Inuit leaders meet with Carney, ministers this week amid tension between groups
Inuit leaders are pressing Ottawa on tuberculosis funding and partnership rules as TB rates remain more than 270 times higher in Inuit communities.
- On Tuesday, Inuit leaders will meet with six federal ministers in Kuujjuaq, Que., at the latest Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee meeting, held three times yearly.
- ITK President Natan Obed expressed concern a few weeks ago that Ottawa is favoring territorial governments over Inuit organizations under Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Former Nunavut senator Dennis Patterson criticized the ICPC process for creating 'duplicative and sometimes rival bureaucracies,' while ITK seeks $131 million for tuberculosis response.
- Sima Sahar Zerehi, CEO of Arctic Opportunities Group, called excluding Inuit from decisions a 'mistake,' warning that territorial governments and Inuit must remain aligned.
- Obed previously suggested Inuit could pursue international partnerships if the federal relationship becomes unfeasible, though former MP Peter Ittinuar called such comments 'ill-advised.
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Inuit leaders meet with Carney, ministers this week amid tension between groups
OTTAWA — Inuit leaders are set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and six federal ministers Tuesday in Kuujjuaq, Que., at the latest Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee meeting.
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Inuit leaders, federal ministers meet this week amid tension between groups
OTTAWA - Inuit leaders are set to meet with six federal ministers Tuesday in Kuujjuaq, Que., at the latest Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee meeting.
Inuit leaders to meet Carney, ministers amid growing tensions over Arctic
Inuit leaders are set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and six federal ministers Tuesday in Kuujjuaq, Que., at the latest Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee meeting. But some Arctic observers say there is discernible tension between the two sides heading into the meeting — a first since the forum was launched in 2017. “I would think that the federal government going to the meeting on Tuesday would have their backs up a little bit,” said…
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