Investment in the North is investment in reconciliation

Supporting people to have comparable quality of life and benefits wherever they live is a fundamental Canadian value—and an important part of reconciliation.

Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane is pictured in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Dec. 5, 2019. Governments in the N.W.T. rely on a collaborative partnership with the federal government. We want to advance priorities that Indigenous leadership, community governments, and residents have identified as important to the future success of our territory, writes Ms. Cochrane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY N.W.T. PREMIER CAROLINE COCHRANE

December 8, 2021

For decades, the Northwest Territories has been playing catch up to southern Canada. There are economic and social challenges that affect our territory and residents in ways that our neighbours south of the 60th parallel take for granted: basic infrastructure like roads, broadband, cleane...

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