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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 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
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 28, 2023
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 28, 2023
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 28, 2023
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal speaks with reporters after a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Oct. 4, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN COATES, CARIN HOLROYD | December 6, 2023
The Scandinavian North has assumed Arctic leadership, with Tromsø—the self-proclaimed ‘capital’ of the European North—a prosperous, innovative, and creative city with the best university in the circumpolar world. Photograph courtesy of Tomislav Medak/Flickr
Opinion | BY KEN COATES, CARIN HOLROYD | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY KEN COATES, CARIN HOLROYD | December 6, 2023
The Scandinavian North has assumed Arctic leadership, with Tromsø—the self-proclaimed ‘capital’ of the European North—a prosperous, innovative, and creative city with the best university in the circumpolar world. Photograph courtesy of Tomislav Medak/Flickr
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 6, 2023
The Yukon River Chinook salmon are struggling to survive, and we need a bi-national effort towards a long-term conservation approach, writes Liberal MP Brendan Hanley. Photograph courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY | December 6, 2023
The Yukon River Chinook salmon are struggling to survive, and we need a bi-national effort towards a long-term conservation approach, writes Liberal MP Brendan Hanley. Photograph courtesy of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN | December 6, 2023
Dawson City, Yukon, looking south showing hospital buildings, circa 1898-99. The Yukon Act was driven by an assertion of Canadian sovereignty and the desire to regulate the liquor consumption in the territory, writes Senator Pat Duncan. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN | December 6, 2023
Dawson City, Yukon, looking south showing hospital buildings, circa 1898-99. The Yukon Act was driven by an assertion of Canadian sovereignty and the desire to regulate the liquor consumption in the territory, writes Senator Pat Duncan. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 6, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser speaks to reporters in the West Block on Nov. 29. All Canadians have a fundamental right to housing, but a recent Federal Housing Advocate report makes it clear the Inuit right to housing is being violated, writes NDP MP Lori Idlout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT | December 6, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser speaks to reporters in the West Block on Nov. 29. All Canadians have a fundamental right to housing, but a recent Federal Housing Advocate report makes it clear the Inuit right to housing is being violated, writes NDP MP Lori Idlout. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | December 6, 2023
As the world gathers in Dubai for COP 28 to discuss how our global community can steady warming levels, we must also press on with appropriate adaptation measures that support economic resilience, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Paul Kagame/Flickr
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY JACKIE DAWSON | December 6, 2023
As the world gathers in Dubai for COP 28 to discuss how our global community can steady warming levels, we must also press on with appropriate adaptation measures that support economic resilience, writes Jackie Dawson. Photograph courtesy of Paul Kagame/Flickr
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | December 6, 2023
Health Minister Mark Holland and Health Canada should adopt promising health-care technology from other countries that currently don’t exist in Canada, and implement a national TB surveillance program, writes Rachel Kiddell-Monroe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | December 6, 2023
Health Minister Mark Holland and Health Canada should adopt promising health-care technology from other countries that currently don’t exist in Canada, and implement a national TB surveillance program, writes Rachel Kiddell-Monroe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | December 6, 2023
Susan Kutz, left, and fellow witnesses Natan Obed and Marjolaine Tshernish were left in the wings when a Nov. 6 House Science Committee meeting on traditional knowledge was derailed by a Conservative motion seeking to probe Sustainable Development Technology Canada. Screenshots courtesy of ParlVu
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | December 6, 2023
Opinion | BY SUSAN KUTZ | December 6, 2023
Susan Kutz, left, and fellow witnesses Natan Obed and Marjolaine Tshernish were left in the wings when a Nov. 6 House Science Committee meeting on traditional knowledge was derailed by a Conservative motion seeking to probe Sustainable Development Technology Canada. Screenshots courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 6, 2023
On Oct. 4, Defence Minister Bill Blair told reporters the Liberal government has 'significant commitments' to NORAD modernization, and that it is his responsibility to 'exercise control over spending and make sure that we’re getting true value for every dollar that’s spent.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 6, 2023
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | December 6, 2023
On Oct. 4, Defence Minister Bill Blair told reporters the Liberal government has 'significant commitments' to NORAD modernization, and that it is his responsibility to 'exercise control over spending and make sure that we’re getting true value for every dollar that’s spent.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade