Photo: Across party lines

Northern solidarity: Senator Charlie Watt, a Liberal, steps forward to support Nunavut’s new Conservative Senator, Dennis Patterson, who was sworn into office Sept. 15. “I was hopeful that an Inuk would fill Senator Adam’s vacant seat, but I am in favour of a less partisan Senate, and respect Dennis Patterson as a friend and colleague. He has done exceptional work in the North,” Watt said. (PHOTO BY DENIS DREVER)