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Inuit group wants in on five-nation Arctic meeting

Feb
14

Representatives of five Arctic states, as well as Hans Enoksen, then the premier of Greenland, pose for a picture during the Greenland meeting in May of 2008 that produced the Ilulissat Declaration. Canada was represented by Gary Lunn, who then served as natural resources minister. Next month, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon will host a similar meeting in Chelsea, Que., a small town near Ottawa located in Cannon's federal riding, Pontiac. (FILE PHOTO)

The chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Jimmy Stotts, said last week he wants Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon to invite Inuit representatives to a meeting of five Arctic coastal states next month in Chelsea, Que., a small town just outside Ottawa. more »