23 Facts About Lori Idlout

Lori Idlout is a member of the New Democratic Party.

Lori Idlout represented the group protesting against the Baffinland Iron Mine's expansion, as well as serving as the technical adviser for the Ikajutit Hunters and Trappers Organization during a public hearing on the issue.

Lori Idlout's nomination meeting vote was tied with Inuk educational YouTuber Aliqa Illauq.

Lori Idlout was elected to succeed outgoing MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq in the 2021 Canadian federal election, who did not seek re-election after one term in Parliament.

Lori Idlout was raised with three siblings and grew up in the Northwest Territories as a child.

Lori Idlout's family moved between the communities of Igloolik, Pond Inlet, Rankin Inlet, and Chesterfield Inlet.

Lori Idlout spent the most time in Igloolik, and currently resides there.

Lori Idlout is the mother to three sons, Nastania, Samuel and Robin, and four daughters, Samantha, Jo-Anne, Crystal and Mylena.

Between 2004 and 2011, Lori Idlout served as the executive director of the Nunavut Embrace Life Council, a not-for-profit organization committed to suicide prevention.

Lori Idlout had previously worked for Nunavut's Department of Health and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as a policy analyst, and was the founder of Coalition of Nunavut DEAs as a director of the Iqaluit District Education Authority in order to advocate for educational services.

Lori Idlout received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Lakehead University in 1997, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa.

Lori Idlout told Carol Off of CBC Radio's As It Happens that she intended to work on shifting the balance between the federal government and the people of Nunavut.

Lori Idlout raised the issue of youth empowerment within her election tour.

Lori Idlout stated her utmost priority was addressing the housing crisis in the North, which included more housing as well as housing quality and renovation; addressing the mold crisis that many houses had.

Lori Idlout acknowledged the adverse health outcomes that came as a result of poor living conditions and as a result of mold and the disproportionate effects it would have on the elderly.

Lori Idlout expressed her concern that the incumbent Liberal government would fail to properly address the housing situation in the North, stating Trudeau "promised more housing funds for the last six years".

Lori Idlout stated she intended to work with the government for further infrastructure upgrades, including rural broadband and improvement for airports within the territory.

In reaction to Baffinland's proposed Mary River Mine expansion, Lori Idlout stated that the current plan as it stood should not go through.

Lori Idlout stressed the importance of consultation with local communities regarding the issue, and that the mine had already had an outsized impact on the local environment.

Lori Idlout cited the waste material that was produced as a result of the mining in the area, and that Baffinland should work with Inuit to address the issues raised.

Lori Idlout expressed her concerns for the relocation of community elders to Edmonton and Ottawa as a result of the lack of proper facilities for elder care in Nunavut.

Lori Idlout expressed her support for the creation of the proper facilities within the territory to enable elders to remain within their own communities, thus creating further employment opportunities within the territory.

Lori Idlout stated the financial supplements for elders within the territory was "inadequate" and addressed the possibility of raising the supplement for northern communities.