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Trudeau government needs to back its words with actions if it truly wants to build relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people

  • The Trudeau government’s commitment to Canada’s Indigenous people started out with such promise in 2015. Here was a government committing to reconciliation, making its
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | June 17, 2019
It is wonderful to see a government, in principle, embrace building stronger relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people and express it with such fervour as the Trudeau government has. It is indeed a welcome change from the Harper years of indifference and lack of respect. But if it doesn’t follow through with meaningful action, this government risks losing the confidence of Canada’s Indigenous people and being viewed as pretending to be something they are not, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government needs to back its words with actions if it truly wants to build relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | June 17, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s commitment to Canada’s Indigenous people started out with such promise in 2015. Here was a government committing to reconciliation, making its

Trudeau government needs to back its words with actions if it truly wants to build relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | June 17, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s commitment to Canada’s Indigenous people started out with such promise in 2015. Here was a government committing to reconciliation, making its
It is wonderful to see a government, in principle, embrace building stronger relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people and express it with such fervour as the Trudeau government has. It is indeed a welcome change from the Harper years of indifference and lack of respect. But if it doesn’t follow through with meaningful action, this government risks losing the confidence of Canada’s Indigenous people and being viewed as pretending to be something they are not, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government needs to back its words with actions if it truly wants to build relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people

  • The Trudeau government’s commitment to Canada’s Indigenous people started out with such promise in 2015. Here was a government committing to reconciliation, making its
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | June 17, 2019
It is wonderful to see a government, in principle, embrace building stronger relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people and express it with such fervour as the Trudeau government has. It is indeed a welcome change from the Harper years of indifference and lack of respect. But if it doesn’t follow through with meaningful action, this government risks losing the confidence of Canada’s Indigenous people and being viewed as pretending to be something they are not, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau government needs to back its words with actions if it truly wants to build relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | June 17, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s commitment to Canada’s Indigenous people started out with such promise in 2015. Here was a government committing to reconciliation, making its

Trudeau government needs to back its words with actions if it truly wants to build relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | June 17, 2019
  • The Trudeau government’s commitment to Canada’s Indigenous people started out with such promise in 2015. Here was a government committing to reconciliation, making its
It is wonderful to see a government, in principle, embrace building stronger relationships with Canada’s Indigenous people and express it with such fervour as the Trudeau government has. It is indeed a welcome change from the Harper years of indifference and lack of respect. But if it doesn’t follow through with meaningful action, this government risks losing the confidence of Canada’s Indigenous people and being viewed as pretending to be something they are not, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government inaction is a roadblock to building a sustainable economy for Nunavut

  • “There is no relationship more important to this government than our relationship with Indigenous people.” How often have I heard that said in the
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
Air Nunavut is a registered Inuit firm. In May 2015, the federal government was ordered by the courts to have procurement policies in place to support Inuit-owned businesses by July 31, 2016. Canadians are still waiting, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of CambridgeBayWeather

Government inaction is a roadblock to building a sustainable economy for Nunavut

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
  • “There is no relationship more important to this government than our relationship with Indigenous people.” How often have I heard that said in the

Government inaction is a roadblock to building a sustainable economy for Nunavut

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 31, 2018
  • “There is no relationship more important to this government than our relationship with Indigenous people.” How often have I heard that said in the
Air Nunavut is a registered Inuit firm. In May 2015, the federal government was ordered by the courts to have procurement policies in place to support Inuit-owned businesses by July 31, 2016. Canadians are still waiting, writes Independent MP Hunter Tootoo. Photograph courtesy of CambridgeBayWeather

Trudeau policies well-meaning but costly to Nunavut, says Independent MP Tootoo

  • The Trudeau government has taken several steps to ensure an economically prosperous and sustainable Canadian Arctic into the future, including agreeing to the United
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | May 16, 2018
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

Trudeau policies well-meaning but costly to Nunavut, says Independent MP Tootoo

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | May 16, 2018
  • The Trudeau government has taken several steps to ensure an economically prosperous and sustainable Canadian Arctic into the future, including agreeing to the United

Trudeau policies well-meaning but costly to Nunavut, says Independent MP Tootoo

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | May 16, 2018
  • The Trudeau government has taken several steps to ensure an economically prosperous and sustainable Canadian Arctic into the future, including agreeing to the United
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

After reports and consultations, Nunavut residents optimistic for change

  • Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to meet with constituents in each of the 25 communities in my riding. And although
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 25, 2017
Independent MP Hunter Tootoo, pictured centre with residents in Resolute Bay, travelled to all 25 fly-in Nunavut communities over the last year, meeting with community members in each one. Photograph courtesy of Hunter Tootoo

After reports and consultations, Nunavut residents optimistic for change

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 25, 2017
  • Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to meet with constituents in each of the 25 communities in my riding. And although

After reports and consultations, Nunavut residents optimistic for change

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | October 25, 2017
  • Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to meet with constituents in each of the 25 communities in my riding. And although
Independent MP Hunter Tootoo, pictured centre with residents in Resolute Bay, travelled to all 25 fly-in Nunavut communities over the last year, meeting with community members in each one. Photograph courtesy of Hunter Tootoo

One small step for Nunavut

  • After years of chronic underfunding in Nunavut’s infrastructural and social programs, the Canadian government has been making strides to provide Nunavummiut with the means
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | May 17, 2017
The Iqaluit waterfront. An improved education system and better internet access will help Nunavut's youth to succeed. Photograph by Sebastian Kasten, courtesy of Flickr

One small step for Nunavut

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | May 17, 2017
  • After years of chronic underfunding in Nunavut’s infrastructural and social programs, the Canadian government has been making strides to provide Nunavummiut with the means

One small step for Nunavut

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT MP HUNTER TOOTOO | May 17, 2017
  • After years of chronic underfunding in Nunavut’s infrastructural and social programs, the Canadian government has been making strides to provide Nunavummiut with the means
The Iqaluit waterfront. An improved education system and better internet access will help Nunavut's youth to succeed. Photograph by Sebastian Kasten, courtesy of Flickr
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