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Ottawa Moving to Reissue Fishing Licences to Mi’kmaw Group Despite Inuit Objections

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Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Dec. 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldThe federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaw First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut.In 2021, Inuit sued the federal government over its decision to hand over a sizable portion of fishing licences off Nunavut’s coast to the First Nations coalition, after the coalition purchased half of Clearwater Foods earlier that year.

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