Mathieu Landriault

A speed limit sign in Nunavut in 2009. Transportation and water infrastructure was rated as the most pressing need in a new survey on Arctic infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Survey finds Canadians overwhelmingly support building Arctic infrastructure

A new survey finds the majority of Canadians, across all regions and political leanings, support the construction of infrastructure in the Arctic.
Elon Musk, PDG de X, rit en s'adressant aux médias après avoir participé à une réunion à huis clos des principaux PDG de la technologie pour discuter des priorités et des risques entourant l'intelligence artificielle et la façon dont elle devrait être réglementée, à Washington le 13 septembre 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Voici comment Elon Musk favorise la désinformation sur X

L’augmentation de la désinformation sur X est notamment attribuable à une stratégie d’Elon Musk qui vise à museler les chercheurs qui tentent de l’étaler au grand jour.
A polar bear stands on the ice in the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in July 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

How Russian isolation due to its Ukraine invasion has halted Arctic co‑operation

Transnational Arctic co-operation has stalled due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what will be required to get it back on track.
Ships are framed by pieces of ice in Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut, in July 2019. Canada plans to ban the use of heavy oil on commercial vessels, which will have economic consequences in the Arctic. The Canadian Press / Sean Kilpatrick

Will Budget 2020 take the Canadian North seriously?

The next federal budget will be decisive for Canada’s North. Will the government put in the money to achieve its many priorities in the Arctic?
Des navires sont encadrés par des morceaux de glace dans la baie de Frobisher à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, en juillet 2019. Le Canada compte interdire l’utilisation de pétrole lourd sur les navires commerciaux, ce qui aura des conséquences économiques en Arctique. La Presse Canadienne/Sean Kilpatrick

Le Nord canadien sera‑t‑il enfin pris au sérieux dans le prochain budget ?

Le prochain budget fédéral sera déterminant pour le Nord canadien. Le gouvernement mettra-t-il l'argent nécessaire pour réaliser ses nombreuses priorités en Arctique?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by a crowd as he arrives to attend a community feast during a visit to Arctic Bay, Nunavut, in August 2019. Trudeau has said the relationship with Indigenous peoples is Canada’s most important, so why aren’t Indigenous issues getting much attention this campaign? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Indigenous justice and reconciliation barely on the radar this Canadian election

Based on tweets written by 735 candidates from Canada’s five major political parties, Indigenous issues are not on the national radar this election campaign. That’s both strange and short-sighted.
A young Indigenous boy waits to dance after the Walk for Reconciliation in Vancouver in September 2017. The election of the Justin Trudeau government in 2015 seems to have fuelled a shift in how Indigenous people are described in the media. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

From ‘Aboriginal’ to ‘Indigenous’ in the Justin Trudeau era

The election of Justin Trudeau in 2015 has coincided with a shift in language in the media – the term ‘Aboriginal’ has been increasingly replaced by the term ‘Indigenous.’ Here’s why.

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