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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 MARCO VIGLIOTTI | May 17, 2017
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi's office is defending against claims that the North is getting short shrift from the infrastructure plan, saying that northern communities will be able to draw from a $2-billion fund, as well as the Federal Gas Tax Fund and New Building Canada Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | May 17, 2017
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | May 17, 2017
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi's office is defending against claims that the North is getting short shrift from the infrastructure plan, saying that northern communities will be able to draw from a $2-billion fund, as well as the Federal Gas Tax Fund and New Building Canada Fund. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
The Iqaluit waterfront. An improved education system and better internet access will help Nunavut's youth to succeed. Photograph by Sebastian Kasten, courtesy of Flickr
The Iqaluit waterfront. An improved education system and better internet access will help Nunavut's youth to succeed. Photograph by Sebastian Kasten, courtesy of Flickr
The Inuvik Satellite Ground Station has attracted the attention of clients around the world. Photograph courtesy of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wikimedia commons
The Inuvik Satellite Ground Station has attracted the attention of clients around the world. Photograph courtesy of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Wikimedia commons
Opinion | BY KATE MORAN | May 8, 2017
Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan stated that 'research done by Canadian and other scientists gives governments the evidence necessary for sound development for this vitally important region.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY KATE MORAN | May 8, 2017
Opinion | BY KATE MORAN | May 8, 2017
Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan stated that 'research done by Canadian and other scientists gives governments the evidence necessary for sound development for this vitally important region.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ERICA GIANCOLA | April 26, 2017
Participants in the Innu Nation guardians program (Minashkuat Kanakutuatak) in Labrador take part in fieldwork training. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
News | BY ERICA GIANCOLA | April 26, 2017
News | BY ERICA GIANCOLA | April 26, 2017
Participants in the Innu Nation guardians program (Minashkuat Kanakutuatak) in Labrador take part in fieldwork training. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 20, 2017
Liberal MP Joyce Murray is holding discussions with her caucus colleagues from B.C. to come up with a mechanism to ensure that Kinder Morgan fulfills all 157 conditions required in the approval decision. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 20, 2017
News | BY ABBAS RANA | February 20, 2017
Liberal MP Joyce Murray is holding discussions with her caucus colleagues from B.C. to come up with a mechanism to ensure that Kinder Morgan fulfills all 157 conditions required in the approval decision. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | February 6, 2017
A CH-149 Cormorant helicopter hoists a Search and Rescue Technician during the National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX 2016) in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on Sept. 21, 2016. Photograph courtesy of MCpl Pat Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | February 6, 2017
Opinion | BY PIERRE LEBLANC | February 6, 2017
A CH-149 Cormorant helicopter hoists a Search and Rescue Technician during the National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX 2016) in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on Sept. 21, 2016. Photograph courtesy of MCpl Pat Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
‘I’m sure when ministers see Larry coming, they know he’s got an ask,’ says one colleague. Photograph courtesy of Larry Bagnell
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | January 18, 2017
‘I’m sure when ministers see Larry coming, they know he’s got an ask,’ says one colleague. Photograph courtesy of Larry Bagnell
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 16, 2016
The Liberal backbencher is also pushing a private member's bill to hold the government to account for its commitment to implementation of the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 16, 2016
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | December 16, 2016
The Liberal backbencher is also pushing a private member's bill to hold the government to account for its commitment to implementation of the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | December 14, 2016
Participants in the Innu Nation guardians program (Minashkuat Kanakutuatak) in Labrador take part in fieldwork training. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | December 14, 2016
Opinion | BY PIERRE GRATTON | December 14, 2016
Participants in the Innu Nation guardians program (Minashkuat Kanakutuatak) in Labrador take part in fieldwork training. Photograph courtesy of the Mining Association of Canada
Opinion | BY SOPHIA MURPHY | December 14, 2016
In 2012, the then-United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, pictured in 2011, highlighted ‘deep and severe’ food insecurity Canada’s indigenous peoples face. Ryan Brown photograph courtesy of the UN
Opinion | BY SOPHIA MURPHY | December 14, 2016
Opinion | BY SOPHIA MURPHY | December 14, 2016
In 2012, the then-United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, pictured in 2011, highlighted ‘deep and severe’ food insecurity Canada’s indigenous peoples face. Ryan Brown photograph courtesy of the UN
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2016
Justin Trudeau the campaigner was exciting, he was different, he offered 'real change,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2016
Opinion | BY GERRY NICHOLLS | December 12, 2016
Justin Trudeau the campaigner was exciting, he was different, he offered 'real change,' writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by