Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the 29th annual Indspire Awards.
On May 12, I was proud to be in attendance as Nunavut’s Melissa Attagutsiak was presented with the 2022 Indspire Award for Youth. Her father accepted the award on her behalf.
Mr. Speaker, Melissa is a fashion designer, owner of Nuvuja9, and student at Nunavut’s Arctic College. Melissa showcased her first collection titled “Sinaa” during the International Indigenous Fashion Week in Paris, France. Her work features traditional materials such as seal fur. Through fashion Melissa celebrates her Inuit culture and… read more.
Mr. Speaker,
I rise today to acknowledge and thank my colleagues.
When we jointly developed the Katujjiluta mandate, we promised to be transparent and accountable. With this second progress report, we continue to follow through on that promise.
We also promised to work together. Through this mid-term mandate-review process we demonstrated that we are all indeed working together for the betterment of Nunavummiut.
Mr. Speaker, we heard Ministers share their many successes two years into this term despite the unplanned obstacles such as the COVID closures in December 2021.
We also… read more.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about my participation in the Arctic Security and Sovereignty Summit held in Iqaluit on October 3, 2022.
Mr. Speaker, Nunavut senator Dennis Patterson hosted this one-day event in partnership with local and regional organizations including Nunavut’s Inuit Development Corporations Association and Nunasi Corporation.
Mr. Speaker, at this event we spoke about Arctic sovereignty and how to strengthen and support healthy and resilient communities throughout the North.
Mr.… read more.
Mr. Speaker,
Following the historic signing of the Nunavut Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement on January 18, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and I held a bilateral meeting.
We spoke about the importance of devolution signing for Nunavut’s future. The cultural component of the event, which showcased so many of our great and talented performers, brought the strengths of Nunavummiut to the world.
I brought forward, again, how housing is our number one issue and that we need more investment from our federal partner. Nunavut has done its part to build more houses faster by partnering with… read more.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about my recent visit with the Prime Minister of Canada.
I was joined for the bilateral meeting by the President and Vice President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated. We spoke about the urgent need to close Nunavut’s housing gap. Addressing Nunavut's housing gap is key to bolstering Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Strong, resilient communities are supported by reliable social infrastructure.
Mr. Speaker, at our last meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked me to show that our government was working in unison with Inuit organizations on a plan for… read more.
Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to recognize a few people who played a lead role on our successful road to signing the Nunavut Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement.
Most of us see the completed 239-page devolution document as a tool with a simple purpose – to return decision-making related to Nunavut public lands and waters to Nunavut, where it belongs. In three years, we will make our own resource decisions and retain revenue from the extraction of those resources.
Namminiqsurniq – achieving greater autonomy.
What we don’t see is the hours, days, weeks, months, and years of… read more.