“This is not government regulation. This is corporate self-regulation.”
The unpopular merger between First Air, owned by Makivik Corp., and Canadian North, owned by the Inuvialuit Development Corp., is now well underway. One of the two airlines, Canadian North, has just won the latest Government of Nunavut medical and duty travel contract for the Qikiqtani and Kitikmeot regions, after a “competition” against its merger…
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕋᐃᒍᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ
Cash-poor Nunavut could be vulnerable to sleaze and corruption
ᐱᕕᖃᕐᕕᒃᑕᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᓴᒥ ᐅᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓇᔭᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ
There are no options for a directly elected premier in which regular MLAs do not lose power
ᐊᔪᓕᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᖖᒋᒻᒪᑕ
“The Department of Education’s biggest problem right now has nothing to do with legislation”
“ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓪᓚᕆᒍᒪᙱᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ”
“No one makes any concrete commitment to spend any money, perform any actions or build any houses”
For Davis Strait, Baffin Bay, offshore moratorium should be extended another five years
Territory’s leaders must take steps now to protect vulnerable elders from abuse and negligence
The Canadian North–First Air monopoly should be treated like a public utility
A climate change emblem becomes a symbol of bitter conflict
On Nutrition North Canada, the Liberals have painted themselves into a corner
“The federal government should use the tax system to design a northern travel benefit that’s available to all tax-filers”
“The issue of Inuit being used as a sports team mascot matters”
Nunavut MLAs have shown their non-partisan legislature is glowing with health
“There is no one who matters less to northern airlines than the individual air traveller who uses his or her own money to pay”
