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No more oil and gas moratoriums until after devolution, says Nunavut minister

“Our territory should be the one that makes that decision”

By Jim Bell, Nunatsiaq News March 12, 2020
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The federal government should wait until after a devolution agreement with Nunavut before declaring any more moratoriums on Arctic oil and gas development, says David Akeeagok, the territory’s minister of economic development and transportation.

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