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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has repeatedly warned the federal government about national security risks from poor infrastructure in Nunavut, according to the territory\u2019s top CSIS official. The chief liaison for CSIS in Nunavut only gave a first name \u2014 Christian \u2014 when addressing the Nunavut Association of Municipalities\u2019 annual general meeting at the Aqsarniit Hotel in Iqaluit on Nov. 11. CSIS has been ringing the alarm about poor infrastructure in Nunavut, Christian said. \u201cThe data that we collect from you in terms of what\u2019s going on in Nunavut, this feeds our intelligence assessments, and our intelligence assessments go to policymakers in Ottawa. And for the last two years, we\u2019ve been making a point to say the infrastructure gap… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has repeatedly warned the federal government about national security risks from poor infrastructure in Nunavut, according to the territory\u2019s top CSIS official. The chief liaison for CSIS in Nunavut only gave a first name \u2014 Christian \u2014 when addressing the Nunavut Association of Municipalities\u2019 annual general meeting at the Aqsarniit Hotel in Iqaluit on Nov. 11. CSIS has been ringing the alarm about poor infrastructure in Nunavut, Christian said. \u201cThe data that we collect from you in terms of what\u2019s going on in Nunavut, this feeds our intelligence assessments, and our intelligence assessments go to policymakers in Ottawa. And for the last two years, we\u2019ve been making a point to say the infrastructure gap... <\/p>\n

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