Megan Pizzo-Lyall announced as Liberal candidate for Nunavut in upcoming Canadian election
Megan Pizzo-Lyall will run in the 2019 federal election under the Liberal party banner, she announced Thursday night in Iqaluit
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Leona Aglukkaq
Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect
As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing
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Alaska should seize Arctic opportunities, commission report says
With industry poised to invest billions of dollars in the rapidly thawing and increasingly accessible and resource-rich Arctic, Alaska now has
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Blog: The evolving role of regions in Arctic governance
An interesting thing happened last Fall as the US prepared for its upcoming Arctic Council chairmanship. The Alaska Arctic Policy
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Blog: The Arctic Council at a crossroads – Still, and again
The narrative of “the Arctic Council at a crossroads” has been prominent since at least 2008, and probably before. It
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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Chairmanship – Lots of Leadership, No Followers
This week Canada surprised the Arctic Council by replacing its Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Patrick Borbey, halfway into
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Canada’s Arctic Council leadership gets mixed reviews
Canada is now just over one year into its two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council. It assumed leadership of the
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Canada boycotts Moscow Arctic Council meeting over Ukraine
Canada boycotted an Arctic Council meeting in Moscow this week to protest Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Canada currently holds the
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Blog: The Arctic Council’s Immunity to Crimean Flu
Since Russian forces entered Crimea earlier this month, a host of commentators have been speculating on when and how that
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Canada’s Arctic claim includes North Pole
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said today that Canada will make a claim to the North Pole, but has
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The Arctic Council Ministerial: Nothing/Everything Has Changed
On the face of it, the Arctic Council Ministerial that took place on May 15 was largely business as usual.
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Greenland urged to work with Arctic Council
Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s chair of the Arctic Council, is urging Denmark to settle a dispute over Greenland’s role at the
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Arctic Council to take on business focus under Canada
Creating a bigger presence for industry at the world’s premiere international forum on northern issues won’t distract from its work
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