The people of the North are a proud people

Our government will continue to work with our territorial, provincial, and Indigenous partners to co-develop priorities and solutions for the North to help grow the northern economy, protect the Arctic environment and enable northerners to reach the quality of life that they rightfully deserve.

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of the Franklin Strait, in Nunavut Canada, Aug. 11, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP YVONNE JONES

June 10, 2019

The people of the North are proud people. They have survived thousands of years and many generations on pure strength and determination. Northerners carry a superior knowledge of the lands, waters, and environment in which they have lived for millennia. As a proud Arctic nation, the North has playe...

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