Opponents, knives and blood in Nunavut – Indigenous Watchdog

April 25, 2025

Canada’s National Observer: A New Democrat, a Liberal, a Conservative. Knives, raw fish and blood. The table is set for the debate between the candidates for the Nunavut riding — incumbent Lori Idlout (New Democratic Party), Kilikvak Kabloona (Liberal Party of Canada) and James T. Arreak (Conservative Party of Canada).

The three aspiring parliamentarians cut small pieces of fresh fish with one of the ulus on the table — “a knife used by Inuit women,” whispers an Inuit woman to Le Devoir’s reporter — then listen attentively to the 30 or so voters who have come to ask them questions at the invitation of the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.

Judging by the topics discussed, the cost of living overshadows all other issues on Baffin Island.

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