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House Hansard - 93

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Jun/21/22 2:30:30 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, yesterday the government announced billions for Arctic defence. Arctic sovereignty is always colonial and patriarchal. The High Arctic relocatees who live in Grise Fiord and Resolute can attest to being sent there without the resources they needed to survive and thrive. Investments in the north need to help northerners access safe housing, clean drinking water and fresh food. Current investments are not working. How will Nunavummiut benefit from the billions being invested in Arctic defence?
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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Jun/21/22 2:31:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that protection of sovereignty in our Arctic happens and passes through the people who have lived there for millennia. That is why, in our investments in northern security, in our investments in NORAD modernization, the Nunavummiut, the Premier of Nunavut P.J. Akeeagok and others, including Natan Obed and the ITK, have been involved in these discussions. We know that as we build infrastructure for safety and protection in the north, we need to be hand-in-hand with the people who live there and create benefits for them as well as we invest in safety in the north. That is what we will continue to do, hand-in-hand, in the true spirit of partnership and reconciliation.
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