Yet there’s one place closer to home that Trudeau hasn’t set foot in since forming a government: Canada’s far north. Officials maintain that despite the lack of a prime ministerial visit, the Arctic remains one of the government’s top priorities. He said having the prime minister participate tells Canadians and the world that the government is serious about protecting Canada’s northern sovereignty. Trudeau spokeswoman Andree-Lyne Halle said in an email that the Liberal government is committed to securing and defending Canada’s Arctic. “What we have seen is a silence on some fairly significant developments which previous prime ministers would have commented on,” Byers said.

Source: thestar August 29, 2016 14:26 UTC