Premier hails GN’s relationship with municipal leaders
Akeeagok cuts conference address short to attend to matters in the legislative assembly, where he faces potential leadership challenge Wednesday
Premier P.J. Akeeagok, right, addresses the Nunavut Association of Municipalities conference on Tuesday, alongside David Joanasie, minister of community and government services. (Photo by Daron Letts)
The morning after he was confronted with a challenge to his leadership by Nunavut MLAs, Premier P.J. Akeeagok brought a message of unity to municipal leaders at the Nunavut Association of Municipalities conference in Iqaluit.
“The relationship and the respect we have with the very important work you have as municipal leaders is something that we treasure,” Akeeagok said Tuesday to delegates at the association’s annual conference, taking place this week at the Aqsarniit hotel.
The association is made up of mayors and senior administrative officers from Nunavut’s 25 municipalities.
“We are very fortunate to have such strong working relations with the work that you do and the departments we have.”
The premier was flanked by Economic Development and Transportation Minister David Akeeagok and Community and Government Services Minister David Joanasie.
Joanasie paid tribute to the resiliency of his South Baffin constituents in Kimmirut as they emerged from a four-day power outage earlier this week.
“We have pressing things that we need to do in the legislative assembly that won’t give us a lot of time to be here,” David Akeeagok added.
The premier excused himself and his ministers after the trio’s brief words of welcome, explaining that the day’s work in the legislative assembly forced them to leave the conference, leaving their deputy ministers to address the attendees.
Later in the day, the event featured a panel on housing. Issues related to solid waste are scheduled to be addressed Wednesday, day three of the four-day conference.
Make akeeagok great again!!
Proud of you Pj , glad everyone else thought so too .
Message to P.J Aqiaguk
All Nunavut communities should have at least 1 female RCMP, not all people especially women don’t trust male RCMP members.
Also! Nepotism should NOT exist in Nunavut communities, unless it’s a family business.
Too many people are being hired in public work places by their family members, people who don’t have job experiences, resumes are being ignored, those who have lack of experiences are working when they don’t have any clue what they are doing, especially in government jobs, people
Being hired without any proper training.
Do better, take your ministers to every community and see what’s going on in government buildings, especially inside the schools.