Leona Aglukkak PC ( Inuktitut ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ; born June 28, 1967 , Inuvik , Northwest Territories , Canada ) is a Canadian politician of Inuit descent, a member of the House of Commons of Canada from the constituency (2008-2015). Canadian Minister of Health (2008–2013). Minister of the Environment of Canada (2013-2015). Chairman of the Arctic Council (2013–2015).
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Content
- 1 Early life
- 2 Political career
- 2.1 Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
- 2.2 In the Government of Canada
- 2.2.1 Minister of Health
- 2.2.2 Minister of the Environment
- 3 Family
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Early life
Leona Aglukkak was born on June 28, 1967 in Inuvik , the Northwest Territories . Her childhood years passed in Tom Bay , Taloyoak and Joa Haven (currently all three settlements are part of the territory of Nunavut ).
There is no open data on higher education in Aglukkak. Before the start of her political career, she was a civil servant. She worked in the office of the Secretary of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , was the Deputy Minister for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth. She was elected to the City Council of Cambridge Bay [2] .
Political career
Nunavut Legislature
In 2004, Aglukkak was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from the constituency In the government of Nunavut, she served as Minister of Health and Social Welfare, as well as Minister for Women's Affairs. She left the Legislative Assembly in 2008 after winning the federal election.
In the Government of Canada
Minister of Health
In the 2008 federal election, Aglukkak was elected to the House of Commons of Canada by the Conservative Party in County. October 30, 2008, she was appointed Minister of Health of Canada in the office of Stephen Harper [3] . She became the first Inuit appointed to the Cabinet of Canada [4] .
Significant public attention was paid to Agluccac during the 2009 swine flu pandemic , when hundreds of Canadians were infected with the H1N1 virus . A critic [5] of the Liberal Party’s Minister of Health subsequently stated that Aglukkak was doing an “amazing job”: he especially liked the fact that the minister phoned all opposition critics, asking them to find a consensus on the issue of swine flu [6] [7] . Another significant incident involving the Minister of Health was the incident with bags for corpses , which officials of the Canadian Ministry of Health mistakenly sent not to hospitals, but to one of the . Aglukkak strongly condemned this mistake of her subordinates, in this she was supported by representatives of the Liberal and New Democratic parties in parliament, as well as leaders of the First Nations [8] . The investigation, initiated by the Minister, did not reveal “any evidence of bad will or deliberate calculations” by an employee of the Ministry of Health, although representatives of the First Nations of Manitoba criticized the investigation report [9] .
In 2010, Aglukkak refused to sign the on Drug Policy Reform, which included, inter alia, the rejection of an explicit ban on drugs and a milder policy on drug addicts, for which it was criticized by a number of officials from the Ministry of Health. At the same time, the Minister called for a “scientific” approach to the drug problem based on harm reduction strategies , such as needle exchange programs and controlled injection sites [10] [11] .
In the 2011 federal election, Aklukkak was re-elected, gaining 49.85% of the vote and beating three competitors, including former Prime Minister of Nunavut Paul Okalik [12] [13] .
On August 23, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that since May 2013, when Canada will assume the chairmanship of the Arctic Council , Leona Aglukkak will chair the Council. [14] She held this position until 2015.
In 2012–2013, during the First Nations nationwide protests “ No to Inaction, ” Aglukkak called on protest leader to end her hunger strike and refuse her request to meet with the Prime Minister and Governor General , and instead discuss all issues with the Minister for Indigenous Affairs by [15] .
Minister of the Environment
July 15, 2013, Stephen Harper appointed Leon Aglukkak Minister of the Environment [16] [17] .
In December 2014, Aglukkak apologized for reading the newspaper during the time allotted for opposition issues to government ministers, and thus missed the question addressed to her about high food prices in the north of the country [18] . This incident was subsequently exploited by Aglukkak's opponent, liberal Paul Okalik . In 2015, when Aglukkak held a series of campaign appearances at the representative office of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Iqaluit, Okalik invariably came to these speeches and defiantly read the newspaper [19] .
In the parliamentary elections in 2015, Aglukkak suffered a crushing defeat, gaining only 24.78% of the vote and taking only third place, losing to Liberal Party candidate Hunter Tutu and NDP candidate Jack Anavak . After that, she left parliament and resigned as minister.
In the 2019 parliamentary elections, Aglukkak once again stands as a candidate for the Conservative Party in Nunavut County [20] .
Family
Leon Aghlukkak is married to Robbie McNeill and has a son Cooper [21] .
Notes
- ↑ Library of Parliament
- ↑ Kilian. Can't Call Canada's Conservatives Overeducated Neopr . The Tyee (December 13, 2012). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Harper shuffles cabinet to create 'right team for these times' . CBC News (October 30, 2008). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ welcome Aglukkaq as federal health minister
- ↑ Position corresponding to the shadow minister
- ↑ Rookie health minister stays cool in swine flu spotlight . CTV News (April 27, 2009). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ The week everyone loved Leona . Macleans (May 1, 2009). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Health minister orders probe over flu body bags . CBC News (September 17, 2009). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Body bag probe found no 'ill will': Aglukkaq . CBC News (October 7, 2009). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.
- ↑ Galloway. Harper, Aglukkaq singled out for stinging rebuke at AIDS conference . The Globe and Mail (July 23, 2010). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Ottawa's HIV / AIDS funding disappoints some . CBC News (July 20, 2010). Date of treatment July 7, 2016.
- ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867 (Nunavut) . Parliament of Canada. Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Aglukkaq re-elected in Nunavut as Tories sweep to majority government . Nunatsiaq Online (May 2, 2011). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ PM Harper: Nunavut MP Aglukkaq will chair the Arctic Council . Nunatsiaq Online (August 23, 2012). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Levitz . Chief on hunger strike should give up and meet Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Aglukkaq says , The Globe and Mail (December 28, 2012). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Leona Aglukkaq named new environment minister . CBC News (July 15, 2013). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Aglukkaq takes environment post as Ottawa seeks to win over First Nations, US . The Globe and Mail (July 15, 2013). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Leona Aglukkaq admits reading newspaper was a 'bad idea' during question period . CBC News (December 5, 2015). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
- ↑ Sponagle, Jane. Audience steals the show at CBC's federal election forum in Iqaluit . CBC News (October 14, 2015). Date of appeal October 15, 2015.
- ↑ Nunavut's former Conservative MP to run in fall election , Nunatsiaq News , Iqaluit, NU: Nortext Publishing Corporation (April 12, 2019). Date of treatment April 12, 2019.
- ↑ Rookie Health Minister fulfils her dream - and then some . The Globe and Mail (October 30, 2008). Date of treatment October 5, 2015.
Links
- Leona Aglukkaq, MP
- Profile on the official website of the Parliament of Canada
- Aglukkak, Leon - Biography on the official website of the Parliament of Canada
- Speeches, Voting, and Parliamentary Reports on OpenParliament.ca
- Speech, Voice and Activity at OpenPar Parliament.ca