Pandemic underlines need for better northern housing: Vandal

Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal says he's hearing most about the need for more money for housing and infrastructure as northerners grapple with the pandemic fallout.

Dan Vandal is the first person to hold the standalone title of minister of northern affairs. The coronavirus pandemic 'threw a monkey wrench' into the work he was tackling in his mandate letter, he says.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

June 10, 2020

Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal has been busy during the pandemic. Phone calls start around 8 a.m. and stop whenever they stop. Mr. Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) is the first person to hold the standalone title of Minister of Northern Affairs. Previously, the responsibilities for n...

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