Good move’: Northern leaders applaud splitting Indigenous and Northern Affairs ministry – CBC

In federal cabinet shuffle, 2 ministers will now oversee 2 portfolios instead of 1

Aug 29, 2017

Northern leaders are calling the Liberal government’s decision to divide the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs a positive move for Indigenous relations.

“It can only benefit the North,” said Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo.

“The priorities and challenges will be split. You’ll have two ministers at the table working on different sets of issues related to the North instead of one.”