There’s no security without Indigenous sovereignty

The boost in defence spending won’t amount to much without first ensuring Inuit prosperity, which is key to Canadian authority in the Arctic.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed. The more control the federal government has in the North, the more likely those policies endanger Inuit communities, writes Erica Ifill.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

December 10, 2025

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to defence spending is unmatched compared to previous decades; in 2013, Canada’s defence spending was barely one per cent of GDP. The most recent

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