Issue
Northern & Arctic Sovereignty
Arctic infrastructure, Northern food security, Nunavut-Manitoba-Ontario road links, Coast Guard presence, and Indigenous-led Northern governance.
Where parties stand
Compare side-by-side- Bloc QuébécoisBLOC
Supports Arctic sovereignty investments. Wants Inuit Nunangat-led governance respected and the federal Coast Guard's francophone-service obligations met.
- Conservative Party of CanadaCONSERVATIVE
Would accelerate Arctic infrastructure, expand the Canadian Forces' Arctic Operations Group, and replace Nutrition North with direct payments to Northern households.
Backs Indigenous-led Arctic stewardship, climate-adaptation-first Northern infrastructure, and a moratorium on new Arctic fossil-fuel development.
- Liberal Party of CanadaLIBERAL
Continues the 2023 Arctic Strategy with $4.9B over 20 years for Northern infrastructure (deep-water port at Nanisivik, Arctic Operational Support Hub at Iqaluit). Maintains the Nutrition North subsidy.
Supports Indigenous-led Northern governance, expanded Nutrition North investments, and statutory consent for major Arctic projects from affected First Nations and Inuit organizations.
Bills affecting this issue
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