Main promises ‘brighter future,’ assigns cabinet ministers’ roles
New premier, cabinet take oaths in ceremony at legislative assembly
Nunavut’s new cabinet includes, from left, Craig Simailak, Brian Koonoo, Annie Tattuinee, George Hickes, Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster, Premier John Main, David Akeeagok, Gwen Healey Akearok and Cecile Nelvana Lyall. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Updated Nov. 20 at 10:15 p.m. ET
Premier John Main is promising a “brighter future” for Nunavut after he and his cabinet took their oaths of office Thursday afternoon.
Main and his eight-member cabinet were officially sworn in during a ceremony in the legislature presided over by Commissioner Eva Aariak.
“We will be accountable,” Main said in a speech, delivered fully in Inuktitut. “We have many responsibilities, and we are fully committed that we will do the job required.”
Here is the new cabinet, with the portfolios assigned to them by Main:
- George Hickes — deputy premier; minister of justice; minister of transportation and infrastructure Nunavut.
- David Akeeagok — government house leader; minister of education; minister responsible for Nunavut Arctic College.
- Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster — minister of health.
- Gwen Healey Akearok — minister of family services; minister responsible for Qulliq Energy Corp.
- Brian Koonoo — minister of environment; minister of culture and heritage.
- Cecile Nelvana Lyall — minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corp.
- Craig Simailak — minister of community services.
- Annie Tattuinee — minister of human resources.
Main himself is taking on additional duties in cabinet, as minister of finance and minister of executive and intergovernmental affairs.
Family members of the new cabinet ministers and other MLAs, as well as department heads, attended Thursday’s ceremony.
In all, 21 MLAs were sworn in throughout the day. Aggu riding still has to elect its MLA, after the first vote in the Oct. 27 territorial elections ended in a tie. Voters there go back to the polls on Dec. 15.
“In terms of assigning cabinet portfolios, you’re looking at members’ strengths, their educational background, their work experience, and also what they’re interested in,” Main told reporters.
For Brewster, that means she will head up a department where she worked as a public servant for two decades. It’s also the department with the largest budget in the Government of Nunavut, at more than $500 million.
She said she expects to meet with department heads soon to learn what’s changed in the years since she left.
“I did have a brief conversation with the deputy minister (Megan Hunt) and I encouraged her to treat me as if I know nothing,” Brewster said.
Main said he’s excited to celebrate the new government and looks forward to getting to work.
“We have such a strong cabinet,” he said. “I know there’s a lot of focus on the premier, but my focus is on my cabinet colleagues because I’m really just so impressed with their varied experience and education levels and what they bring to the table.”
The next time the legislative assembly will convene is March 5, 2026.
With files from Jorge Antunes
Note: This story was updated to note Premier John Main will also hold two ministerial roles in cabinet
The GN is just over 4 months away from the end of fiscal 2025-26 and the government has not yet made public the Public Accounts from fiscal 2024-25.
With the Legislature not sitting again until March 5, 2026, it will be at least another 10 weeks before we find out what shape the last government left us in, financially.
Even when we finally see “the books”, they will be about a year out of date.
With the ERP system that the Department of Finance bought a few years ago, the GN should be able to see it’s provisional financial position at any time.
A truly open government could publish preliminary, year to date financial statements within a few days after the end of each month, if it wanted to be truely open.
That’s the way it works every election, the timing of everything throws off the normal reporting.
There’s reasons you can’t release the financial information every month. Besides being a massive waste of employee time in drafting the report, having it translated, and consolidating the financials, not all transactions may be completed or entered into the system right away each month and many transactions would be missing from the system.
Releasing inaccurate or incomplete information isn’t openness, it’s irresponsible and could lead to misinformation.
Giving NHC to a first time politician is crazy work 😆
You do know she’s Educated right? Can you imagine the possibilities you have when you are Educated…… Being Educated is Erudite (I know it’s that a big word, look it up).
Alot better then being in your hands.
Moses, I don’t think “mit” is trying to degrade the Minister or their education. I cannot speak for them, but it is you who seems to have missed the point they were making. My take is this:
NHC currently manages the largest capital project (NU 3000) ever undertaken in Nunavut. It has been a colossal failure, and this has been exposed numerous times in the Legislative Assembly, the AG Report, in the media and on social media. This regardless of what the PM, Minister and current NHC CEO have tried to sell to Nunavummiut. It actually requires an independent investigation to get to the bottom of what has transpired and a complete rethinking of that project.
