In her statement on Twitter, she said that federal agencies “are not easy to change [and] The government will not help indigenous people without great pressure. “

Qaqqaq was elected in 2019 and advocated for more federal action in response to the housing crisis in the region.

In the fall and winter of 2020, she Visit several communities Learn about Inuit housing and report to Ottawa the gap she saw with her own eyes.

After the tour, Qaqqaq withdrew from public life. She felt frustrated, anxious and at a loss. “I can’t understand… how people who live in such a terrible environment can lead at the national level,” She told CBC Sunday edition, When she returned to public life in January.

Qaqqaq continue Another, the two-week vacation recommended by the doctor In late April, she said that she continued to struggle with her mental health.

Standing in the House of Commons last week, she clarified the difference between Southerners and Northerners being told to stay safe during the pandemic.

She said on May 13: “The fight against COVID-19 must include actual investment in northern houses.”

Gekak called the federal government’s $25 million budget commitment for Nunavut’s housing “ridiculous,” and he told members of Congress, “Solving the Nunavut’s long-term housing crisis is public health, human rights, and basic The issue of human dignity.”

Qaqqaq said in the statement that when New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh visited Nunavut and heard letters from residents, she was very proud. She said: “The New Democratic Party is a political party that wants to make the changes we need.”

Gaika said that before the end of her term, she plans to continue to fight for basic human rights and ensure that the proposal to expand the Mary River mine in the northern part of Baffin Island “respects all stakeholders.”

She also said that she will introduce legislation to include indigenous languages ??in the federal ballot. She said that Nunavut needs this language, where 65% of the people speak Inut or Inutat as their mother tongue.

She said: “I am very grateful for this opportunity to express the truth and reality to the House of Commons,” she said.

“In general, we have been able to show to the rest of Canada the realities we face in the North-suicide rate, low suicide rate, lack of housing and the struggle that people face every day because of their basic human rights.”