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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
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | October 31, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed told a global climate summit last year about global temperature increases: '1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is not only ambitious, but necessary for the survival of our people.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | October 31, 2018
Opinion | BY ELIZABETH MAY | October 31, 2018
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed told a global climate summit last year about global temperature increases: '1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is not only ambitious, but necessary for the survival of our people.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod says his conversations with new Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs, and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, show that he shares the premier’s commitment to sustainable northern development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod says his conversations with new Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs, and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, show that he shares the premier’s commitment to sustainable northern development. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GRAEME LEE ROWLANDS | October 26, 2018
With the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, there’s an opportunity to bring the salmon back home to the upper Columbia through a collaborative international-restoration program, writes Graeme Lee Rowlands, a researcher at Quest University Canada, a private university in Squamish, B.C. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY GRAEME LEE ROWLANDS | October 26, 2018
Opinion | BY GRAEME LEE ROWLANDS | October 26, 2018
With the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, there’s an opportunity to bring the salmon back home to the upper Columbia through a collaborative international-restoration program, writes Graeme Lee Rowlands, a researcher at Quest University Canada, a private university in Squamish, B.C. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
Opinion | BY SENATOR MARY JANE MCCALLUM | October 24, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Oct. 11 that no binding constitutional duty exists for Indigenous consultation to occur before a law is passed. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
There has never been an Inuk who has sat on any of the governing bodies of the three federal research funding agencies. This exclusion is unacceptable, writes Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
There has never been an Inuk who has sat on any of the governing bodies of the three federal research funding agencies. This exclusion is unacceptable, writes Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 10, 2018
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 10, 2018
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2018
Thomas Winkler, the new Danish ambassador to Canada, jumped right into his new role in September with only the summer off after five 'intense' years in Russia. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2018
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 3, 2018
Thomas Winkler, the new Danish ambassador to Canada, jumped right into his new role in September with only the summer off after five 'intense' years in Russia. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATTHEW PINE, WILLIAM HALLIDAY | October 1, 2018
It is also going to take a combination of measures to ensure our Arctic whales don’t swim into the same kind of trouble as their southern counterparts, write William Halliday and Matthew Pine. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
Opinion | BY MATTHEW PINE, WILLIAM HALLIDAY | October 1, 2018
Opinion | BY MATTHEW PINE, WILLIAM HALLIDAY | October 1, 2018
It is also going to take a combination of measures to ensure our Arctic whales don’t swim into the same kind of trouble as their southern counterparts, write William Halliday and Matthew Pine. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2018
The House Foreign Affairs Committee, pictured last week, is looking at Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic in light of Russian militarization of their northern territories, Chinese ambitions for a 'Polar Silk Road,' and upcoming decisions related to the continental shelf under the UN Convention on Law of the Sea, according to the study parameters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 24, 2018
The House Foreign Affairs Committee, pictured last week, is looking at Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic in light of Russian militarization of their northern territories, Chinese ambitions for a 'Polar Silk Road,' and upcoming decisions related to the continental shelf under the UN Convention on Law of the Sea, according to the study parameters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARY BUHR | September 17, 2018
Last year, Statistics Canada released an analysis of 2012 information: between 33 and 55 per cent of Nunavut residents over the age of 25 had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY MARY BUHR | September 17, 2018
Opinion | BY MARY BUHR | September 17, 2018
Last year, Statistics Canada released an analysis of 2012 information: between 33 and 55 per cent of Nunavut residents over the age of 25 had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
Natan Obed, incumbent president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is competing against two other candidates for a second term. The election will take place Aug. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
Natan Obed, incumbent president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is competing against two other candidates for a second term. The election will take place Aug. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HENDRIE | July 18, 2018
Dancers at the quadrennial general assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council in Utqiaġvik, Alaska this week. Photograph courtesy of Stephen Hendrie
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HENDRIE | July 18, 2018
Opinion | BY STEPHEN HENDRIE | July 18, 2018
Dancers at the quadrennial general assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council in Utqiaġvik, Alaska this week. Photograph courtesy of Stephen Hendrie