Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister and Northern Affairs, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) will announce support to strengthen community food resiliency and diversify economic growth across the North. This event will be held at the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre, 655 Mattaaq Cres. Contact gregory.frame@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister and Northern Affairs, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) will announce support for the Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Project to examine the construction of a waterpower project near Iqaluit. Nunavut Premier PJ Akeeagok and others will join him. The event will take place in the main … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will host the Canada-Nordic Strategic Dialogue from Sept. 28-29. She will be joined by foreign ministers and representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Details online. Contact media@international.gc.ca.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) will announce the selected names for the Canadian Coast Guard’s future Polar Icebreakers and highlight Arctic services and science programs. This event will take place at the Iqaluit Marine Environmental and Hazards Response hangar, Canadian Coast Guard, 1059 Niuraivik Lane. Contact Gabriel.Bourget@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern Affairs and to the Minister of National Defence (Northern Defence) Yvonne Jones (Labrador, N.L.) will hold a roundtable discussion with journalists to discuss Our North, Strong … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon and her husband Whit Fraser will undertake an official visit to Nunavut from April 1-4 to celebrate the territory’s 25th anniversary. Today Simon will meet with Commissioner of Nunavut Eva Qamaniq Aariak, and Premier P. J. Akeeagok, and other dignitaries. Contact media@gg.ca.
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) and Nunavut Minister of Health John Main will make an important health care announcement at the Iqaluit Fire Department, Bldg 901. Call 613-291-4176.
Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) will join Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., for an announcement. This event will take place at Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre, 1730 Sivumugiaq St. Contact carson.debert@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) will make an infrastructure announcement together with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and David Joanasie, territorial minister of Community and Government Services. This event will take place at the Legislative Building of Nunavut, 926 Federal Rd. Contact 343-598-3920.
Following a meeting with Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and other MLAs of the Legislative Assembly, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and NDP MP Lori Idlout (Nunavut) will discuss the high cost of living in Nunavut. This event will take place at the Public Service Alliance-Canada, Building 507, Suite 204, Astro Hill Terrace. Call 613-222-2351.
