Craig SimailakMinister of Community Services; Minister responsible for the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation; Minister responsible for the Nunavut Development Corporation; Minister responsible for Mines; Minister responsible for Trade

Recent interventions

A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.

1. Oral Question 127 – 7(2): Municipal Infrastructure (Kablutsiak)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the member for his question regarding programs or such to get a new arena for Arviat. The department will look at listening to the hamlet, again in partnership with Nunavut Association…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

2. Oral Question 127 – 7(2): Municipal Infrastructure (Kablutsiak)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the member for his question regarding capital plans going forward with this new government. Currently there are no new major changes coming along; we will be following our Katujjiluta ma…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

3. Member’s Statement 94 – 7(2): Program Opening Opportunities (Simailak)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, colleagues, and safe travels to you all tomorrow as you guys head home for the summer. Mr. Speaker, I would like to quickly highlight a Inuk program that’s starting up in Baker…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

4. Oral Question 127 – 7(2): Municipal Infrastructure (Kablutsiak)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Regarding funding programs that the department helps with hamlets for renovations and such to hamlet facilities, what the department did previously was approve from the Sustainable Service Deliv…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

5. Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

   I too would like to recognize my friend, Calvin Pedersen. It’s a friendship going on for six years now, when you first became Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the 5th Assembly during a by-election, and he’s now w…

   2026-06-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

6. Member’s Statement 86 – 7(2): Baker Lake Retirees (Simailak)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last week in Baker Lake at the Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School, they celebrated two retirements. The first one was for Jake Iksiktaaryuk. He served 39 years in total. He was a custo…

   2026-06-10·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

7. Member’s Statement 79 – 7(2): Recognizing Alex Cook of Baker Lake (Simailak)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon to colleagues and to the people of Baker Lake. Mr. Speaker, I would like to briefly speak about a young constituent of mine in Baker Lake, up-and-coming businessman whose name is…

   2026-06-09·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

8. Oral Question 107 – 7(2): Fishing Sector (Mike)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the member for his question and his fishing exercise here, and hopefully he will be satisfied with my drift, Mr. Speaker, as he fishes for some answers. Regarding what we are doing, we…

   2026-06-09·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

9. Oral Question 107 – 7(2): Fishing Sector (Mike)

   Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the member for his question. We have been advocating the federal government for more research funds. We want them to help us out with the ability to increase our quotas. The department…

   2026-06-09·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

10. Oral Question 107 – 7(2): Fishing Sector (Mike)

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We will keep bringing this up with the federal minister as part of the fisheries strategy as part of the development. During a year-long consultation process, staff met with and listened to hunt…

    2026-06-09·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