Arctic security investments must also improve living conditions in the North, say territories

The Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut premiers were recently in Ottawa to discuss the need for funding for housing, electricity, and transportation infrastructure as the federal government works to ramp up its security presence.

Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson, left, and Nunavut Premier John Main were in Ottawa late last month to discuss their jurisdictions’ needs for foundational investments in roads, housing, and electricity.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY TESSIE SANCI

February 9, 2026

With the federal government looking to the North to strengthen Canada’s defence capabilities, the territories’ premiers are urging Ottawa to ensure that investments also support communities who live daily with a lack of housing, roads, electricity, drinking water, and mo...

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