Yukon premier wants feds to invest in ‘nation-building’ infrastructure to unlock critical minerals and boost Arctic sovereignty

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says recent comments by a fellow northern premier criticizing the federal government are ‘accurate,’ and he is seeking similar commitments from Ottawa to the ones recently made to his territorial counterpart.

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says his 'big ask' to the federal government is to invest in bringing his territory into the North American power grid.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

September 6, 2023

The premier of the Yukon wants to see the federal government invest in “nation building” infrastructure in Canada’s north, with the “ambition” of keeping pace with other circumpolar countries—which he says are far ahead of Canada in developing their northern regi...

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