What measures are in place to ensure that the Inuit Government will be accountable to the people it governs?
A. The Inuit Constitution, which was adopted by Inuit on April 15, 2002, requires that the Nunatsiavut Government be democratically accountable to the Inuit and that the Inuit Community Governments be democratically accountable to all residents of the Inuit Communities. This will be done through regular elections, a process for challenges to Inuit laws, rules regarding conflict of interest and financial accountability. In addition, the Inuit Constitution provides that the AngajukKak (mayor) of each community government will sit in the Nunatsiavut Assembly. Finally, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the protections it affords, will continue to apply to the Inuit Government.