Education is essential and critical to the future of Nunavut and the Ministers education and the time she invested in it should be celebrated. It should serve as an example to other young Nunavummiut. She is exemplary and an incredible role model.
This does not however remove the fact that this portfolio is ripe with traps, and pit falls and bureaucrats that are as slippery as an eel bathed in oil. A Jr. MLA and first-time Minister deserve a portfolio that is less likely to stress them to the point of failure. It is not about education but about experience and fairness. Nunavut desperately needs good people to run as politicians. It does not need to burn them out on a portfolio that is so desperately damaged that even the most experienced politician would be hard pressed to handle it.
It is clear that the Premier either did this intentionally because he does not want more facts being brought forward (remember he was a member of the cabinet and the last 4 years) and is hoping this Minister will simply follow the status quo or be unable to overcome the roadblocks that will be thrown in her way. Or it is serious shortsightedness on his part. Either way, it’s not good or fair to the Jr. MLA.
Premier’s brother is also the VP appointed by the current President & CEO. Perhaps everything is fine based on his responses during the Q&A? Hopefully the rookie Minister Responsible will remind the Premier to keep his distance to avoid an appearance of favouritism.
The report mentions nu 3000 once. Better communication on projects. That’s it. The audit was on nhc itself and it’s inner workings with the local housing associations. You are trying to paint a picture that isn’t there. The same one you been doing under a bunch of pseudonyms. Get the facts. Nu 3000 is doing fine. Houses are being built behind schedule but at a good price. They will get done. The issues are around housing association and not reporting properly to nhc the allocation process etc. But that’s not what you’re after.
Fresh new eyes!
Lots of questions!
Educated!
She will have to go outside or NHC to get informed. They will only provide what they want her to see.
March 2026 seems crazy far for the next meeting… but I guess they’ll still be working in the meantime… I hope
John Main has consolidated all the power by not assigning the Finance portfolio to another member of the Executive Council. Dusk before dawn or as in Nunavut winters the dusk grows dimmer at each turn?
Yeah – this part is very concerning. Finance is also an enormous and extremely important file. It shouldn’t be the Premier.
Hope the minister of education pays close attention to the department of early childhood education and their lack of oversight of Nunavut’s daycares.
To address the thumbs down:
When the previous Minister of Education was presented with issues raised by a concerned citizen and the Privacy Commissioner, regarding a GN employee from the Department of Early Childhood Education involving themselves in the hiring practices of a community daycare, the concerns were dismissed. This GN employee attended an emergency meeting with parents and told them no one in the community would have the right credentials to fill a newly vacant Executive Director role. Privately, she urged the board not to post the position, propositioned them to hire her directly, and negotiated a top‑band wage for herself using the wage scale she had implemented only two months earlier in her GN role. When a member of the daycare raised the clear conflict of interest, the concern was dismissed by the daycare president, who also serves as a senior facility planner with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.
When the Privacy Commissioner later brought the matter to the Minister of Education, the minister washed their hands of it, saying nothing could be done because the employee had already assumed the role with the community daycare, robbing Inuit of a chance to secure a great job with housing and allowing a GN employee to disregard the conflict of interest policy, enabling them to use their role with the government to scope out job opportunities for themselves and proposition private organizations to hire them.
The hope now is that the new minister takes these complaints very seriously—because this is exactly how governments become corrupted.
Let’s not forget when the daycare accidentally overspent $15,000 mistaking money from a special project as part of their operational budget (after hiring their new ED at top dollar), and then expected the city to bail them out when they couldn’t pay their property taxes. Boards are made up of the public servants working in the community, like rcmp, nurses, and land use planners – you guys should know better. Thumbs down goes to you clowns.
John Main is too tall to be an Inuk
Where does it say he’s inuk? Has he ever claimed to be Inuk?
Where does it say he said that? It could just be an observation
And your mother dresses you funny.
I wish the best to this cabinet, there is always lots of work to be done!
Overview and observations of new Cabinet selections.
First and foremost. The Premier should never, ever be, the finance minister. This portfolio needs to be independent from direct influence or control by the Premier. Nunavummiut need to know that they are hearing non-influenced and non-diluted or distorted accounting regarding Nunavut Finances. The Premier should not be permitted to be the finance minister. Like EVER!
* George Hickes — deputy premier; minister of justice; minister of transportation and infrastructure Nunavut. = Has been around a long time, understands the inner workings of government. Probably not the departments where that type of experience is of most value. Foot note: the separating of the old CGS has not rendered any valuable contribution and only add one more layer to the Government that it definitely does NOT need.
