Former federal cabinet minister Tom Siddon, right, who was instrumental in encouraging the federal government to sign the Nunavut Agreement in 1993, poses with former Nunavut premier Paul Quassa in 2015. Siddon considered his involvement in the creation of Nunavut his “proudest achievement” as a federal politician, writes former senator Dennis Patterson. Siddon died in B.C. on June 28 at the age of 84. (File photo by David Murphy)
Arctic Matters | Former Conservative cabinet minister's funeral scheduled for July 9 in B.C.
Today, on July 9, 2026, Nunavut Day — a family and community are gathering in Penticton, B.C., to mourn a former MP from British Columbia. Tom Siddon died there June 28 at the age of 84. His his family set Nunavut Day as the day of his funeral.