Idlout hopes ‘austerity’ in federal budget won’t shortchange Nunavut housing – Nunatsiaq News
Nov 4, 2025
NDP MP says needs of Indigenous people must be acted on in government spending plan
With Tuesday’s federal budget expected to include targeted cuts in some areas of government spending, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says she is taking a wait-and-see approach before deciding whether she will vote for it.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government has been signalling it will be an “austerity budget,” Idlout said Monday. “If that includes making cuts to Indigenous Services Canada, it’s a huge concern given that they have been underfunded for decades.”
Idlout said she is concerned that Arctic sovereignty and Nunavut’s need for more and better housing might be shortchanged as the government focuses on national defence and Arctic security.
