18 Feb Arctic talks exclusion irks Inuit, Iceland: March summit: Snub by Ottawa ‘reeks of paternalism’ (The Gazette)
Facing criticism from northern aboriginal leaders and Iceland’s top diplomat over their exclusion from a five-nation Arctic Summit to be hosted by Canada next month, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has pledged to meet with a full spectrum of circumpolar stakeholders ahead of the controversial March 29 gathering of Arctic foreign ministers. But his peace offering fell short of opening the summit to other stakeholders… go to article