Trudeau pledges support for housing and mental health in Nunavut

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a campaign stop in Iqaluit Monday, pledging his government will invest in housing and mental health supports in the territory, according to CBC Canada.

Campaigning with the local Liberal candidate, Pat Angnakak, Trudeau said his government will invest $360 million for housing in Nunavut and $1.4 billion in mental health supports "for Inuit, First Nations and Métis peoples across the country."

He said his government recognizes that mental health has been an increasing challenge, and not just because of the pandemic.

Trudeau is the first federal leader to visit the North during this election campaign. Trudeau's campaign stop follows two pre-election visits by federal government cabinet members earlier this summer.