NDP’s Lori Idlout celebrates win in Nunavut Inuit style
Inuk lawyer is now the territory’s fifth member of Parliament.
Kent Driscoll
Kent has been APTN’s Nunavut correspondent since 2007. In that time he has closely covered Inuit issues, including devolution and the controversial Nutrition North food subsidy. He has also worked for CKIQ-FM in Iqaluit and as a reporter for Nunavut News North.
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