December 10, 2018
ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᓴᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᖓ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᑦᓴᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᑭᑭᓪᓕᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᖁᐃᖏᓕᓴᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓐᓄᓗ ᓂᖀᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓂᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐋᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓐᓄ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓛᒌᓄᑦ.
ᑲᔪᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᓗᐸᓚ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᐅᓯᑎᒋᐊᑲᓐᓂᖁᓗᒍ, ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖅᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᓂᕿᖃᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓕᒫᓄᑦ.
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Increased funds and access to the Nutrition North Canada Program are vital to the health and well-being of Nunavummiut. I was happy to hear that today’s federal announcement on the Program included a subsidy on more household necessities like diapers and infant food. However, it is not clear that the proposed changes will provide a significant increase in the availability and accessibility of healthy, nutritious foods to Nunavut families.
I look forward to continued dialogue with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs Minister LeBlanc on how Nutrition North can be further improved to ensure direct, significant advantage for all Nunavummiut. We need on-going improvements to benefit all Northerners, and finally find solutions to food insecurity within our territory.
