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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Human Resources Minister David Akeeagok says the Government of Nunavut makes it a priority to hire Inuit. He was responding Tuesday to a question on immigrants in the workforce from Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki. During question period, Malliki suggested people arriving from outside of Canada are being hired for jobs intended for Nunavut Inuit. \u201cThere are people coming [from] outside of our country that are taking over the Inuit positions,\u201d Malliki said in Inuktitut. Akeeagok responded, also in Inuktitut, saying private businesses may target the hiring of immigrants but the GN \u201cdoes not do that.\u201d Inuit, he said, \u201care the priority\u201d when it comes to hiring by the government. Malliki doubled down in a followup question. \u201c[It] seems like they are… <\/p>\n

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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Human Resources Minister David Akeeagok says the Government of Nunavut makes it a priority to hire Inuit. He was responding Tuesday to a question on immigrants in the workforce from Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki. During question period, Malliki suggested people arriving from outside of Canada are being hired for jobs intended for Nunavut Inuit. \u201cThere are people coming [from] outside of our country that are taking over the Inuit positions,\u201d Malliki said in Inuktitut. Akeeagok responded, also in Inuktitut, saying private businesses may target the hiring of immigrants but the GN \u201cdoes not do that.\u201d Inuit, he said, \u201care the priority\u201d when it comes to hiring by the government. Malliki doubled down in a followup question. \u201c[It] seems like they are... <\/p>\n

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