US EditionNew Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
Premier Main urges Ottawa to address Nunavut's major infrastructure gaps with sustained federal funding amid a $1 billion Arctic Infrastructure Fund linked to defense priorities.
- On Thursday, P.J. Main was sworn in as Nunavut's seventh premier, two days after Nunavut MLAs selected him, and he urged Ottawa to partner on the Arctic Infrastructure Fund of $1 billion over four years.
- A 2020 Nunavut Tunngavik report found the territory's infrastructure lagged behind all other Canadian jurisdictions and requested $70 million annually over six years to address gaps.
- Main, who grew up in Arviat, said, `I was very fortunate to kind of be immersed in Inuit language and also enjoyed a lot of outdoor activities as a kid`, and has taken relationship-building calls including one from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
- Nunavut's NDP MP Lori Idlout said needs go beyond Ottawa's focus, and `I think that he can bring in a fresh lens about what major projects can be`, Idlout told The Canadian Press, while Main emphasized understanding Nunavut's reality.
- Plans like the Grey's Bay road and port project aim to open an economic corridor for critical minerals and shipments via the Northwest Passage, while Ottawa has referred a hydroelectric project near Iqaluit to the Major Projects Office.
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New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. “Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. “Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. “Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. “Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. “Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
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