"Arctic Communities Should Have the Same Possibilities to Develop as the Rest of the World" The first-ever virtual Senior Arctic Officials’ plenary meeting was recently held, gathering over 170 delegates online. "There is a stronger sense of sustainable development in the Arctic than anywhere else", says Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson.
The Arctic Paradox Commentary: I wanted to write about the Arctic paradise. However, words do not follow the strict logic of railway tracks. Any verbal journey meanders past obstacles and shut gates, finding their way along new and undiscovered paths. This time, the paradise collided with the paradox.
"Her critique suggests that she hasn’t read beyond the summary of recommendations" "Senate Arctic report seeks to empower Northern peoples", is Canadian senator Dennis Glen Patterson's respond to the criticism from Heather Exner-Pirot.
The Report Makes the Federal Government the Be-all and End-all Solution to all the Problems Heather Exner-Pirot describes the recommandations in the report “Northern Lights: A Wake-Up Call for the Future of Canada” like “knee jerk reactions” that have the potential for making the region more economically dependent on the federal government.