Good system... If you are going to have a public election based political structure, then non-party based is the way to go. There is the potential for Nunavut to be a truly great place. I think the next 20-30 years are going to be make or break for the territory though. It will either become a beacon of progress, or fall into the abyss. Education, cultural integrity and moving beyond mining are major issues. It's not crime, that's just the symptom....
@MajBlood - the Inuit here are not "Indians".. we are a completely different culture than any First Nations people in the western hemisphere. Inuit are more closely related to Asians, and we live in all across the circumpolar arctic (Greenland, Alaska, Russia and Arctic Canada).. but as fro why southerners live here, well.. most of them plan to stay for a short while for work, but end up falling in love with the place and making it home. :)
@StudioBex Inclined to agree. I wouldn't say the place doesn't have problems, but if I were offered a secure job up there in my field (education in the humanities) I would take it with a view to make a permanent home there. Can certainly see the appeal in the place. The astronomy in winter and hiking in summer would be awesome :)
@MajBlood I won't point out that the Inuit and Indians are not the same thing (okay I won't dwell on it) ... I know my family was up there because my dad is in the NWT .... a lot of people in teaching and medical professions also go up there. I spent the first 7 years of my life up north.
@LoveMeLoveMyDog80 I live where I live because I was born here. But people initially settled Newfoundland because of its large stocks of codfish. What is the driving resource that caused real settlement in Iqualiat? Of course I mean mostly for the white men there. Obviously the Inuit have been there for quite some time in history so they just naturally stayed there.
@MajBlood Southerners moved up in a big way in the 40s. Iqaluit was a transit point in WW2. These days it's a territorial capital, and a service hub, so there is demand for skilled workers like teachers, medical professions, engineering and admin. There is a local skills shortage in the north, so that attracts newcomers. Others, perhaps they just like it. Students in some specialisms also benefit from being there, as do those who just like the place. I would prob. move, if I had a job opening.
@bigkellyr Start at the state level! Here in Canada, there's unique parties in every provincial legislature. They're the well from which new Federal parties can spring. Local politics in small states is where it'll start, but independents is getting ahead of yourself when there's still two parties, that only works in small places like Nunavut or where there's like five political parties already (because independents can have power in minority governments).
poor dogs
albo96 4 days ago
this feels so canadian, eh?
RainAngel111 1 month ago
i have as feeling rick spat out the caribou at the end LOOOL
susupoosa 1 month ago
Good system... If you are going to have a public election based political structure, then non-party based is the way to go. There is the potential for Nunavut to be a truly great place. I think the next 20-30 years are going to be make or break for the territory though. It will either become a beacon of progress, or fall into the abyss. Education, cultural integrity and moving beyond mining are major issues. It's not crime, that's just the symptom....
LoveMeLoveMyDog80 3 months ago 3
Question: Why do these people live in Iqualitat? I understand the Indians, but why white people?
MajBlood 5 months ago
@MajBlood - the Inuit here are not "Indians".. we are a completely different culture than any First Nations people in the western hemisphere. Inuit are more closely related to Asians, and we live in all across the circumpolar arctic (Greenland, Alaska, Russia and Arctic Canada).. but as fro why southerners live here, well.. most of them plan to stay for a short while for work, but end up falling in love with the place and making it home. :)
StudioBex 4 months ago
@StudioBex Good answer. Thanks.
MajBlood 4 months ago
@StudioBex Inclined to agree. I wouldn't say the place doesn't have problems, but if I were offered a secure job up there in my field (education in the humanities) I would take it with a view to make a permanent home there. Can certainly see the appeal in the place. The astronomy in winter and hiking in summer would be awesome :)
LoveMeLoveMyDog80 3 months ago
@MajBlood I won't point out that the Inuit and Indians are not the same thing (okay I won't dwell on it) ... I know my family was up there because my dad is in the NWT .... a lot of people in teaching and medical professions also go up there. I spent the first 7 years of my life up north.
MeganHitachiin 4 months ago
@MeganHitachiin Yeh it seems like I'm gonna up teaching the Indians when I get my Bachelors of Educatiion. Such is the life of a arts student.
MajBlood 4 months ago
@MajBlood hardly a bad thing she ain't so bad up north really.
MeganHitachiin 4 months ago
@MeganHitachiin Hundreds have died of cold in Quebec City, let alone Iqaluit.
MajBlood 4 months ago
@MajBlood A parka will be your best friend
MeganHitachiin 4 months ago
@MeganHitachiin Ok but if I freeze to death I will hold you responsible.
MajBlood 4 months ago
@MajBlood Good luck with that.
MeganHitachiin 4 months ago
@MajBlood - Same reason people live anywhere else. Work... Study... Born there... Chose to relocate for weather / environment / lifestyle.
LoveMeLoveMyDog80 3 months ago
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LoveMeLoveMyDog80 3 months ago
@LoveMeLoveMyDog80 I live where I live because I was born here. But people initially settled Newfoundland because of its large stocks of codfish. What is the driving resource that caused real settlement in Iqualiat? Of course I mean mostly for the white men there. Obviously the Inuit have been there for quite some time in history so they just naturally stayed there.
MajBlood 3 months ago
@MajBlood Southerners moved up in a big way in the 40s. Iqaluit was a transit point in WW2. These days it's a territorial capital, and a service hub, so there is demand for skilled workers like teachers, medical professions, engineering and admin. There is a local skills shortage in the north, so that attracts newcomers. Others, perhaps they just like it. Students in some specialisms also benefit from being there, as do those who just like the place. I would prob. move, if I had a job opening.
LoveMeLoveMyDog80 3 months ago
omg that place is so badass
fuxu123 7 months ago
"Don't talk about it too much, it's not registered".
Now that was funny.
pinz2022 8 months ago 6
MAN they all seem so meek ad polite in the Far North of Canada.
OneCovenant4All 1 year ago
@OneCovenant4All they haven't been corrupted by liberal politics, lol!
lucy9359 10 months ago
I have always wanted to visit the territories
893160007 1 year ago
Iqaluit got 342 from 2001 - 2006 for a Population of 6,184
That's 68 people per year.
It's 2010 so 68x4 = 272 increase.
now 6,184/272
That's a growth rate of 22.7%!
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SniperViper1000 1 year ago
I really need to visit our Canadian North! :D
Knoxfordguy 2 years ago 29
@Knoxfordguy It's great you want to... but quit the redundancy in your speech.
BonhommeHero 11 months ago
@BonhommeHero well thanks for saying it was redundant...god
Knoxfordguy 11 months ago
More and more Americans would like our politicians to be Independants and get away from this two party strangle hold they have.
bigkellyr 2 years ago
@bigkellyr Start at the state level! Here in Canada, there's unique parties in every provincial legislature. They're the well from which new Federal parties can spring. Local politics in small states is where it'll start, but independents is getting ahead of yourself when there's still two parties, that only works in small places like Nunavut or where there's like five political parties already (because independents can have power in minority governments).
Mehtaphorical 10 months ago
makes me wanna go there.
athlon866 2 years ago 22