Voting winds shift in Nunavut, where character counts – CTV
August 14, 2015
IQALUIT, Nunavut — If the recent past is a guide, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, the Conservative incumbent for the vast riding of Nunavut, shouldn’t have to worry about the Oct. 19 election.
In 2011, she took 50 per cent of the vote over three rivals, winning 51 of 59 of the eastern Arctic’s polls.
Since then, she can point to a number of accomplishments, including hundreds of millions of federal dollars for much-needed housing and favourable treatment for Inuit organizations seeking federal infrastructure money.
The territorial government’s request for greater borrowing powers was granted. The North now has its own economic development agency, spreading federal dollars throughout the region.
