President Natan Obed speaks with Peter Mazereeuw, host of the Hot Room, a Hill Times podcast, about Prime Minister Mark Carney, the major projects fast-track law, what Canada’s Inuit need most from the federal government, and his decision to run for the leader of ITK once more.
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed shares with CBC’s As It Happens that Prime Minister Mark Carney has reassured him the government will consult Indigenous communities about projects governed by the controversial “Building Canada Act.”
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed shares with CBC’s Power & Politics the assurances the prime minister gave him about the Liberals’ major projects law in a meeting Thursday
“I would say that we have a lot of really trustworthy people at the table”
All four Inuit regions in Canada have modern treaties that include specific processes for how development is conducted in their respective territories.
“We’ve had reassurances that the bill will not interrupt the processes under our modern treaties”
“It’s a testament to how effective this body has been”
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed tells Power & Politics the exclusion of Inuit, First Nations and Métis leaders from consultation on Bill C-5 is “undemocratic”
“It creates the possibility of national interest projects ending up before the courts with litigation causing significant delays,” said ITK President Natan Obed.
Newly-elected National Inuit Youth Council President Gwen Natsiaq spoke to CBC Igalaaq on June 10 about her plans for the new role.
Gwen Natsiq to serve as youth council president over two-year term
