NDP candidate Lori Idlout will be Nunavut's next MP
CBC
NDP candidate Lori Idlout will be Nunavut's next Member of Parliament.
After a strong lead all night, Idlout won the Nunavut riding with 48 per cent of the vote.
Liberal Candidate Pat Angnakak followed with 36 per cent, while Conservative candidate Laura Mackenzie came third with 16 per cent.
Idlout watched the results come in from the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit.
"I'm so excited," said Idlout, just before she was officially elected. "Even more humbled... I'm just so appreciative. I have so much gratitude for the people who have helped me along the way."
Idlout replaces Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, the outgoing NDP MP who declared she would not seek re-election long before the election was called.
"I will be a voice for Nunavummiut and I will work very hard for Nunavummiut," said Idlout.
On day one of Donald Trump's presidency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he'll be advising Trump to take fluoride out of public water. The former independent presidential hopeful — and prominent proponent of debunked public health claims — has been told he'll be put in charge of health initiatives in the new Trump administration. He's described fluoride as "industrial waste."