ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ

For an English version of this story, please see Iqaluit council defers decision on vacant seat to new year.

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖁᔭᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓐᓂ.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ 8−ᖑᔪᓂ-ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔮᒃ ᐊᓄᒑᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 6−ᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᒐᒃᓴᙳᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᖓᔮᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖁᓐᓂᕐᒥ. ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 23−ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 28−ᒥ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᖔᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 12−ᒥ.

ᑎᑎᖅᓯᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓐᓂ — ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᕗᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᕉᒪᐃᓐ ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ “ᓴᐅᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ” ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑕᖓᓂ.

“ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓚᕆᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓐᓂ,” ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

ᐃᒪᐃᖁᔨᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐃᖁᔭᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ 5−ᒥᓂᑦᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ.

ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐᒥ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔮᖅᑯᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ.

“ᐄ, ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒧᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒫᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᒥ ᓈᒻᒪᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ.

“ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 23−ᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓘᐃᔅ ᕚᓪᑭᓄᕐ ᒪᑲᐃ, 525−ᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒍ ᐊᓄᒑᑉ 635−ᖑᔪᓂ. ᒪᑲᐃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑲᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᓴᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᕝᕕᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᓯᑏᕝ ᐃᖕᓚᓐ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖅ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 9−ᒥ.

ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒫᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓯᑏᕙᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᒐᓴᓂ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

“ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ, ᐊᑯᓂᐸᓗᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ [ᐊᒻᒪ] ᐱᓕᕆᑐᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᕗᑎᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

“ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋᒥ [ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᓂᖓᓂ] ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ.”