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Public policy professional focused on the politics and economy of the Arctic, especially the Canadian North. Once a senior policy official in the Government of Nunavut, now Managing Principal of Polar Aspect.

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Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (c) 2008 Anthony Speca

Making Nunavut a full partner in Canadian Confederation

17 December 2015
by Anthony Speca
Publications

Following an appearance at The Wilson Center in DC this past summer, where I joined a panel discussing human security and development in the Arctic,…

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London, England, United Kingdom (c) 2012 Anthony Speca

Saving Canada’s marriage

18 September 2014
by Anthony Speca
Publications

A star-studded constellation of Aboriginal leaders and former politicians has called for a “new partnership” to heal a breakdown in relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians. But what can this mean in practice?

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Citation in Canadian Parliament debate on NWT devolution

Citation in Canadian Parliament debate on NWT devolution

6 December 2013
by Anthony Speca
Asides, Press & Mentions

Yesterday, New Democrat MP for Vaudreuil-Soulanges Jamie Nicholls cited my article, “Nunavut, Greenland and the politics of resource revenues“, during the second reading of the…

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Citation in Michigan State International Law Review

Citation in Michigan State International Law Review

8 October 2013
by Anthony Speca
Asides, Press & Mentions

Tony Penikett and Adam Goldenberg have recently published a fascinating article in the Michigan State International Law Review, entitled “Closing the Citizenship Gap in Canada’s…

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Citation in Polar Law Textbook II

Citation in Polar Law Textbook II

28 May 2013
by Anthony Speca
Asides, Press & Mentions

Yesterday, the Nordic Council of Ministers published its second collection of essays on polar law, Polar Law Textbook II, edited by Natalia Loukacheva, Nansen Professor…

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Lecture at University of Akureyri

Lecture at University of Akureyri

21 April 2013
by Anthony Speca
Asides, News & Events

On Thursday, April 18, I was at the University of Akureyri in northern Iceland, where just a few days previously I’d been invited to give…

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Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (c) 2008 Anthony Speca

Political vision and fiscal reality in Canada’s North

13 February 2013
by Anthony Speca
Publications

The fiscal relationship between Ottawa and the three Northern territories will reach a crossroads in little more than a year, when the current federal-territorial fiscal arrangement—known as Territorial Formula Financing (TFF)—comes up for renewal. The territories depend profoundly upon TFF to fund their development, and Ottawa points to it as the principal financial contribution toward its vision of a North of self-reliant individuals, healthy communities and responsible governments. Yet it is unclear whether TFF even covers the extraordinary costs of providing public services in the territories, let alone the costs of realizing Ottawa’s vision. Nowhere is this less clear than in Nunavut, where experts have called into question the adequacy of federal support. Will Ottawa take the upcoming TFF renewal as an opportunity to dispel doubts that its aspirations for the North exceed its willingness to pay for them?

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Citation in Canadian Parliament hearings on natural resources

Citation in Canadian Parliament hearings on natural resources

11 May 2012
by Anthony Speca
Asides, Press & Mentions

Yesterday, New Democrat MP for Vaudreuil-Soulanges Jamie Nicholls cited my recent article, “Nunavut, Greenland and the politics of resource revenues,” during a session of the…

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Tunulliarfik (Eriksfjord), Greenland (c) 2012 Anthony Speca

Nunavut, Greenland and the politics of resource revenues

1 May 2012
by Anthony Speca
Publications

A cynic’s assessment of Ottawa’s approach to sharing natural-resource revenues with Canada’s three northern territories might go like this: the Yukon got the least attractive deal, the Northwest Territories got a much better one—but Greenland got the best deal of all. Left on the sidelines, Nunavut has had to content itself with an advance look at the terms on offer, including the comparatively generous terms Greenland obtained from Denmark. Should Nunavut try to match Greenland’s revenue-sharing deal for itself?

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