\n Prime Minister Mark Carney gives opening remarks as Natan Obed, right, President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, listens during a meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee, in Inuvik, N.W.T., on Thursday, July 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Darryl Dyck\n <\/p>\n
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Nunavik today to meet with Inuit leaders along with half a dozen of his cabinet ministers, including those who handle the energy, public safety and defence files.<\/p>\n
The Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee brings together federal cabinet ministers and Inuit three times a year, with the prime minister attending one of those meetings.\n <\/p>\n
This meeting is happening in Kuujjuaq, Que. and a number of issues are on the agenda, including Arctic sovereignty, security and defence, housing and food security, the proposed Inuit university, and Inuit health and wellness.\n <\/p>\n
Some Arctic observers say this is the first forum since it was launched in 2017 to see some tension between Inuit and federal leaders.\n <\/p>\n
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the organization representing Canada’s Inuit, hosted an Arctic sovereignty forum earlier this month in Ottawa culminating in a call for the federal government to be a better partner.\n <\/p>\n
Natan Obed, the organization’s president, told attendees that if the relationship with Ottawa is no longer feasible, Inuit could look for other partnerships abroad.\n <\/p>\n
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