Nominations open for Makivvik’s Feb. 6 executive elections
Vice-president of economic development, secretary positions up for grabs
Two positions are up for grabs in the 2025 Makivvik Corp. executive elections. Nominations close Jan. 7. (File photo by Cedric Gallant)
Nominations are open for candidates hoping to be elected to one of two Makivvik Corp. executive positions.
This round of elections is for the vice-president of economic development and secretary positions. Election day is Feb. 6, with an advance poll Jan. 31. Voting can be done either in person or online, a notice on the website of Nunavik’s Inuit rights-holding organization.
The deadline to register to run is Jan. 7, before 5 p.m.
Eligible candidates must be a Nunavik Inuit beneficiary, at least 18 years old and fluent in Inuktitut, the notice said.
Disqualifying factors include being in bankruptcy, having a criminal conviction punishable by two or more years imprisonment, or owing money to Makivvik Corp. or its subsidiaries.
The nomination form requires candidates to answer questions about themselves and the position they are seeking, and obtain at least 10 signatures from nominators from at least five different Inuit communities.
Makivvik is the legal representative for Nunavik’s Inuit. Executives hold three-year terms and elections are held annually, with the positions up for grabs rotating each year.
Andy Moorhouse, the current vice-president of economic development, and corporate secretary Alicia Aragutak were elected to their positions in 2022.
In 2023, George Berthe and Adamie Delisle Alaku were acclaimed in their re-election bids for treasurer and vice-president – department of environment, wildlife and research, respectively.
Earlier this year, Pita Aatami was re-elected as president in a three-person race.
Merry Christmas people , let pray for regime change.
May God bless ye Merry gentlewomen and gentlemen ✅ in the race.
As the song says:
Meet the new boss . same as the old boss.