But for Sen. Dennis Patterson, who helped write a new report on the Arctic, it’s mostly just that. It’s not real.” Patterson is a chairman of a special Senate committee on the Arctic, which just tabled a report with 30 recommendations on everything from funding better education for northerners to building housing fit for a changing climate. The paper’s appendix lists 56 reports in the last 12 years written by Senate or House committees on Arctic issues. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWThe new report is entitled “A Wake-Up Call” and Patterson says Ottawa’s sleep has been long and deep. In an email, a spokesperson for Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett said a policy framework is still coming.

Source: thestar June 12, 2019 20:58 UTC