By Dominique Gené, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News An 18-year-old who filed a formal complaint with Elections Canada still wants answers following the release of a report explaining how people across several Nunavik communities were denied the right to vote in April’s federal election. Elections Canada said in its report, released Nov. 27, that a lack of planning and local outreach led to some polling stations running on limited hours and others not opening at all on election day. It also says election officials approved a plan for Nunavik that it admits “deviated” from the agency’s expectations. Five of Nunavik’s 14 communities saw normal hours of operation. Tiivi Tullaugak, who lives in Ivujivik where polls didn’t open on election day or for advanced voting, sent a complaint in May…
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