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Replacements are on order for the Army's current Arctic-capable fleet of Bandvagn 206s, which has more or less lapsed into oblivion, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Master Corporal Alana Morin
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 10, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed. The more control the federal government has in the North, the more likely those policies endanger Inuit communities, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 10, 2025
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | December 10, 2025
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed. The more control the federal government has in the North, the more likely those policies endanger Inuit communities, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SOLOMON AWA | December 1, 2025
Local governments in the North and the Arctic work hard to deliver essentials, but costs are high, writes Solomon Awa, mayor of Iqaluit. Photograph courtesy of FCM Media
Opinion | BY SOLOMON AWA | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY SOLOMON AWA | December 1, 2025
Local governments in the North and the Arctic work hard to deliver essentials, but costs are high, writes Solomon Awa, mayor of Iqaluit. Photograph courtesy of FCM Media
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | December 1, 2025
Modern Small Modular Reactors depend on continuous, secure, high-assurance data links, but the telecommunications systems in the North are not built for that level of responsibility, writes Tyson Macaulay. Photograph courtesy of Alberto Adán, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY TYSON MACAULAY | December 1, 2025
Modern Small Modular Reactors depend on continuous, secure, high-assurance data links, but the telecommunications systems in the North are not built for that level of responsibility, writes Tyson Macaulay. Photograph courtesy of Alberto Adán, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | December 1, 2025
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez, centre, pictured speaking at an announcement about funding for the Department for Women and Gender Equality in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY ROSALIND LOCKYER | December 1, 2025
Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez, centre, pictured speaking at an announcement about funding for the Department for Women and Gender Equality in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Opinion | BY KEN COATES | December 1, 2025
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MANN | June 10, 2020
EU-funded research with Canadian participation includes a project to give polar scientists better access to ice-breakers and improve marine-based research in the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, writes Michael Mann. NOAA photograph by Jeremy Potter
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MANN | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY MICHAEL MANN | June 10, 2020
EU-funded research with Canadian participation includes a project to give polar scientists better access to ice-breakers and improve marine-based research in the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, writes Michael Mann. NOAA photograph by Jeremy Potter
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | June 10, 2020
Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | June 10, 2020
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq is pictured in Ottawa in November 2019. It is clear that the success the North has had in blocking the spread of COVID-19 has been thanks to the quick action of northern leadership, writes Conservative MP Bob Zimmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | June 10, 2020
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP BOB ZIMMER | June 10, 2020
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq is pictured in Ottawa in November 2019. It is clear that the success the North has had in blocking the spread of COVID-19 has been thanks to the quick action of northern leadership, writes Conservative MP Bob Zimmer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY COLIN ROBERTSON | May 27, 2020
Then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a CUSMA signing ceremony on Nov. 30, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
Opinion | BY COLIN ROBERTSON | May 27, 2020
Opinion | BY COLIN ROBERTSON | May 27, 2020
Then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a CUSMA signing ceremony on Nov. 30, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 25, says the $30.8-million for Nunavut announced last week is not the end of Ottawa’s partnership with the territory in combatting COVID-19 and that more funds may be on the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 22, 2020
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, pictured in the West Block on Feb. 25, says the $30.8-million for Nunavut announced last week is not the end of Ottawa’s partnership with the territory in combatting COVID-19 and that more funds may be on the table. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN SUTHERLAND | February 5, 2020
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen—pictured arriving for a cabinet meeting on Jan. 28—is in charge of the federal government’s National Housing Strategy, which Steven Sutherland writes did not adequately address the needs for Indigenous people living in urban, rural and northern areas of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVEN SUTHERLAND | February 5, 2020
Opinion | BY STEVEN SUTHERLAND | February 5, 2020
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen—pictured arriving for a cabinet meeting on Jan. 28—is in charge of the federal government’s National Housing Strategy, which Steven Sutherland writes did not adequately address the needs for Indigenous people living in urban, rural and northern areas of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his kids are pictured during the Liberal leader's trip to Iqaluit in early October during the campaign. He was the only leader to do so during the election, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his kids are pictured during the Liberal leader's trip to Iqaluit in early October during the campaign. He was the only leader to do so during the election, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau's Twitter
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney, pictured on May 2, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | November 4, 2019
The major obstacle to Alberta’s future well-being at the moment is not Justin Trudeau. It is Jason Kenney, pictured on May 2, 2019, in the Prime Minister's Office in the West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
Ivujivik, Nunavik is pictured. Unless you live in the Arctic, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up more than half of Canada’s territory, writes Inuit Circumpolar Council President Monica Ell-Kanayuk. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
Ivujivik, Nunavik is pictured. Unless you live in the Arctic, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up more than half of Canada’s territory, writes Inuit Circumpolar Council President Monica Ell-Kanayuk. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
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