GN puts out call to hear more youth voices on climate change
Representation from Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions sought, says environment minister
Environment Minister Daniel Qavvik, seen in a file photo, says more young people are needed to join a committee advising the Government of Nunavut on climate change. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)
The Government of Nunavut wants to hear opinions from more young people on climate change and how to deal with it.
In the legislative assembly Friday, Environment Minister Daniel Qavvik called for more people between the ages of 16 and 35 to join the GN’s climate change youth advisory committee as it expands.
People in that age group, especially those in the Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions, are needed on the committee, Qavvik said during his minister’s statement Friday morning.
That would give them a chance to offer input on the GN’s climate change programs, advise the government on climate-change issues that are concerning to youth, raise awareness of the issues among young people and participate at climate-change gatherings.
“We seek to maintain a youth advisory committee that represents all the regions of Nunavut,” he said.
He encouraged young people who are interested in joining to go to climatechangenunavut.ca, visit a local government liaison office or get an application at the local high school.
Without the benefit of at minimum a degree in Earth Science or Physics neither the minister nor anyone else has a meaningful opinion on the science of climate.
On another note, if the Minister or any of his half-a-dozen followers would like to move to a place that has a different climate than Nunavut, feel at ease to do so
Sorry but I’m not too fond of him. Hope he does finishes the year and abit he has. He doesn’t seem to be important enough for his colleagues the first 2 sitting days. No questions came his way . Get ready for questions ‘this week and prove me wrong!
Besides the “feels” I’m curious what this is expected to accomplish?
What is going on in the world of PubG
Hopefully they last longer than 5 minutes today 😂 joke $250,000 a year for some of em joke
The government’s war is the biggest factor in climate change. Big ship and vehicles and missles being fired is spewing diesel,oil and gasoline into the world. Into the oceans. The government is the problem. Not the world.
“The Government of Nunavut wants to hear opinions from more young people on climate change and how to deal with it.
That would give them a chance to offer input on the GN’s climate change programs, advise the government on climate-change issues that are concerning to youth, raise awareness of the issues among young people and participate at climate-change gatherings.”
The above is a clear example of that 30% of all Nunavut level-of-government spending that is pure trash-can spending. Pure waste. No value. No benefit.
Like throwing perfectly good food in the garage can. Like taking cash money and burning it. Like buying a new snowmobile and tossing it off the deep end at the wharf.
Value would be instituting a program to question and challenge GN’s ‘climate change’ programs.
These clowns are anxiously waiting to go on the Arctic Winter Holiday Games! May be the reason they cut the meeting short and not following their own calendar. Have fun and make sure you share all your photos opps all under our GN’s dime. MQ. off to his family on holiday, and if allowed, will come back to join the family/friends gang!.
premier take as much photo opps as possible to make it worthwhile. Seriously I hope the sitting was not cut short just because their children or friends are a part of team nunavut. NN look into this please. Money could be better spent else where
Greta!?
Agreed. Greta is a confused and confusing young individual.
Since when is a 35 year old a youth?
Youth would be under 18 years of age.