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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 DANIEL DAGENAIS | August 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Northern Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, centre, and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 13. The federal government 'must invest in real, lasting infrastructure that does more than check a NATO box,' writes Daniel Dagenais. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY DANIEL DAGENAIS | August 19, 2025
Opinion | BY DANIEL DAGENAIS | August 19, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Northern Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand, centre, and Governor General Mary Simon at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 13. The federal government 'must invest in real, lasting infrastructure that does more than check a NATO box,' writes Daniel Dagenais. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JAMES BEZAN | November 18, 2020
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2020. Before the pandemic, the Liberal government failed to deliver the critical equipment our Canadian Armed Forces need to protect us on the land, sea, and in the air, and is compromising our ability to continue to contribute meaningfully to our NORAD and NATO alliances in the future, writes James Bezan The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JAMES BEZAN | November 18, 2020
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP JAMES BEZAN | November 18, 2020
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2020. Before the pandemic, the Liberal government failed to deliver the critical equipment our Canadian Armed Forces need to protect us on the land, sea, and in the air, and is compromising our ability to continue to contribute meaningfully to our NORAD and NATO alliances in the future, writes James Bezan The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | November 9, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers in the Arctic. The limited traffic at this time and in the future reduces the likelihood of an environmental incident. It also provides more time for the Canadian authorities to develop properly mapped specific corridors which will reduce the possibility of grounding, damaging important marine life zones, and endangering the Arctic communities, writes Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | November 9, 2020
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | November 9, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers in the Arctic. The limited traffic at this time and in the future reduces the likelihood of an environmental incident. It also provides more time for the Canadian authorities to develop properly mapped specific corridors which will reduce the possibility of grounding, damaging important marine life zones, and endangering the Arctic communities, writes Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | September 14, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers in the Arctic. The Northwest Passage is a disputed and strategically valuable waterway in the High Arctic. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | September 14, 2020
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | September 14, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers in the Arctic. The Northwest Passage is a disputed and strategically valuable waterway in the High Arctic. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The National War Memorial is pictured on Nov. 11, 2019, during the National Remembrance Day ceremony. From 2001 to 2014, 158 Canadians soldiers died in the mission in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | August 26, 2020
The National War Memorial is pictured on Nov. 11, 2019, during the National Remembrance Day ceremony. From 2001 to 2014, 158 Canadians soldiers died in the mission in Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 8, 2020
After a questioned referendum, Russian President Vladimir Putin can keep his hold on power until 2036. United Nations photograph by Cia Pak
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 8, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 8, 2020
After a questioned referendum, Russian President Vladimir Putin can keep his hold on power until 2036. United Nations photograph by Cia Pak
Opinion | BY NATALIA LOUKACHEVA | July 1, 2020
Then-Finnish foreign minister Minister Timo Soini and then-foreign minister Chrystia Freeland greet each other at the May 6, 2019, Arctic Council Ministerial Dinner in Finland. All Arctic states should continue and strengthen their co-operation in adapting to climate change, writes Natalia Loukacheva. Photograph courtesy of Jouni Porsanger/Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Opinion | BY NATALIA LOUKACHEVA | July 1, 2020
Opinion | BY NATALIA LOUKACHEVA | July 1, 2020
Then-Finnish foreign minister Minister Timo Soini and then-foreign minister Chrystia Freeland greet each other at the May 6, 2019, Arctic Council Ministerial Dinner in Finland. All Arctic states should continue and strengthen their co-operation in adapting to climate change, writes Natalia Loukacheva. Photograph courtesy of Jouni Porsanger/Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP PAM DAMOFF | June 10, 2020
Tom Wong, executive director and chief medical officer of public health at Indigenous Services Canada, speaks at an April 30 press conference in the West Block about the COVID-19 pandemic. The government’s first priority was to respond to immediate health needs supporting the rapid and efficient public health response for Indigenous communities to the current COVID-19 pandemic, writes Liberal MP Pam Damoff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP PAM DAMOFF | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP PAM DAMOFF | June 10, 2020
Tom Wong, executive director and chief medical officer of public health at Indigenous Services Canada, speaks at an April 30 press conference in the West Block about the COVID-19 pandemic. The government’s first priority was to respond to immediate health needs supporting the rapid and efficient public health response for Indigenous communities to the current COVID-19 pandemic, writes Liberal MP Pam Damoff. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Virginia Falls in the Northwest Territories is pictured. Tourism—a significant growth sector and source of opportunities for Indigenous businesses and communities—has been all but shut down, and the airlines that are a critical lifeline for our territories are struggling, writes Premier Caroline Cochrane. Flickr photograph by Viaje a Canada
Virginia Falls in the Northwest Territories is pictured. Tourism—a significant growth sector and source of opportunities for Indigenous businesses and communities—has been all but shut down, and the airlines that are a critical lifeline for our territories are struggling, writes Premier Caroline Cochrane. Flickr photograph by Viaje a Canada
The new realities created by the pandemic is providing an overdue opportunity to shine a spotlight on Indigenous knowledge, Inuit self-determination in research, and meaningful North-South science partnerships. Flickr photograph by Fiona Paton
The new realities created by the pandemic is providing an overdue opportunity to shine a spotlight on Indigenous knowledge, Inuit self-determination in research, and meaningful North-South science partnerships. Flickr photograph by Fiona Paton
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has invested more money in the Nutrition North program to increase subsidy rates that lower the cost of nutritious foods, writes Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has invested more money in the Nutrition North program to increase subsidy rates that lower the cost of nutritious foods, writes Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2020
Strict travel restrictions to Inuit regions have been effective at keeping COVID-19 out of most Inuit communities so far, writes Natan Obed, but as the pandemic extends into the short Arctic summer season, Inuit communities will be faced with hard choices. Flickr photograph by Fiona Paton
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2020
Strict travel restrictions to Inuit regions have been effective at keeping COVID-19 out of most Inuit communities so far, writes Natan Obed, but as the pandemic extends into the short Arctic summer season, Inuit communities will be faced with hard choices. Flickr photograph by Fiona Paton
Opinion | BY MARK MALLORY | June 10, 2020
Currently, Nunavut remains the only jurisdiction in Canada where COVID-19 has not reached. So, a southern scientific team coming north to conduct research could introduce the virus, which would have devastating consequences, writes Mark Mallory. Photograph courtesy of Mark Mallory
Opinion | BY MARK MALLORY | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY MARK MALLORY | June 10, 2020
Currently, Nunavut remains the only jurisdiction in Canada where COVID-19 has not reached. So, a southern scientific team coming north to conduct research could introduce the virus, which would have devastating consequences, writes Mark Mallory. Photograph courtesy of Mark Mallory