This month I visited the northernmost region in my riding, Nunavik, and met with people from all walks of life there. Trips like those give you a real reality check that some politicians go out of their way to avoid. Last week the Prime Minister had a chance to begin listening to the people of the North, but instead he stayed inside his bubble. Clearly, this is work that Conservatives cannot properly do.

The Prime Minister's annual trip to Canada's North is always tough for me because it never deals with the real problems facing the North. The government must deal with the social and economic welfare of the people who live there. Our northern sovereignty depends on northern peoples. It's time he listened to them and worked with them on their priorities.

CARCROSS, Yn - For the first official stop of his summer Northern tour, the prime minister paid a visit to a tourist operation about 45 minutes outsid...