\u201cWe\u2019ve also seen and we\u2019ve heard from communities over the last two days talking about how increased shipping has impacted marine wildlife<\/a> and their movements,\u201d Tagoona said.<\/p>\n J\u00f8rgen W\u00e6ver Johansen, a former Greenlandic cabinet minister, agreed Inuit in Nunavut should have more control of local shipping routes for the reasons Tagoona highlighted.<\/p>\n \u201cImagine if shipping routes in Newfoundland were to be decided by people living in Saskatchewan. Nobody in Newfoundland would accept that,\u201d Johansen said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo why should we accept that the rules and shipping routes and regulations in Nunavut waters are decided by people living elsewhere?\u201d<\/p>\n The panelists, and some audience members who asked questions and offered comments, raised other concerns including how hunters and trappers organizations and search-and-rescuers are often ill-equipped to respond to emergencies.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to ensure that we are resourcing communities as quickly as we are seeing ship traffic increasing,\u201d Tagoona said.<\/p>\n The panel also discussed how development presents an opportunity to advance Inuit needs.<\/p>\n Christy Sinclair, an infrastructure policy analyst with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., said the federal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to move forward with approving major projects.<\/p>\n NTI and the Government of Nunavut share a wish list of four major proposed projects<\/a> which she said would benefit communities.<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/260116.100.92.png\" "\\"\\"")
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