New Arctic ambassador to meet with circumpolar counterparts – Nunatsiaq News
Oct 6, 2025
Virginia Mearns plans to attend 2025 Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland
Weeks into her appointment as Canada’s Arctic ambassador, Virginia Mearns is preparing to address the circumpolar stage later this month in Reykjavik, Iceland, for the 2025 Arctic Circle Assembly.
Her goal is to continue to “demonstrate and assert” Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic and make sure the rights of people who live in the North are upheld, Mearns said in an interview.
“It’s an incredibly important moment in time to demonstrate that,” she said.
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