* David Akeeagok — government house leader; minister of education; minister responsible for Nunavut Arctic College. = Would make absolutely no difference where they put this guy. He will simply continue to do as little as possible. At a time where Education needs to be a major focus and needs new ideas and new formats, new programs to engage Inuit youth and families to value education; this guy is the last one that should have this chair.
* Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster — minister of health. = This should be fun to watch…if it was not such a critical department and so important to Nunavummiut’s. This therefore will in fact will be anything but fun to watch. The Health Department needs action, strategies, plans and leadership…not session of singing Kumbaya, more reports, more documents, etc, etc…
* Gwen Healey Akearok — minister of family services; minister responsible for Qulliq Energy Corp. = This might actually be one of the best decisions. Intelligent, analytical and compassionate at the same time. If anyone can help fix the disaster at Social Services, it is probably her. QEC is what it is, and no one is really going to change that.
* Brian Koonoo — minister of environment; minister of culture and heritage. = Time will tell. It is a good starting portfolio for a new MLA and Minister. Will allo whim to build valuable knowledge into government workings. Will serve him well for future positions.
*Cecile Nelvana Lyall — minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corp. = Devereaux held a party last night hearing this. Given the failures and fiasco at NHC and surrounding NCC and the NU 3000 it is simply going to be “business as usual” over there. Given everything that has happened in the last 3 years this is an unfair appointment for a first time Jr MLA and she will simply get steam rolled by the Wylie old bureaucrat Devereaux. This will be to the detriment of Nunavummiut and clearly shows the Premier has absolutely no intention of getting to the bottom of the last 3 years of failures and holding those responsible accountable.
* Craig Simailak — minister of community services. = Unsure what to make of Simailak’s return to Cabinet after resigning the last time. Footnote: Again, this department does not even need to exist and should be reverted back into the old CGS model. You can have two divisions within one government agency. It is done constantly throughout Canada and other Provinces, so it needs not be different here. Doing that would free up a Minister to take other portfolios.
* Annie Tattuinee — minister of human resources. = Very good choice here. A strong person with good experience. Understands the broader Nunavut and that will potentially help move this department forward and increase the stagnent Inuit employment rate and potential improve the dismal participation in government jobs.
Foot note. Coming back in March given all of the challenges Nunavut faces, combined with everything transpiring around the world that has the potential to adversely affect Nunavut seems shortsighted and uninspiring.
You dropped a wall of text, but once you peel off the dramatics, most of it is confidently wrong. Here is the reality check you skipped.
1. “The Premier should NEVER be the Finance Minister.”
This is the anchor of your argument, and it is nowhere near accurate.
Let’s break it down:
• Nunavut law does not prohibit it.
• Consensus government does not follow the party-cabinet separation rules you see in southern provinces.
• Multiple Canadian jurisdictions have had leaders who hold finance/treasury during periods requiring tighter fiscal control or central oversight.
• The GN’s financial transparency does not depend on who holds the title. It depends on:
• the Auditor General
• the Financial Management Board
• Standing Committee oversight
• quarterly and annual reporting
• public tabling of Public Accounts
If the Premier holds Finance, he cannot hide behind another minister. He owns the numbers. That can actually increase accountability, not reduce it.
So you can dislike the decision, but saying it is “never acceptable” is just not grounded in actual governance practice.
2. Hickes is somehow “misplaced.”
You are trying to argue that one of the most experienced MLAs in the territory brings “no value” to Justice and TIN
These are two of the most operationally demanding departments:
• procurement
• infrastructure
• emergency management
• correctional logistics
• contracting
• capital planning
If anything, putting a veteran there is basic risk management.
You may disagree with the politics, but the competence argument does not hold.
3. Akeeagok “does nothing.”
This is not analysis, it is projection.
He has held portfolios under multiple governments, served as Deputy Premier, and handled sensitive files requiring diplomacy, community engagement, and federal negotiation.
If someone spends years in cabinet across governments, it is usually because their colleagues trust them to work, not because they “do nothing.”
4. Brewster in Health will “sing kumbaya.”
She worked two decades inside the Department of Health. You do not survive 20 years in that department without knowing how the entire system actually functions: staffing, medical travel, regional operations, budget pressures, infrastructure gaps, all of it.
Health is a massive, messy, high-pressure file. Appointing someone who actually knows the machinery is not a mistake.
