Question Period Note: NORTHERN AFFAIRS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Our Government has worked with territorial, provincial and Indigenous partners to co-develop priorities for the North.
• Together we have:
o Revised the Nutrition North list of subsidized food to include non-food items including diapers and non-prescription drugs and lowered the cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket by $4.41 since the launch of the program in 2011;
o The newly launched Harvesters Support Grant will provide $8 million to support hunting and harvesting in 108 isolated communities
o Signed an Agreement-in-Principle on the devolution of Crown Lands, resources, and rights in respect of waters in Nunavut;
o Launched the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework with our partners in September 2019; and,
o Opened the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in August 2019.
• We will continue to work with key partners to ensure Northerners’ needs are met.

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