//www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/1665HunterTootooHon.Hunter-TootooNunavutIndependentNunavut//www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Parliamentarians/Images/OfficialMPPhotos/42/TootooHunter_Lib.jpgStatements by MembersGovernance in NunavutInterventionHon. Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut, Ind.): (1405)[English]Mr. Speaker, when Nunavut was created, Inuit opted for a public government, full of hope that they would have the support of the federal government to build a place where we could live and prosper. Fast forward 20 years, and the Government of Nunavut remains chronically underfunded, starved from the resources it needs to cope with issues and create a sustainable economy. In many ways, life for Inuit is worse. Severely overcrowded housing has led to an alarming increase in TB, youth suicide rates are the highest in Canada and Inuit continue to live in third world conditions. Canada is bypassing the Government of Nunavut in favour of side deals with ITK, funding it to come up with strategies to deal with these crises. ITK is a third party in all of this. It does not deliver programs and services to Inuit in Nunavut; the Government of Nunavut does. To recap, Inuit in Nunavut are living in third world conditions, Canada is funding a third party to deal with the situation, and the Government of Nunavut, struggling to deliver programs and services, is sidelined. What is wrong with this picture?Government assistanceGovernment of NunavutInuitInuit Tapiriit KanatamiStatements by Members588458958845905884591588459258845935884594KerryDiotteEdmonton GriesbachMarkHollandHon.AjaxINTERVENTIONParliament and SessionOrder of BusinessDiscussed TopicProcedural TermPerson SpeakingProvince / TerritoryCaucusSearchResults per pageOrder byTarget search languageSide by SideMaximum returned rowsPagePUBLICATION TYPE