5. Healey Akearok is more than “probably” good.
You understated her qualifications by a mile: • PhD
• founder of Qaujigiartiit
• Nationally recognized for Inuit led research
• deep community engagement experience
• strong understanding of evidence- based programming
Family Services needs strategy and grounding in Inuit realities. She brings both.
QEC benefits from long-term thinking, governance, and accountability , also fits her background.
6. Your entire take on NHC, Lyall, and Devereaux is not just dramatic, it is structurally wrong.
You painted NHC like a conspiracy novel:
“rookie MLA gets eaten alive by the wily bureaucrat.”
Let’s stop pretending that is how governance works.
A. Devereaux is not the villain in your story.
His background includes:
• capital and infrastructure planning
• housing development
• northern logistics
• public administration
• multi-year project coordination
He is doing the job a CEO is supposed to do: provide technical leadership.
Not political manoeuvring, not “steamrolling.”
CEOs operate under boards, legislation, and ministerial direction, not personal fiefdoms.
B. NHC’s challenges are structural and decades-deep.
Housing failures in Nunavut come from:
• chronically insufficient federal funding
• 3–4× construction costs
• a brutally short building season
• freight barriers
• workforce shortages
• overcrowding levels unprecedented in Canada
Blaming “the last 3 years” on one CEO or the Premier is fiction. It is bigger than one person.
C. Lyall is not automatically powerless because she is new.
New ministers often bring the cleanest oversight, because they:
• are not tied to old decisions
• challenge long-standing assumptions
• ask questions veterans stopped asking
• push departments to justify everything
• demand clearer reporting
If the Premier wanted “business as usual,” he would recycle the old minister.
He did the opposite, that alone contradicts your “no accountability” argument.
7. Community Services “should not exist.”
The old CGS was overloaded.
Splitting it was a direct response to:
• departmental bottlenecking
• procurement delays
• conflicting mandates under one deputy
• operational pressure across too many unrelated service lines
Community Services has a clearer mandate and faster workflows now.
Simailak’s previous cabinet experience makes this a stabilizing assignment.
8. Tattuinee in HR is a strong pick.
We actually agree here,she brings leadership, community credibility, and a grounded understanding of Inuit employment barriers.
9. March sitting being “uninspiring” misunderstands consensus government.
Every new Assembly follows this pattern:
• swear-in
• build committees
• ministerial briefings
• mandate letters
• strategic planning
• cabinet retreats
• policy direction setting
The work happens between sittings.
This is not a southern party-government legislature. It is a consensus model.
Bottom Line
Your comment sounds certain, but most of the certainty is not backed by how the GN actually operates:
• governance reality ≠ political drama
• ministers ≠ powerless rookies
• CEOs ≠ villains
• structural issues ≠ 3-year conspiracies
• consensus government ≠ southern politics
Nunavut has real, serious challenges, but solving them requires accurate analysis, not a script made from assumptions.
@Strong Opinion, Weak facts. Talk about a wall of text, holy good on you for taking the time to write all that… Let’s review.
1. Please name a Province where the Premier is the Finance Minister…I will wait.
Your argument plays both sides and the fact is Nunavummiut have been left in the dark far too often regarding fiscal performance and this is just another avenue to continue that practice.
2. Hickes is needed in more important areas based on his experience and the critical issues facing Nunavummiut.
3. Your part about Agkeeagok is basically devoid of facts. The guy had to leave his own riding as he would never have been reelected in it. Your pretense that time served = competency or results in this case does not work…let his track record speak for itself.
4. Action, I’ll say that again, action, is required in Health. Too much time and to many years have passed with multiple ministers talking about “fixing it”. Al that time Nunavummiut have suffered unnecessarily. Your correct, 2 decades in the Nunavut Department of Health should tell everyone all they need to know. She will not be the one to fix it…but let’s wait and see.
5. You tried to claim I wrote anything but what you wrote. I said clearly that naming Akearok was by far the best decision and I look forward to watching the work she does. She is a brilliant professional. So please, you just adding text for the sake of it is not necessary to try and make a point I had already made.
6. Lyall is brilliant. She just did not however, deserve to be thrown into that mess. You are clearly either involved in government or have been living under a rock regarding NHC and NU 3000. Either way, Devereaux’s past does not make up for NHC’s failures. Everything anyone needs to know about that is out there. Devereaux was the champion of this NU 3000 program. He has also been in the position of CEO for 4 years now. NU 3000 did NOT exist prior to his arrival. The catastrophic failure of NCC and NU 3000 does not need further elaboration. But for fun…18 out of 316 homes delivered in 3 years. 12 to 24 months delays in builds, currently over budget by 30+ million, false claims repeatedly made by him, his past Minister, the Premier, etc.. (all on tape, GN Webcasts) regarding NU 3000 performance is deplorable and reprehensible and in any other place would have cost those people their jobs.. Your attempted defense against why, is hallow and Nunavummiut know this. Enough said.
7. Absolute nonsense. It has not resolved what ailed the old CGS in any shape or form. It just added another layer of bureaucracy to an already failing system.
8. We agree on this one.
9. Given all that has happened in the last 4 years and what is happening now globally, calls for expedited action, not the status quo. Sorry but because something was done a certain way does not mean it should continue.
See less wall space and a bunch of “facts”
1. Ask and receive
George Stewart Henry, Ontario 1934
Leslie Frost, Ontario 1949-1955
Sandy Silver, Yukon 2016-2023
2. Hickes
Justin and TIN are two of the highest pressure files in government. Exactly where an experienced minister belongs.
3. Akeeagok
Switching ridings doesn’t erase the fact that he was repeatedly been trusted with major files. In a system where MLAs choose cabinet, you only get such roles when colleagues believe you can carry them.
4. Health
No one disputes Health needs real action. Someone with 20 years inside the department knows exactly where the system breaks and where change is actually possible. That eliminates the learning curve entirely and lets the minster push from day one instead of spending months learning how the system works.
5.
Perfect.
6.
NU3000’s slow progress is real, but that’s not the product of one person, it’s the reality of building in a territory with short seasons, limited contractors, high costs, and community infrastructure limits. Those conditions existed long before any President or Minister. Devereaux has been handling the operational side of a brutally difficult file, and Lyall now brings political direction. That’s not “throwing her into a mess”, that’s how the two roles are supposed to work. Blaming a single individual for decades of structural constraints oversimplifies the entire issue.
7.
The CGS split only took effect seven months ago. You cannot judge a structural reorganization that fast, the new departments are still building out mandates, staffing, and internal processes. Major reorganizations take time to settle, and evaluating it before the implementation is even complete is not a real measure of success or failure.
8.
Perfect
9.
Post Election timelines always include briefings, mandate development, budget prep, and onboarding new MLAs. Government work doesn’t stop just because the Chamber isn’t sitting that week.
There’s room for criticism, absolutely. It just works better when it reflects the full picture.
I find it interesting that the government wanted to provide more support to communities, then appointed an extremely southern deputy minister with little experience in the public service and even less in Nunavut. The disconnect between leadership and communities is unmeasurable…. Maybe ministers should be looking at their bureaucratic leadership to make more effective changes.
How can a deputy minister who has spent almost no time in the north, supported by contractors really know how to support communities?
For now I hope they keep driving around in the GN vehicle, enjoying your duty travel perks…
I’m less interested in judging these ministers for what they’ve done or not done, than I am in seeing what changes will come about early on in this mandate.
You should run for MLA next election, you seem to know a lot
The Devereaux slander is unnecessary and reeks of a personal dislike that you’re trying to portray as a real issue. He’s hard-working, committed and fit for the job.
Overall Impression
This comment is strongly opinionated, highly critical, and at times informed, but it also includes bias, some overgeneralizations, and assumptions that don’t fully reflect how roles and power work in Nunavut’s public service.
It reads like someone who follows Nunavut politics closely but is also frustrated and projecting those frustrations onto individual MLAs — sometimes fairly, sometimes harshly.
Point-by-Point Breakdown
1. “The Premier should never be Finance Minister.”
Fair point, but not absolute.
In many jurisdictions (including Nunavut historically), it isn’t uncommon for a Premier/PM to temporarily hold Finance, especially in consensus government.
But the commenter is highlighting a real accountability concern:
when the head of government also controls the purse strings, there’s less independent scrutiny.
Fair concern; exaggerated wording.
“Never, ever… like EVER” is rhetoric, not analysis.
2. George Hickes — Justice + Transportation
The writer claims he’s in the wrong portfolios.
This is subjective.
What’s true: Hickes is experienced and very familiar with GN operations.
What’s a stretch: Saying splitting CGS was “no valuable contribution.”
That depends on internal government feedback and metrics — not public opinion alone.
3. David Akeeagok — Education
This is the harshest and least fair assessment.
Saying “he will do as little as possible” is a personal attack, not evidence-based.
Legitimate concern:
Education is one of Nunavut’s most challenging areas — huge literacy gaps, curriculum issues, teacher shortages. Many people want bold change.
But:
Dismissing a minister as lazy doesn’t add meaningful political analysis.
4. Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster — Health
The tone is sarcastic, but the underlying point is valid:
Health is Nunavut’s largest, most complex, and highest-pressure department, and any minister is going to be tested hard.
But the comment doesn’t give her any credit for her background or skills — it defaults to cynicism.
5. Gwen Healey Akearok — Family Services + QEC
This is the most balanced section.
The writer acknowledges:
• she’s competent,
• she has analytical skills,
• she may be able to fix deeply troubled areas.
6. Brian Koonoo — Environment + Culture & Heritage
Fairly neutral.
Recognizes he’s new and will grow into the role.
One of the few non-emotional, fair observations.
7. Cecile Nelvana Lyall — Housing
This is another very negative — but somewhat understandable — reaction.
Housing is the most politically dangerous portfolio in Nunavut.
The department has had:
• major project failures,
• severe delays,
• supply chain issues,
• leadership turnover.
Fair concern:
A new, first-time MLA could get overwhelmed.
Unfair part:
Claiming she will “simply be steamrolled” is speculative and dismissive.Also, blaming the appointment for “no intention of accountability” is an assumption, not proven.
8. Craig Simailak — Community Services
Mild criticism: reflects the commentator’s personal belief that the department shouldn’t exist.
This is a structural debate, not a reflection on Simailak’s ability.
9. Annie Tattuinee — Human Resources
Positive and reasoned.
No major issues — they acknowledge her experience and strong personality.
Just Say…..Morning coffee!
hopefully main has a close look at finance. its been totally mismanaged and messed up by current senior staff.
I think you maybe misinformed about how this works.
WhileI don’t necessarily agree with everything done at the bureaucratic level, budgets are determined by the legislative assembly which need to go through the financial management board for approvals.
Officials are going to do what they’re going to do, but when it comes to big spending, it is cabinet that makes the decisions. I am quite confident that under this elected leadership, not influenced by their experience in an inuit org backgrounds or advice, will have a significant impact on how our finances are managed. Have never seen such disregard for public funds and accountability as I did under the last government…. The bureaucracy has been consistent is the elected leadership on this one…. Unlike other departments, finance is pretty black-and-white regulated under the financial administration act and government directives and policies.
NCC? Any surprised they fired their president once this leadership was out of office? Elders van anyone?
In the recent vote for Nunavut’s Premier, MLA George Hickes cast his support for John Main. This decision has left many questioning how to reconcile his choice with the commitments he once preached about boosting Inuit employment and strengthening opportunities for our people.
For years, Inuit employment has been spoken of as a priority a promise to build capacity, empower local leadership, and ensure that our children and families see themselves reflected in the future of Nunavut. Yet when the moment came to stand behind those words, the vote went another way.
How do we trust leaders who speak of Inuit empowerment but act otherwise? Trust is built not only on promises but on consistency between words and actions. Our communities deserve clarity, accountability, and leadership that truly reflects the values and needs of Inuit.
This moment is a reminder that we must continue to hold our representatives accountable, and that Inuit employment is not just a talking point it is the foundation of our territory’s strength and future.
What do you mean by acting otherwise? Why do think Inuit struggle to gain and gold employment in the government? Is it all a conspiracy to you?
So who else would be to blame other than the leaders of NHC. For decades the NHC and NWTHC successfully delivered 100 + new units and dozens of retrofits ad hundreds of unit upgrades under a public tender process. Then through brilliant maneuvers all new construction, design, material supply and project management was sole sourced to NCC . And the results has been, as all agree, has been disastrous. Probably the biggest failing including the I’ll fated NHT fiasco which now would appear t be a success in comparison. So take a bit of time to think about who made the decision. Maybe the tooth fairy but more likely the leaders of NHC. Remember the old adage “The buck stops here” . Well that where the bucks were when they were scattered to the winds which ” do blow mighty cold way up there”.
But ncc is building houses, and a lot of them at almost half the price. The previous years, the contractor was building 50 houses a year in 7 community. Now it’s 300+ in every community. Paint it how you want, but that is better to build more, cheaper, and slower but better. Get over yourself. Move on
Since Nunavut, GN has built 100 houses each year all except previous GN finished 18