Senator worried by push to rush Bill C-5 through Parliament – Cabin Radio
June 19, 2025
At the 2025 Arctic Development Expo in Inuvik, some speakers believe the federal race to increase Arctic security and sovereignty may overlook northern communities.
Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson, the NWT’s lone senator, told expo delegates she believes developing infrastructure in the North – and establishing a stronger military presence – does not necessarily come with a plan to support existing northern communities.
Anderson criticized what she and others have characterized as a federal push to fast-track the newly proposed Bill C-5, which includes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “nation-building act.” Conservative and Liberal MPs have largely expressed support for it.
