NTI presidential debate scheduled for Friday
Virtual event to be streamed on NTI’s Facebook page and broadcast by UvagutTV in English and Inuktitut
NTI is hosting a virtual debate Friday for all 10 candidates running for the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. presidential byelection. Top row, from left: Samuel Alagalak, Okalik Eegeesiak, Paul Irngaut, Jerry Komaksiutiksak and Andrew Nakashuk. Bottom row, from left: Willie Nakoolak, Jerry Natanine, Cathy Towtongie, Jeremy Tunraluk and Gloria Uluqsi. (File photos)
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is hosting a virtual debate for its 10 presidential hopefuls on Friday.
Viewers can participate by submitting questions through NTI’s Facebook page, where the event will be broadcast, according to a Wednesday news release from the organization.
The debate will also be online and broadcast in Inuktitut on UvagutTV, said Maia Iotzova, the station’s executive producer of content, in an email on Tuesday. It will be available in English on Uvagut’s YouTube channel.
NTI represents Inuit beneficiaries in Nunavut. It is responsible for ensuring promises in the Nunavut Agreement are kept by the federal and territorial governments.
A byelection, set for May 27, was called earlier this year to fill a vacancy created by Jeremy Tunraluk, who resigned in January.
The debate is set to run from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
The 10 candidates are:
- Samual Alagalak
- Okalik Eegeesiak
- Paul Irngaut
- Jerry Komaksiutiksak
- Andrew Nakashuk
- Willie Nakoolak
- Jerry Natanine
- Cathy Towtongie
- Jeremy Tunraluk
- Gloria Uluqsi
Why in English? NTI beneficiaries all understand Eskimotitut – we don’t need event held in English. If one of the candidates require English questions or responses – he-she be responsible for the translator.
Probably because Carney did not recognize Inuktitut as another official language in Canada when Carney mentioned next GG will be bilingual. Somebody ought to remind NTI, this is Nunavut. Inuktitut is our first language, second is English.