‘Room for improvement’ say Inuit leaders after meeting with the prime minister in Kuujjuaq

Inuit-Crown partnership in Canada is being prioritized

Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 1, 2026 CANADA – On June 30, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with both the President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Natan Obed, […] The post Inuit-Crown partnership in Canada is being prioritized appeared first on Philippine Canadian Inquirer.

‘Room for improvement’ say Inuit leaders after meeting with the prime minister in Kuujjuaq

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Inuit leaders Tuesday in Kuujjuaq, Quebec to discuss how improving Arctic security could improve social issues in the Inuit homelands. “There are very serious, immediate priorities,” said Carney shortly after getting off the plane. “Here in Nunavik, [we have] tuberculosis, food security, housing [issues].” Located in the northernmost third of Quebec, Nunavik is one of four regions Inuit in Canada call home. Ku…

Carney, Obed stress stronger Inuit-Ottawa partnership during Kuujjuaq visit

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa must maintain a positive relationship with Inuit, in response to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed’s June 19 comments that Inuit should seek other partners for Arctic defence if the government does not respect them. “[Obed] and I have very good relations,” Carney said Tuesday morning in Kuujjuaq, before he co-chaired an Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee meeting alongside Obed. The agenda for the …