By\u00a0 Kira Wronska Dorward The world has changed over the last two years. In the Arctic, it\u2019s changing four times faster. Words to these effect were echoed by all three federal ministers at the media roundtable discussion for Arctic and northern security in Iqaluit on the morning of May 6. The federal trifecta, Defence Minister Bill Blair, Foreign Affairs Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly, and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal had met with the three territorial premiers the previous day in Nunavut\u2019s capital to discuss the new policies outlined in the federal government\u2019s latest northern security document, Our North Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada\u2019s Defence. Partnership to create infrastructure in support Canada\u2019s northern peoples \u201cWe gave [the premiers] an update,\u201d began Blair, \u201cin a secure environment on Arctic security… <\/p>\n
By\u00a0 Kira Wronska Dorward The world has changed over the last two years. In the Arctic, it\u2019s changing four times faster. Words to these effect were echoed by all three federal ministers at the media roundtable discussion for Arctic and northern security in Iqaluit on the morning of May 6. The federal trifecta, Defence Minister Bill Blair, Foreign Affairs Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly, and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal had met with the three territorial premiers the previous day in Nunavut\u2019s capital to discuss the new policies outlined in the federal government\u2019s latest northern security document, Our North Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada\u2019s Defence. Partnership to create infrastructure in support Canada\u2019s northern peoples \u201cWe gave [the premiers] an update,\u201d began Blair, \u201cin a secure environment on Arctic security... <\/p>\n