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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
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP CATHY MCLEOD | October 25, 2017
Having Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains in charge of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency doesn’t properly serve northern residents, says Conservative critic Cathy McLeod. The Hill Times file photo
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP CATHY MCLEOD | October 25, 2017
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE MP CATHY MCLEOD | October 25, 2017
Having Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains in charge of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency doesn’t properly serve northern residents, says Conservative critic Cathy McLeod. The Hill Times file photo
Opinion | BY SIMON BERGE | October 25, 2017
A co-op store in Fort McPherson, N.W.T. There is great potential in Canada’s Arctic being developed through the federated co-operative model, writes Simon Berge. Photograph courtesy of Christopher Cotrell
Opinion | BY SIMON BERGE | October 25, 2017
Opinion | BY SIMON BERGE | October 25, 2017
A co-op store in Fort McPherson, N.W.T. There is great potential in Canada’s Arctic being developed through the federated co-operative model, writes Simon Berge. Photograph courtesy of Christopher Cotrell
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | October 25, 2017
Yukon Liberal MP Larry Bagnell, far right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, third from right, speak to local chiefs in Whitehorse on Sept. 2. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | October 25, 2017
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP LARRY BAGNELL | October 25, 2017
Yukon Liberal MP Larry Bagnell, far right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, third from right, speak to local chiefs in Whitehorse on Sept. 2. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti
News | BY EMILY HAWS | October 25, 2017
The Nutrition North program should be revamped to provide participating customers more options and increased food security, say program critics. Screenshot courtesy of Nutrition North Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | October 25, 2017
News | BY EMILY HAWS | October 25, 2017
The Nutrition North program should be revamped to provide participating customers more options and increased food security, say program critics. Screenshot courtesy of Nutrition North Canada
Opinion | BY MARK DAVID TURNER | October 25, 2017
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announces the government's Creative Canada strategy for Canadian content in the digital media market at an Economic Club of Canada luncheon in Ottawa on Sept. 28. Archival records are part of a creative ecosystem that belongs in the next generation of cultural spaces, writes Mark Turner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MARK DAVID TURNER | October 25, 2017
Opinion | BY MARK DAVID TURNER | October 25, 2017
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announces the government's Creative Canada strategy for Canadian content in the digital media market at an Economic Club of Canada luncheon in Ottawa on Sept. 28. Archival records are part of a creative ecosystem that belongs in the next generation of cultural spaces, writes Mark Turner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Unilateral federal decisions, such as those coming from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured in 2015, affect the economic interests of northern Canadians, says N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod. The Hill Times file photo
Unilateral federal decisions, such as those coming from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured in 2015, affect the economic interests of northern Canadians, says N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod. The Hill Times file photo
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | September 22, 2017
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean. 'The momentum to ban [heavy fuel oil] in the Arctic is building and Canada should take advantage of that,' writes Retired Canadian Armed Forces Colonel Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | September 22, 2017
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | September 22, 2017
The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean. 'The momentum to ban [heavy fuel oil] in the Arctic is building and Canada should take advantage of that,' writes Retired Canadian Armed Forces Colonel Pierre Leblanc. Photograph courtesy of Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
Liberal Senator Lillian Dyck wasn't granted Indian status until 1985 when the Charter of Rights and Freedoms prompted changes to the Indian Act that had long said woman like her Cree mother lost status if they married non-First Nations men. Her father, too, faced legislated discrimination through the Chinese head tax and her son, like many grandchildren, wasn't granted status until further changes were introduced in 2010. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 20, 2017
Liberal Senator Lillian Dyck wasn't granted Indian status until 1985 when the Charter of Rights and Freedoms prompted changes to the Indian Act that had long said woman like her Cree mother lost status if they married non-First Nations men. Her father, too, faced legislated discrimination through the Chinese head tax and her son, like many grandchildren, wasn't granted status until further changes were introduced in 2010. The HIll Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 13, 2017
Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples chair Senator Lillian Dyck sits with then-third-party leader and Liberal MP Justin Trudeau in June 2015. Sen. Dyck is among a vocal group pushing back on the government's approach to Bill S-3, calling for the removal of all sex discrimination in the Indian Act. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 13, 2017
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 13, 2017
Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples chair Senator Lillian Dyck sits with then-third-party leader and Liberal MP Justin Trudeau in June 2015. Sen. Dyck is among a vocal group pushing back on the government's approach to Bill S-3, calling for the removal of all sex discrimination in the Indian Act. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 13, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Aug. 28 he would be revamping the way services were delivered to Indigenous peoples, including by splitting up the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Department into two new ministries: one devoted to Indigenous services and led by Jane Philpott, second from right, and another devoted to Crown-Indigenous relations, led by Carolyn Bennett, left. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, centre, will take over responsibility for Health Canada, but Ms. Philpott could take a big part of its budget with her as she moves from that role to her new one. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 13, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 13, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Aug. 28 he would be revamping the way services were delivered to Indigenous peoples, including by splitting up the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Department into two new ministries: one devoted to Indigenous services and led by Jane Philpott, second from right, and another devoted to Crown-Indigenous relations, led by Carolyn Bennett, left. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, centre, will take over responsibility for Health Canada, but Ms. Philpott could take a big part of its budget with her as she moves from that role to her new one. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JAHANGIR VALIANI | September 13, 2017
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett are leading the government's consultations, negotiations, and legal wrangling with First Nations over the rights and duties involved in the government-First Nations relationship. Rights are important, but deals can often be struck between First Nations and businesses based primarily on aligned interests, writes Jahangir Valiani. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | BY JAHANGIR VALIANI | September 13, 2017
Opinion | BY JAHANGIR VALIANI | September 13, 2017
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, left, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett are leading the government's consultations, negotiations, and legal wrangling with First Nations over the rights and duties involved in the government-First Nations relationship. Rights are important, but deals can often be struck between First Nations and businesses based primarily on aligned interests, writes Jahangir Valiani. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 6, 2017
Newly minted Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott will oversee the dissolution of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Department, and the creation of two new ministries to handle Indigenous issues. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 6, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 6, 2017
Newly minted Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott will oversee the dissolution of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Department, and the creation of two new ministries to handle Indigenous issues. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright