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Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. We need strategic federal investment and meaningful partnerships with Inuit communities and private-sector providers to create sustainable, long-term connectivity in the Arctic, writes Erin O’Toole. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal MP Kody Blois chairs the House Agriculture Committee, whose recent report recognizes that oligopolies and monopolies are extracting unreasonable profits at the expense of farmers and consumers, write Marissa Alexander and Wade Thorhaug. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal MP Kody Blois chairs the House Agriculture Committee, whose recent report recognizes that oligopolies and monopolies are extracting unreasonable profits at the expense of farmers and consumers, write Marissa Alexander and Wade Thorhaug. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada has fallen far behind other nations in the Arctic with respect to infrastructure and security investments in their northern regions, write Madeleine Redfern and Sean Boyd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. Canada has fallen far behind other nations in the Arctic with respect to infrastructure and security investments in their northern regions, write Madeleine Redfern and Sean Boyd. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
Members of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry jump into a drop zone during Exercise Arctic Ram near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 12, 2016. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet
Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
Opinion | BY JAMES MOORE, LUC CASSIVI | May 29, 2024
Members of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry jump into a drop zone during Exercise Arctic Ram near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 12, 2016. DND photograph by MCpl Louis Brunet
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | January 31, 2024
The community of Apex, Nunavut. Small and widely distributed populations, vast expanses of land, and the high cost of living, working, and building will always make the Far North reliant on southern funds. But the balance can shift, writes Ken Coates. Photograph courtesy of Aaron Lloyd/Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | January 31, 2024
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | January 31, 2024
The community of Apex, Nunavut. Small and widely distributed populations, vast expanses of land, and the high cost of living, working, and building will always make the Far North reliant on southern funds. But the balance can shift, writes Ken Coates. Photograph courtesy of Aaron Lloyd/Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | January 31, 2024
The housing crisis raises many challenges, and Nunavut’s climate makes things even more difficult, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Timothy Neesam/Flickr
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | January 31, 2024
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | January 31, 2024
The housing crisis raises many challenges, and Nunavut’s climate makes things even more difficult, writes Lori Idlout. Photograph courtesy of Timothy Neesam/Flickr
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
Seamus O'Regan, pictured centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, was sworn in as Indigenous services minister on Jan. 14 after serving as veterans affairs minister since August 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | January 16, 2019
Seamus O'Regan, pictured centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette, was sworn in as Indigenous services minister on Jan. 14 after serving as veterans affairs minister since August 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 16, 2019
Protesters rallying in support of the Unist’ot’en camp blockade in B.C. demonstrate inside the John G. Diefenbaker Building in Ottawa on Jan. 8, prompting a change of venue for a planned appearance by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 16, 2019
News | BY CHARELLE EVELYN | January 16, 2019
Protesters rallying in support of the Unist’ot’en camp blockade in B.C. demonstrate inside the John G. Diefenbaker Building in Ottawa on Jan. 8, prompting a change of venue for a planned appearance by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 19, 2018, in Ottawa on his way to the National Press Theatre where he held a year end press conference highlighint his government's accomplishments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | January 14, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Dec. 19, 2018, in Ottawa on his way to the National Press Theatre where he held a year end press conference highlighint his government's accomplishments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) president Monica Ell-Kanayuk, left, and National Inuit Youth Canada president Suwaksiork Ruth Kaviok speak to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna at the COP24 climate change meeting in December in Katowice, Poland. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) president Monica Ell-Kanayuk, left, and National Inuit Youth Canada president Suwaksiork Ruth Kaviok speak to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna at the COP24 climate change meeting in December in Katowice, Poland. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | December 3, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Armarjeet Sohi, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | December 3, 2018
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP SHANNON STUBBS | December 3, 2018
Natural Resources Minister Armarjeet Sohi, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 3, 2018
The Trans Alaska pipeline is pictured. The Eagle Spirit proposes a 1,500-kilometre pipeline through similar terrain, starting in Fort McMurray, Alta. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 3, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | December 3, 2018
The Trans Alaska pipeline is pictured. The Eagle Spirit proposes a 1,500-kilometre pipeline through similar terrain, starting in Fort McMurray, Alta. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Canada’s space sector is overseen by antiquated regulations and an equally out-of-step law called the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, also known as the RSSSA, writes Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Canada’s space sector is overseen by antiquated regulations and an equally out-of-step law called the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, also known as the RSSSA, writes Conservative Sen. Dennis Patterson. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY BRENDAN MARSHALL | November 7, 2018
A winter ice road to the Ekati and Diavik diamond mines. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
Opinion | BY BRENDAN MARSHALL | November 7, 2018
Opinion | BY BRENDAN MARSHALL | November 7, 2018
A winter ice road to the Ekati and Diavik diamond mines. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SPENCE | October 31, 2018
The Dempster Highway is pictured crossing the Richardson Mountains in the Yukon. The federal government is well positioned to bring together all levels of governments, the private sector, experts, and interest groups to establish a vision for infrastructure development in the North, says Jennifer Spence. Photograph courtesy of PierreWiki
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SPENCE | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY JENNIFER SPENCE | October 31, 2018
The Dempster Highway is pictured crossing the Richardson Mountains in the Yukon. The federal government is well positioned to bring together all levels of governments, the private sector, experts, and interest groups to establish a vision for infrastructure development in the North, says Jennifer Spence. Photograph courtesy of PierreWiki
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced in November, along with her cabinet colleagues, that a new Arctic Policy Framework would guide the federal government’s northern priorities until 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced in November, along with her cabinet colleagues, that a new Arctic Policy Framework would guide the federal government’s northern priorities until 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Members of the Senate’s Special Arctic Committee, chaired by Dennis Patterson, right, pictured with deputy chair Patricia Bovey, middle, went on a fact-finding mission in the North in September to hear from people on the ground. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada
Members of the Senate’s Special Arctic Committee, chaired by Dennis Patterson, right, pictured with deputy chair Patricia Bovey, middle, went on a fact-finding mission in the North in September to hear from people on the ground. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | October 31, 2018
Yellowknife is home to these transmission towers at the Northwest Territories Power Corporation power plant. Twenty-five of the N.W.T.’s 33 communities currently get their power from diesel generation stations. Clean electricity would result in a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, says Liberal MP Michael McLeod. Photograph courtesy of WinterCity296
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP MICHAEL MCLEOD | October 31, 2018
Yellowknife is home to these transmission towers at the Northwest Territories Power Corporation power plant. Twenty-five of the N.W.T.’s 33 communities currently get their power from diesel generation stations. Clean electricity would result in a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, says Liberal MP Michael McLeod. Photograph courtesy of WinterCity296