Biden and Trudeau must act on commitment to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The remaining suspended oil and gas leases, which cover more than 350,000 acres of the Arctic Refuge, must be cancelled.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa last week was a reminder of the vital, collaborative role Canada and the United States must continue to play in protecting the Porcupine caribou herd and the Gwich’in way of life, writes Chief Pauline Frost. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY PAULINE FROST

March 29, 2023

In February 2021, my small fly-in-only community of Old Crow, Yukon, more than 100 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, breathed a sigh of relief.

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