Enuk Pauloosie
Encyclopedia
Enuk Pauloosie was a Canadian
politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly
for the electoral district
of Nattilik
in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
in the 2008 territorial election
. His riding of Nattilik
encompasses the communities of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
and Taloyoak, Nunavut
.
, in 1961. He had taken many jobs in both the public and private sectors prior to his 2008 election
to the electoral district
of Nattilik
. These positions included five years as a police officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
in the communities of Baker Lake, Nunavut
and Cambridge Bay
. Pauloosie was also the General Manager of Housing in Gjoa Haven
, the Assistant Manager of the Kikertak Co-op in Gjoa Haven and a board member of both the Gjoa Haven co-op and the local Hunters and Trappers Association.
Pauloosie's public sector involvement is very extensive. From 1995 to 1999, he served as the Planning and Land Administrator for the Gjoa Haven
community, and has also served as the Lands Officer for the Kivalliq Inuit
Association in Cambridge Bay
and Kugluktuk
.
in the riding of Nattilik
. He campaigned on a platform of concern for housing, education (especially ensuring that more Inuit
traditional values are taught in schools), economic growth, municipal issues and tourism. Out of 663 electors, Pauloosie captured 229 votes, or 34.5%. This result was 32 votes (4.8%) above the next most popular candidate, Jeannie Kanayuk Ugyuk.
In June 2009, Pauloosie was suspended from sittings of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
without pay for the entire spring session for being "persistently absent without reasonable explanation from recent meetings of the Legislative Assembly’s committees and caucuses". The motion to suspend Pauloosie was passed without opposition. He resumed his seat in the fall session of the Legislative Assembly.
In November 2009, Pauloosie called upon the Government of Nunavut to ban all of its employees from flying Air Canada
to support northern airlines such as First Air
and Canadian North
.
On 22 February 2010, Pauloosie presented a letter of resignation to James Arreak
, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
. Pauloosie said that he was resigning due to personal reasons but did not expand on them. Clerk of the assembly, John Quirke, said that by-election
must be held within six months.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
for the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Nattilik
Nattilik
Nattilik is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak....
in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...
in the 2008 territorial election
Nunavut general election, 2008
The Third Nunavut General Election took place on October 27, 2008 to return members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The election was contested across 15 of Nunavut's 19 electoral districts under the first past the post system of voting...
. His riding of Nattilik
Nattilik
Nattilik is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak....
encompasses the communities of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
Gjoa Haven is a hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the only settlement on King William Island...
and Taloyoak, Nunavut
Taloyoak, Nunavut
Taloyoak or Talurjuaq is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting...
.
Before politics
Enuk Pauloosie was born in Taloyoak, NunavutTaloyoak, Nunavut
Taloyoak or Talurjuaq is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting...
, in 1961. He had taken many jobs in both the public and private sectors prior to his 2008 election
Nunavut general election, 2008
The Third Nunavut General Election took place on October 27, 2008 to return members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The election was contested across 15 of Nunavut's 19 electoral districts under the first past the post system of voting...
to the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Nattilik
Nattilik
Nattilik is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak....
. These positions included five years as a police officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
in the communities of Baker Lake, Nunavut
Baker Lake, Nunavut
Baker Lake , is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for being the Canadian Arctic's sole inland community...
and Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Cambridge Bay, named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada...
. Pauloosie was also the General Manager of Housing in Gjoa Haven
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
Gjoa Haven is a hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the only settlement on King William Island...
, the Assistant Manager of the Kikertak Co-op in Gjoa Haven and a board member of both the Gjoa Haven co-op and the local Hunters and Trappers Association.
Pauloosie's public sector involvement is very extensive. From 1995 to 1999, he served as the Planning and Land Administrator for the Gjoa Haven
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
Gjoa Haven is a hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the only settlement on King William Island...
community, and has also served as the Lands Officer for the Kivalliq Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
Association in Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Cambridge Bay, named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada...
and Kugluktuk
Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Kugluktuk is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island...
.
Political career
In 2008, Pauloosie ran in the Nunavut general electionNunavut general election, 2008
The Third Nunavut General Election took place on October 27, 2008 to return members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. The election was contested across 15 of Nunavut's 19 electoral districts under the first past the post system of voting...
in the riding of Nattilik
Nattilik
Nattilik is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.The riding consists of the communities of Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak....
. He campaigned on a platform of concern for housing, education (especially ensuring that more Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
traditional values are taught in schools), economic growth, municipal issues and tourism. Out of 663 electors, Pauloosie captured 229 votes, or 34.5%. This result was 32 votes (4.8%) above the next most popular candidate, Jeannie Kanayuk Ugyuk.
In June 2009, Pauloosie was suspended from sittings of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament.The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada...
without pay for the entire spring session for being "persistently absent without reasonable explanation from recent meetings of the Legislative Assembly’s committees and caucuses". The motion to suspend Pauloosie was passed without opposition. He resumed his seat in the fall session of the Legislative Assembly.
In November 2009, Pauloosie called upon the Government of Nunavut to ban all of its employees from flying Air Canada
Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's tenth largest passenger airline by number of destinations, and the airline is a...
to support northern airlines such as First Air
First Air
Bradley Air Services Limited, operating as First Air, is an airline headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. It operates services to 30 communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, and the Northwest Territories. The majority of its fleet is available for charters worldwide...
and Canadian North
Canadian North
Canadian North Inc. is an airline based in the Northwest Tower in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to major communities in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Southern gateways include Edmonton and Ottawa...
.
On 22 February 2010, Pauloosie presented a letter of resignation to James Arreak
James Arreak
James Arreak is a territorial and municipal level politician in Canada. He has served as a member of both the Nunavut and Northwest Territories legislatures.Arreak is from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada....
, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the presiding officer of the territorial legislature. Since 1999 the position has been elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly using a secret ballot. -List of speakers:...
. Pauloosie said that he was resigning due to personal reasons but did not expand on them. Clerk of the assembly, John Quirke, said that by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
must be held within six months.