Media Centre - 2004 February

Nunavut Land Claims Body Links Auditor-General’s Report and Throne Speech Promises

Released | February 10, 2004 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 10, 2004 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) today applauded the report Auditor-General Sheila Fraser tabled in Parliament, linking it to the promises confirmed in last week’s Speech from the Throne.
Chapter Eight of Ms. Fraser’s report examines the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development’s mismanagement of [...]

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. to React to Auditor-General’s Report

Released | February 9, 2004 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 9, 2004 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. will hold a press conference tomorrow, Feb. 10, to officially react to Auditor-General Sheila Fraser’s report.
Chapter Eight of Ms. Fraser’s report deals with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and their mismanagement of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement [...]

NTI Praises Federal Decision to Cancel Proposed Consent Form

Released | February 5, 2004 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 5, 2004 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. today praised federal Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew’s decision to cancel the requirement for Inuit and First Nations peoples to sign a consent health form in order to receive Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB).
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. was pleased to hear that Health [...]