P.J. Akeeagok (right), president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, and Brian Penney, president and CEO of Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., sign an amended Inuit impact and benefit agreement October 2018 in Iqaluit. QIA says it wants to continue talking to Baffinland about the mining company’s plans to scale back activities at the Mary River mine. (File photo)
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