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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The federal government\u2019s relationship with Inuit is being used as a \u201cvery good model\u201d to illustrate to 30 members of Parliament and representatives from 14 allied countries during a NATO visit to Iqaluit from July 14 to 17, MP Julie Dzerowicz said. Dzerowicz chairs the NATO Parliamentary Association, which began meetings in Ottawa on July 13 and then travelled with Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to the territorial capital. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of the relationship that we have, and I think it\u2019s a good model to show our NATO parliamentarians. It\u2019s not perfect. There\u2019s no perfect relationship in the world, but I think it\u2019s a very good model,\u201d Dzerowicz said of the rapport between Inuit and the federal government. The legislators… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The federal government\u2019s relationship with Inuit is being used as a \u201cvery good model\u201d to illustrate to 30 members of Parliament and representatives from 14 allied countries during a NATO visit to Iqaluit from July 14 to 17, MP Julie Dzerowicz said. Dzerowicz chairs the NATO Parliamentary Association, which began meetings in Ottawa on July 13 and then travelled with Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to the territorial capital. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of the relationship that we have, and I think it\u2019s a good model to show our NATO parliamentarians. It\u2019s not perfect. There\u2019s no perfect relationship in the world, but I think it\u2019s a very good model,\u201d Dzerowicz said of the rapport between Inuit and the federal government. The legislators... <\/p>\n

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