Nakurmiimarik to Nancy-Karetak-Lindell

I would like to applaud your taking a position on the same-sex marriage issue that has been such a tough one in Nunavut.

As an Inuk, I am proud that you have clearly stated your support for same-sex marriage. We both know that Inuit are sometimes very conservative on certain issues, but it is up to people like you and I to show them that rights are not given to people by appointment and that you can’t chose who to give them to and who to take them away from, but that their liberties and rights must be respected.

Taking a stand like that will help make Nunavut a better and safer place to live in and I am sure that all the gay and lesbian people of Nunavut have hope for a better tomorrow because of what you did.

Nakurmiimarik!

(Name withheld by request)
Quebec City