Letters

3commentsLetters  Feb 8, 2021

Op-ed: Nunavut education minister responds to languages commissioner’s criticisms

“This implementation plan is realistic and ambitious, with the goal of graduating bilingual students,” David Joanasie says

4commentsCOVID-19  Nov 28, 2020

Canada’s provinces must do their part to help Nunavut during the pandemic

“Your good management of the virus in your provinces is an act of love and care for us”

2commentsLetters  Nov 17, 2020

A real dust-up: Company disputes Nunavut minister’s characterization of its dust-suppression product

“It is critically important for people living in Nunavut to understand that salt/chloride-based products … are considered toxic,” writes Cypher Environmental president

0commentsᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  Nov 16, 2020

ᓱᒃᑲᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕕᒃ (internet) ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ

“ᐊᕐᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᕐᕋᒪ ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᕿᒪᒡᓗᒋ ᐃᓄᑑᓗᖓ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒦᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᖓ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓗᐊᕋᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒍᓐᓇᙱᖢᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓐᓄᑦ”

3commentsLetters  Nov 4, 2020

Nunavik university student says slow internet prevents her from studying at home during pandemic

“I made the difficult decision to leave my family and stay alone in Montreal as the quality of internet in Nunavik is too unstable and inconsistent to support my online courses”

8commentsPolitics  Sep 24, 2020

Nunavik education and health workers unions denounce Quebec’s tax treatment of vacation pay

“It is urgent that our elected officials grant the same rights to government employees as they do to themselves”

10commentsLetters  Aug 6, 2020

Agnico Eagle’s water pipeline plans deserve greater scrutiny

“It is wrong for Rankin Inlet to be crash test dummies for a mining company’s plans”

23commentsLetters  Jun 29, 2020

Nunavut residents’ vacation travel allowance timelines should be extended

“With the two-week isolation requirements … it becomes very difficult for those with small children … to use the VTA” 

10commentsLetters  Jun 9, 2020

Nunavut government needs to do more to help workers with school-aged children

“In the event parents among the Government of Nunavut workforce are not able to find appropriate childcare, what then?”

6commentsLetters  Jun 3, 2020

Nunavut Water Board clarifies matters raised by letter to the editor

“It is important that these discussions be based on accurate and complete information”

7commentsLetters  Jun 2, 2020

A positive view of self-isolation in Ottawa

“Everyone involved … deserves congratulations”

17commentsLetters  May 28, 2020

Nunavut Inuit should be wary of ever-evolving mine plans

“We are unprepared for what’s really in store for us”

9commentsLetters  Feb 21, 2020

The myth of the Inuit Child-First Initiative

How can parents of Inuit children be expected to jump through so many bureaucratic hoops?

0commentsLetters  Feb 7, 2020

Johnny Issaluk issues public apology

0commentsᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  Dec 13, 2019

ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒃ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᒋᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ 2019-ᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ

“ᐅᑯᐅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᑦᑐᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ”

1commentsLetters  Dec 5, 2019

We did two TB screenings in 2019, Nunavik health board says

“These community‐wide screenings were not publicized”

9commentsLetters  Nov 29, 2019

The Nunavut government needs to involve Inuit more in its Education Act overhaul: NTI

“This is a fundamental policy change that will affect many Inuit parents and Inuit children in Nunavut”

0commentsᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  Nov 29, 2019

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᑦ

“ᐅᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ”

10commentsLetters  Nov 25, 2019

Nunavut education minister defends consultations ahead of Bill 25

“The Department of Education has collaborated with our valued partners in good faith”

0commentsᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  Oct 23, 2019

ᐃᓕᓴᕆᕕᒌ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᒦᑦᑐ?

“ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐃᒻᒪᑲᓪᓚᓕᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ”

2commentsLetters  Oct 10, 2019

Do you recognize the people in this photograph?

“I do realize this photo is from a long time ago”

8commentsLetters  Oct 9, 2019

Iqaluit’s Inuktut daycare calls for greater government support

“We must recognize how essential our early learning and child-care workers are to the Nunavut workforce”

0commentsᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  Oct 9, 2019

ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ: ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖓᑕ ᐃᓗᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᑦ

ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᕕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ

0commentsLetters  Sep 25, 2019

Paulossie Crow responds to son’s death at the hands of police

“They shot him so many times. I watched my son die right before my eyes.”

1commentsLetters  Apr 10, 2019

Many thanks from the Hamlet of Baker Lake

“Imagine if your entire infrastructure were reduced to one vehicle”