Supporting northern and Indigenous communities key to Arctic sovereignty

Arctic sovereignty is far broader than territorial assertion or defence, and intricately connected with Indigenous self-determination and supporting the people who make the North their home.

Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is responsible for the government’s Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, which outlines a modern, holistic, community-focused response, writes Liberal MP Brendan Hanley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP BRENDAN HANLEY

December 7, 2022

The North is as much a part of Canada’s identity as maple syrup and hockey. But while the North may represent more than 40 per cent of Canada’s landmass, fewer than one per cent of Canadians live there.

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