Serving the whole North is of national importance

The Canadian North should not have to stand in line, lobbying for support for a handful of small projects.

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said investments announced in the 2025 federal budget will 'create skilled, well-paid jobs, strengthen regional economies, and help Canadian businesses get their goods to new markets,' in a Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada press release on Nov. 21.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN COATES

December 1, 2025

Canada’s current plans for natural resource and infrastructure development talk a lot about the North, yet perpetuate a pattern of genteel neglect.

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