The head of Canada's national Inuit organization has slammed the design
of a map — released with fanfare this week by three federal ministers
as part of a report showcasing the Conservative government's Arctic
strategy — that "leaves out" the Inuit communities of northern Quebec
and Labrador.
The Council of the European Union approved a ban on sealskin products in its 27 member nations at a July 27 meeting in Brussels.
The ban is a “response to concerns about the animal welfare aspects
of seal hunting practices,” said the council members in a statement on
their decision.
The federal government has promised to assert Canada's sovereignty
over its resource-rich Arctic lands and waters while it addresses the
need for jobs, housing and a clean environment in the North.
Representatives from Air Greenland hope to travel to Iqaluit in
mid-September to discuss reviving air service between Nunavut and
Greenland.
A planned meeting between Air Greenland and officials at
the Government of Nunavut had to be scrapped because of the threat of a
strike by the airline’s flight attendants.
The federal government has not finalized the creation of a bowhead
whale sanctuary off the Baffin Island coast, so Inuit are planning a
party next month to nudge the government on the issue.
Two Inuit survivors of the residential school system have been
appointed to an Indian Residential School Survivor Committee which will
advise and assist the actual commission.
The head of the United
Nations panel of climate-change experts today said he was encouraged by
climate pledges at the recently concluded G-8 summit but was also
concerned that “we have very little time” to reach even those general
commitments, which still fell short of what was required by science.
Entre 1970
et 2004, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre ont augmenté de 70%, a
rappelé aujourd’hui le Président du Groupe d’experts
intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC), pour illustrer
l’urgence qu’il y a à conclure la Conférence internationale de
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Most Nunavummiut don’t get enough to eat, researchers who worked on the Qanuippitali health survey in Nunavut said at last week’s International Congress on Circumpolar Health in Yellowknife.