Dennis Fentie News

Just over a year ago as the Northwest Territories was close to signing a devolution agreement-in-principle, John Duncan, minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, said Nunavut was not ready.

Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak, seen here in a photo dating to 2008, launched a public campaign in November 2010 to get devolution talks started with the federal government.

Kate White, the NDP's critic for the Women's Directorate, is questioning the Yukon government's commitment to provide safe and secure second-stage housing for women fleeing violence and abuse.

The decision to reject the recommendation for maximum wilderness protection in favour of industrial development is an insult to First Nations, morally reprehensible and fiscally irresponsible, Silver said in a press release this morning.