Canada spends $1.5 billion to boost Arctic sovereignty and empower Inuit communities

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Canada spends $1.5 billion to boost Arctic sovereignty and empower Inuit communities

An historic $1.5 billion-agreement between Canada and Nunavut promises to transform the Arctic, empowering Inuit self-determination and strengthening national security through initiatives aimed at increasing representation, economic and cultural growth.

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MONTRÉAL — A few days before Finance Minister Eric Girard's budget was tabled, the Fédération des médecins spécialisaires (FMSQ) called for a stay of the $1.5 billion cuts in health, saying that they are harmful to the care of patients on a daily basis. Surgeries carried over due to lack of funds, devices underused for major tests, lack of access to rehabilitation, deficiencies in the follow-up of patients with chronic illness, the impact of the…