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Nunavut MLAs are preparing to move forward bills dealing with education, justice and mental health during the spring sitting of the legislative assembly, which begins Thursday.
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Posted: Mar 04, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 4 A tank farm outside Kugaaruk, Nunavut in September. MLAs delayed a pair of bills to increase Nunavut's spending on fuel over cost estimates they said were not justified.(John Last/CBC) Nunavut MLAs say there is a lack of transparency about how petroleum products are purchased for the territory. MLAs have delayed two bills related to fuel supply and fuel purchasing to be reviewed in the spring sitting in June. MLA for Iqaluit-Manirajak, Adam Arreak Lightstone, called the bills "very complex" and "significant," which is why they need m...
Nunavut Legislature kicks off winter sitting MLAs are back in the capital for a three-week winter sitting of the Nunavut Legislature that starts Monday. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 22 House leader Elisapee Sheutiapik says there is a lot of work to do this sitting because it's the last year for the current government before an election. (Beth Brown/CBC ) MLAs are back in the capital for a three-week winter sitting of the Nunavut Legislature that starts today. Tomorrow, Finance Minis...
Letters Donating your jab would undermine the rationale behind the prioritisation scheme, writes John Main. Plus letters from Ruth Eversley and Linda Murgatroyd ‘We will need to keep some elements of social distancing long term, as well as adjusting our expectations.’ Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock ‘We will need to keep some elements of social distancing long term, as well as adjusting our expectations.’ Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock Wed 3 Feb 2021 13.02 EST Last modified on Wed 3 Feb 2021 13.40 EST It would be noble to give your vaccine slot to others (Letter...