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By Eshana Gohil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio\u00a0 The federal government is setting aside $11 million over four years for Arctic offshore oil and gas governance, while insisting the funding does not signal a move to lift the region\u2019s drilling moratorium. Ottawa told Cabin Radio the money will support environmental monitoring, government capacity and shared decision-making under the Tariuq Accord, a 2023 agreement involving the Inuvialuit, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Ottawa. The funding comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is engaging with northern governments and the Inuvialuit about the future of the offshore drilling ban, as reported by the CBC on Tuesday. In a statement to Cabin Radio, federal northern and Arctic affairs minister Rebecca Chartrand said the budget funding is \u201cabsolutely not, in any way, shape,… <\/p>\n

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By Eshana Gohil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio\u00a0 The federal government is setting aside $11 million over four years for Arctic offshore oil and gas governance, while insisting the funding does not signal a move to lift the region\u2019s drilling moratorium. Ottawa told Cabin Radio the money will support environmental monitoring, government capacity and shared decision-making under the Tariuq Accord, a 2023 agreement involving the Inuvialuit, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Ottawa. The funding comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is engaging with northern governments and the Inuvialuit about the future of the offshore drilling ban, as reported by the CBC on Tuesday. In a statement to Cabin Radio, federal northern and Arctic affairs minister Rebecca Chartrand said the budget funding is \u201cabsolutely not, in any way, shape,... <\/p>\n

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