currently has a moratorium in place on any new offshore oil and gas drilling. NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen
From left, Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod, Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Nunavut Premier Paul Quassa on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 3. The Trudeau government ought to invest in infrastructure in Nunavut, argues the territory's MP, Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of the PMO
From left, Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod, Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Nunavut Premier Paul Quassa on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 3. The Trudeau government ought to invest in infrastructure in Nunavut, argues the territory's MP, Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of the PMO
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | May 16, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, pictured in 2016, said last November about climate change: ‘One and a half degrees above pre-industrial levels is not only ambitious, but necessary for the survival of our people.’ The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | May 16, 2018
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | May 16, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, pictured in 2016, said last November about climate change: ‘One and a half degrees above pre-industrial levels is not only ambitious, but necessary for the survival of our people.’ The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says community-led initiatives are key to helping reach the goal of eradicating tuberculosis among the Inuit, who have a history of mistrust of the Canadian government due to forced removal in the 1950s and '60s. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says community-led initiatives are key to helping reach the goal of eradicating tuberculosis among the Inuit, who have a history of mistrust of the Canadian government due to forced removal in the 1950s and '60s. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
When then-Nunavut premier Peter Taptuna signed onto a national climate deal in 2016, he was promised his territory’s ‘unique circumstances’ would be taken into account. But little has come of that, writes Conservative MP Cathy McLeod. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
When then-Nunavut premier Peter Taptuna signed onto a national climate deal in 2016, he was promised his territory’s ‘unique circumstances’ would be taken into account. But little has come of that, writes Conservative MP Cathy McLeod. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
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
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says Arctic infrastructure is important to both asserting sovereignty and promoting economic development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 16, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says Arctic infrastructure is important to both asserting sovereignty and promoting economic development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatineau, Que. on May 1. She’s appointed special representatives to help clear up self-government and land claims in the Northwest Territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Carolyn Bennett
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on Federal Legislation in Gatineau, Que. on May 1. She’s appointed special representatives to help clear up self-government and land claims in the Northwest Territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announce up to $594-million in infrastructure funding for the territory May 3 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | May 16, 2018
Yukon MP Larry Bagnell, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver announce up to $594-million in infrastructure funding for the territory May 3 at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade