McLean wants bigger edge for Inuit business

Glenn McLean, the MLA for Baker Lake, wants the GN to increase the benefit under the Nunavummi Namminiqaqtuni Ikajuuti (NNI) for businesses that are truly Inuit-owned.

“True Inuit businesses should have more than a three per cent advantage under the NNI,” McLean said in the House on Oct. 30.

Premier Paul Okalik said the GN and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the two bodies responsible for overseeing the NNI, are reviewing the policy. He added that their recommendations for change should be complete by the end of November.