Lori Idlout
- Born
- March 28, 1974 — Northwest Territories (now part of Nunavut)
- Family
- Mother to three sons, Nastania, Samuel and Robin, and four daughters, Samantha, Jo-Anne, Crystal and Mylena.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in psychology from Lakehead University in 1997, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa (2018).
- Career
- Executive director of the Nunavut Embrace Life Council (2004-2011), policy analyst for Nunavut's Department of Health and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, founder of Coalition of Nunavut DEAs, practiced law in Iqaluit with her own firm, Qusugaq Law.
- Political Experience
- MP for Nunavut since 2021.
- Notable
- Nomination secured by a coin toss.
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Lori Idlout won with 2,853 votes (37.3%)
Total votes cast: 7,657
How does Lori Idlout's voting record line up with your values?
Uqaqtittiji , over the summer, I welcomed a record number of parliamentarians, over 40, to Nunavut. These visits were part of caucus retreats, government announcements, pre-budget consultations and international studies. I witnessed parliamentarians interact with Nunavummiut. I watched the meaningful dialogue between lawmakers and amazing Nunavummiut. As the sole MP for Nunavut, I rely on those
Uqaqtittiji , I know that Nunavummiut will want to participate in keeping the Arctic secure, and I wonder if the member can describe how this bill would help make sure that Canadians are part of the procurement process of keeping the Arctic secure.
Uqaqtittiji , I really appreciate our government's focus on Arctic sovereignty and Arctic security. I think that we all know that doing business in the north is a lot more challenging. I wonder if the member could respond to the question of how the bill would be impactful for the establishment of NOSH sites or NORAD sites and the importance of the bill to keeping Arctic sovereignty and Arctic
You mentioned the impact of the Iran war. Are there other contributing factors that you have to consider when you're buying diesel?
Okay. Thank you so much. For you, being in the petroleum products division, I'm wondering if you could describe for us how you determine pricing and how you understand pricing happens in terms of not just what the customer buying petroleum and stuff pays, but where you buy it from and what decisions you make to help ensure there's some sense of affordability in the north.
That resupply only happens once a year because of the sealift season.
Qujannamiik, Iksivautaq . Thank you, Mr. Chair. Tunngasugit . Welcome to the witnesses. My first question will be for the mayor of Anticosti. The next question will be for the Minister of Finance in NWT. Mayor, first of all, congratulations on your UNESCO designation. That's quite a feat to achieve. This summer I was in Wanuskewin Heritage Park. It's about 10 kilometres north of Saskatoon.
Very quickly, I wonder if you could talk about whether the Arctic infrastructure fund has had any impact on your territory.