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Defence Minister Bill Blair. Ottawa must find the right fleet composition and capacity so the Navy can make more tactically informed decisions about its operations, writes Andrew Erskine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 2, 2024
A 2022 report by Auditor General Karen Hogan found that found that some infrastructure investments for Arctic waters surveillance, such as the Nanisivik Naval Facility in Nunavut, did little to improve surveillance and the capacity to respond to incidents. The Hill Times photograph
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR MARTY DEACON | December 2, 2024
A 2022 report by Auditor General Karen Hogan found that found that some infrastructure investments for Arctic waters surveillance, such as the Nanisivik Naval Facility in Nunavut, did little to improve surveillance and the capacity to respond to incidents. The Hill Times photograph
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | December 2, 2024
Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree attended a ceremony in Behchokǫ̀ on Nov. 14 , where 22 Indigenous governments and groups from across the Northwest Territories signed onto a funding pact worth $375-million over the next 10 years intended to be used for conservation and stewardship. The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | December 2, 2024
Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree attended a ceremony in Behchokǫ̀ on Nov. 14 , where 22 Indigenous governments and groups from across the Northwest Territories signed onto a funding pact worth $375-million over the next 10 years intended to be used for conservation and stewardship. The Hill Times photograph courtesy of Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | December 2, 2024
A four-unit housing complex in Aklavik, N.W.T. The community of approximately 667 people, located in the Beaufort Delta, faces significant climate change-induced challenges, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson
Opinion | BY MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY MARGARET DAWN ANDERSON | December 2, 2024
A four-unit housing complex in Aklavik, N.W.T. The community of approximately 667 people, located in the Beaufort Delta, faces significant climate change-induced challenges, according to PSG Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson. Photograph courtesy of Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | December 2, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is preparing an Arctic foreign policy, in consultation with Indigenous partners, territorial governments and Arctic allies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY HEATHER EXNER-PIROT | December 2, 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is preparing an Arctic foreign policy, in consultation with Indigenous partners, territorial governments and Arctic allies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
Natan Obed is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
Natan Obed is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2019
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured, announced in December 2016 that the Liberal government was developing a new Arctic policy framework. It was released on Sept. 10, a day before the election call. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2019
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured, announced in December 2016 that the Liberal government was developing a new Arctic policy framework. It was released on Sept. 10, a day before the election call. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2019
What’s remarkable about Greenlandic politics is how aware the players are of their dilemma and their options, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2019
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2019
What’s remarkable about Greenlandic politics is how aware the players are of their dilemma and their options, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | August 7, 2019
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, right, and Liberal MP John McKay are both calling for more federal investment in the Arctic to assure Canadian sovereignty. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
B.C. Premier John Horgan, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Quebec Premier François Legault were among those huddled July 9-11 for the last Council of the Federation meeting, setting the stage for federal election’s energy fight. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Louis Roy
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | July 17, 2019
B.C. Premier John Horgan, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and Quebec Premier François Legault were among those huddled July 9-11 for the last Council of the Federation meeting, setting the stage for federal election’s energy fight. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Louis Roy
Opinion | BY ANITA DEY NUTTALL | June 17, 2019
Photograph by Patrick Kelley, courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard
Opinion | BY ANITA DEY NUTTALL | June 17, 2019
Opinion | BY ANITA DEY NUTTALL | June 17, 2019
Photograph by Patrick Kelley, courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard
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