National Inuit Leader and President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Mary Simon praised the Icelandic government for its decision to join Canada and Norway in challenging the European Union’s trade ban on seal products before a World Trade Organization dispute panel. Call 613-292-4482.
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami delivered an open letter to Canada’s five national political parties seeking answers to 11 questions of importance to Canadian Inuit.
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, President of Inuit Kanatami, marked World Tuberculosis Day by announcing statistics that shows tuberculosis rates in Inuit people are much higher than Canada's national average. In some remote Northern communities tuberculosis rates are 170 times higher. The President of the organization also asked the Government of Canada to help put … Read more
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon said that she is pleased with the federal budget's new initiatives aimed at Inuit families and communities. Simon supports the budget's attempt to look at longstanding Inuit concerns, such as the recruitment and retention of health care providers and increased resources for adult education programs. The full release is available … Read more
National Inuit leader Mary Simon is pleased that Norway has joined Canada in requesting a WTO dispute settlement panel to independently assess the EU Seal Ban that came into effect six months ago. Call 613-277-3178.
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, commended the Government of Canada for pressing ahead and taking action at the World Trade Organization to contest the European Union Seal Ban legislation enacted in August 2010. Call 613-277-3178
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, asked Inuit and all Canadians to pause in memory of Inuit leader Mr. Jose Mamaujaq Kusugak, who died of cancer on January 18, 2011. Call 613 277-3178.
National Inuit leader Mary Simon praised the efforts of the Government of Canada and respective provincial and territorial government leaders in signing a seal product trade agreement with China. The full release is available online. Call 613-277-3178.
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, congratulated Nellie Cournoyea, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, for her role over many years in advocating on behalf of Aboriginal peoples in the Western Arctic on the construction of a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline. Call 613-292-4482.
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, says she is concerned by news of an increase in tuberculosis among Inuit. Call 613-292-4481.
