One-day event follows $4.9-billion NORAD improvement funding announced by defence minister in June Senators, policymakers and analysts from across the country gathered for a summit on security and sovereignty in the Arctic in Iqaluit on Oct. 3. Key themes at the event included partnership with Inuit and Northerners, the need for better infrastructure, and the need for Canadians in the south to pay attention to morthern issues and challenges. (Photo by Meral Jamal) Arctic sovereignty and how to strengthen it was the focus of a one-day summit of policymakers, analysts and political representatives in Iqaluit Monday.

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