Meet the federal candidates running in Nunavik

Canadians will head to the polls on April 28, and Nunavimmiut and other Quebec voters will cast their ballot to decide who will represent them in Ottawa.

Nunavik is part of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, the third-largest riding by area in the country. 

The riding encompasses many different cultures, including Naskapi, Anishinaabe, Cree, Inuit and francophone, and each community has its own unique stories and challenges. 

Four people are running in Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, for the Bloc Québécois, Conservatives, Liberals, and NDP. 

The Green Party previously named a candidate but the party has since confirmed that Simon Paradis didn't secure enough signatures to be on the ballot. No replacement has been named. 

CBC spoke to three of the four candidates who are running in Nunavik.

Bloc Québécois candidate Sylvie Bérubé is seeking reelection for a third term as MP for the northern Quebec riding. 

She declined a request for interview in English with CBC North. 

The riding has been a Bloc Québécois stronghold. The party has held the seat for more than half of the last 25 years. 

In 2019, Bérubé was the first woman to be elected in the riding. Before entering politics, she worked for 32 years in the health-care system, where she was the former director of the social committee at the Val-d'Or Hospital and administrator of the Taxibus Corporation for public transportation.

As MP, she was the Bloc Québécois critic for family, children and social development until very recently.

Speaking to Radio-Canada, Bérubé said she believes the Bloc has been a defender of Quebec's interests in Parliament amidst increasing aggression from the U.S. She also sees herself as an involved person who has worked with several organizations across the region. 

Conservative candidate Steve Corriveau is running in the riding for a second time. 

Originally from Val-d'Or, Corriveau is quick to say he has no priorities for Nunavik, because he says there are already local organizations, like Makivvik and the Kativik Regional Government, who've outlined issues affecting their communities.