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OPINION5TuesdayAugust132013FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms20Cand10CNorms21Cand9C15Low14Low27High25High12Low26High14Low13Low15Low26High27High11Low26High16Low22High24HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms17Cand6CNorms19Cand11C8Low14Low7Low10Low15Low16Low24High24High12Low22High17Low22High19High16High16High17HighCOLUMNMuchhasbeensaidaboutthecompositionofStephenHarpersnewcabinetsincetheappointmentsweremadebytheGovernorGeneralonJuly14.OnethingisforsurethisisevenmorethanbeforeacabinetbelongingtothePrimeMinister.TheveteranministersareloyalistsFla-hertyBairdClementNich-olsonVanLoanDianeFin-leyandJamesMoore.PeterMcKaywhohasmovedfromDefencetoJusticeislessaloyalistasanessentialele-mentoftheAtlanticprov-incesrepresentation.ThenewcomersbetheyChrisAlexanderMichelleRempelShelleyGloverKel-lieLeachorCandiceBer-ginhavealldemonstratedastrongwillingnesstoparrotthelinesofthePrimeMin-istersOfcePMOontheirwayuptheladder.OneofthenewfacesPierrePolievreFromtheHousehasmadeacareerinQues-tionPeriodbyattackingOp-positionpoliticiansthataskthetoughquestionsoftheprimeminister.ForNorthernCanadathereturnofMinisterValcourtintothehotseatofAborigi-nalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentlikelymeansthatthePMOwillcontinuetocontrolmuchoftheactioninthisarea.TherewillbeimportantlegislationcomingforwardfromthisministrybothforAboriginalissuesacrossthecountryandfortheNWT.FordevolutiontobearealityinApril2014aDevolutionImplementationBillwillneedtoshowupinParliamentinthefall.AswelltheConservativeshavecontinuedtopromisechangestotheMackenzieValleyRe-sourceManagementAct.MyconcernisthattheseseparateeffortswillberuntogetherinsomeformofaNorthernomnibusbill.AnothertakeitorleaveitscenarioformanypeopleintheNWT.ThemoresignificantchangeinthecabinetforNorthernersistheappoint-mentofNunavutMPandformerMinisterofHealthtothepositionofEnviron-mentMinister.InherveyearsinHealthherstan-dardpositionwastorefermosthealthpolicyissuestotheprovinces.TohermindtheCanadaHealthActwasafundingdeviceandtheGov-ernmentofCanadawaslittlemorethantheadministrator.WhenitcomestoEnviron-mentanationalandglobalissuethisapproachwillhavetobeabandonedforhertodevelopanycredibilityintheMinistry.Aftervepre-viousMinistersrunningEn-vironmentforanon-caringprimeministerthiswouldbeatoughassignmentforanardentgreenperson.TheConservativepos-tureontheNorthmayhavemovedslightlyfromtheDe-fenceofCanadasArctictoresourceextractionandeconomicdevelopmentbuttheconcernsaboutarcticicemeltingoceanacidicationandclimatechangemitiga-tionarenotpartoftheirpub-licpolicydiscussion.MinisterAglukakaqhasalargehilltoclimbifsheistomakeacredibleeffortintheEnvironmentportfolio.Thiscomesatatimewhenherconstituentsmostofourcountryandtherestoftheworldaredemandingmoreinthisregard.PMsnewcabinetbringschallengesespeciallyinEnvironmentportfolioDennisBevingtonMPWesternArcticNorthernJournal2013JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKKayakerslaunchintothewateroroneoPaddleestsmostanticipatedtraditionsthebeachballrace.Treeteamscompetetobethefrsttogettheirbeachballaroundthebendromonebaytothenextbeoretheotherswhilemakingsuretoknocktheiropponentsocourse.SunnyweatherdrawsgoodcrowdtoPaddlefestMyrnaBlakewow...betthisisariottowatchKrisJohnsonAwesomeWhotookthephotoKrisJohnsonFalsestartlookatBenLinakerBeingoutsideasoftenaspossibleduringthesummermonthsispartofourNorthernculture.Weallenjoypicnicsandbarbecuesorcookingoveranopenreonwarmsummerevenings.Itisimportanttoenjoyfoodsinseasonbutfollowafewsim-pletipsforsmarteatingthissummerDontgetthirsty.Itcanbeeasytogetdehydratedinthesum-merheat.Signsthatyourethirstycanincludedizzinesscrampsfeelingtiredandlight-headedness.Howeverbewaryofsugarybeverageslikepopandslushydrinks.Onelargeslushydrinkcanhaveupto58teaspoonsofsugarIfyouarebringingfoodsforapotluckorcommunityfeastbringsomethingrefreshingandhealthy.Fruitsandveg-etablesfromyourhomegar-denorfreshfruitlikeslicedwatermelonorangesfreshlypickedberriesorgrapesaregreattobringtoanygathering.Duringsummerholidayschil-drenwhositindoorsandwatchtelevisionorplayvideogamesmaysnackmoreoftenonun-healthyfoodssuchaspotatochips.Insteadsendthemout-sidetoplaywithsomehealthysnacks.Althoughthereisnoschoolandkidscansleepinhavesomebreakfastitemsonhandsuchastoastfruitandlow-sugarcereals.Theseareeasytomakeandeat.Ifyouareworriedaboutthesizeofyourmealskeepinmindthreeouncesoroneportionofproteinisaboutthesizeofadeckofcardsoracellphone.Trymakingyourownhamburgersusingleanhamburgermeat.Haveotherleanproteinregularlysuchasshmoosebisonmuskoxorchicken.Trykebobsthataremostlyvegetablesonionspeppersandtomatoeswithyourmeats.Whenyouareshingforthenextlargecatchpanfryyourshbutrememberthatbat-teredshcanaddunwantedextracalories.Keepcoldfoodscolduseicepacksforanyperishablefoodsforyourcampingordaytrips.Bringalongasmuchfreshfoodasyoucan.Stayawayfromasteadydietofjunkfoodandpackagedorpre-mademeals.Whenyouarenishedeat-inggoandplay-orgoforawalkwithfamilyandfriendsFormoreinformationonhealthyeatingvisitwww.choosenwt.com.CourtesyofNWTHealthToptentipsforsmartsummereatingTheGlobalFundtoghtaidstuberculosisandma-lariahassignificantlyre-ducedmortalityassociatedwiththesediseasessinceitsestablishmentin1990.Buttheneedremains.In20111.4millionpeopleworldwidestilldiedoftuberculosis.CanadasfaircontributiontotheGlobalFundasade-velopedcountrywouldbe750millionoverthreeyears.IamsuremostCanadiansKeeponcontributingwantCanadatocontinuecontributingitsfairsharetotheGlobalFundtosavethelivesofmanyofourbrothersandsistersaroundtheworld.BrunoMarquisGatineauQue.