One man’s conspiracy theory

The story of events leading up to Jack Anawak losing his portfolio.

Once upon a time:

1. MLAs want to get rid of a senior female bureaucrat.

2. The MLA for Baker Lake quashes this for the premier, but wants a pound of flesh for it.

3. Premier makes promise of jobs for this favour.

4. The PPD is not in the decentralization plan, but becomes that favour.

5. The Hamlet of Rankin Inlet and their MLA, Manitok Thompson, speak out against this.

6. Premier wants to take portfolio from Thompson.

7. Regular MLAs come to her defence.

8. Premier backs off.

9. Rankin constituents and PPD employees ask Anawak to help them.

10. Jack responds to comments made by Ross Mrazek when he tells CBC that this decision on decentralization of PPD employees is final and if they don’t go to Baker Lake it will be as if they quit.

11. Anawak responds to CBC that Mrazek’s comments are premature and that losing the experienced staff at PPD in Rankin Inlet (who are mostly Inuit) would be a wrong move.

12. Premier removes Jack from cabinet.

13. Chapter Two coming soon.

Justin Merritt
Rankin Inlet

Editors note: We checked this theory with some MLAs, and found that there is no factual basis for any of the actions attributed to MLAs. We are printing the letter anyway, so that interested readers can learn something about what some people are actually thinking.