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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.

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI
August 14, 2023

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The decision to cleave online harms from hate crimes in Bill C-63 is ‘a step in the right direction,’ but the outstanding punishment proposals are ‘irrational,’ says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

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The decision to cleave online harms from hate crimes in Bill C-63 is ‘a step in the right direction,’ but the outstanding punishment proposals are ‘irrational,’ says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

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Economic reconciliation requires nation-building investment in the Arctic

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Economic reconciliation requires nation-building investment in the Arctic

OpinionBY NUNAVUT PREMIER P.J. AKEEAGOK

Inflation is affecting all Canadian families, but Nunavut’s ambitious housing plan shows that partnership is the key to solutions for the North.

Economic reconciliation requires nation-building investment in the Arctic

OpinionBY NUNAVUT PREMIER P.J. AKEEAGOK

Inflation is affecting all Canadian families, but Nunavut’s ambitious housing plan shows that partnership is the key to solutions for the North.

What gets lost in the rapid transition to electric vehicles?

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM

Renewable energy should be designed to have minimal environmental impacts and place no extra pollution burdens on communities at either end of the transmission line.

What gets lost in the rapid transition to electric vehicles?

OpinionBY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM

Renewable energy should be designed to have minimal environmental impacts and place no extra pollution burdens on communities at either end of the transmission line.

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

OpinionBY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN

The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure and connectivity project.

Economic reconciliation and Inuit self-determination must see funding in Budget 2023

OpinionBY KONO TATTUINEE, DAVID KAKUKTINNIQ, ANNE-RAPHAëLLE AUDOUIN

The upcoming budget is an opportunity for federal accountability, to listen to the House Finance Committee's recommendation to advance an Inuit-led nation-building green infrastructure and connectivity project.