Blog – Trudeau’s Yukon plan: funding another road to nowhere
The past few years have been good for the Canadian road-building industry in the Arctic. In 2011, former Prime Minister
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Stephen Harper
Blog: What does Trudeau win mean for Arctic?
On Monday, Liberal Member of Parliament Justin Trudeau swept to victory, ousting Conservative leader Stephen Harper after nine years in
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Canada: Conservatives’ federal election campaign heads North with infrastructure announcement
Conservative leader Stephen Harper brought his election campaign north on Friday with a promise to finance a $14-million road improvement
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Canada appoints new commissioner for Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced this week that Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak has been named the new Commissioner of Nunavut. Kusugak had
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China-US climate deal puts pressure on Canada
Pressure will increase on Canada to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions now that the United States and China
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Canada’s prime minister announces launch of Arctic research program
Canada’s prime minster marked the first day of his annual northern tour with the announcement of the National Research Council (NRC)
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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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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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Russia’s Ukraine moves not yet spilling into Arctic Council
Like a pristine winter landscape, all looks surprisingly serene among Russia, Canada and their fellow Arctic Council members. But just
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