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To: SWW who wrote (15)	3/5/1999 9:50:00 AM
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Nunavut gets first premier People who live in Canada's eastern arctic will know on Friday who their first territorial leader will be as the 19 new members of Nunavut's legislative assembly sit down to choose a premier and house speaker. The politicians were elected last month in preparation for the next month's split of the Northwest Territories, creating the new territory of Nunavut. In such a new jurisdiction, the building of a government is taking place at the same time as the building of the legislature itself. Construction workers are putting the finishing touches on what is soon to be the seat of government for Nunavut's 25,000 residents. Sawdust fills the air as workers cut paneling while others sand the large wooden arches that hang from the ceiling. It's a design intended to look like the top of an igloo. Moonie Kululak is a site foreman. He and his fellow workers sometimes talk about how this is more than just another construction job. "Once in a while it comes up at coffee breaks that we're making history," Kululak told CBC News. "You don't get to work in these types of buildings every day." While the legislature is being built, the territory's first elected officials have been meeting down the road all week behind closed doors at the local cadet hall. Ed Picco, member for Iqaluit East, says it's a different way of doing things than in most other parts of Canada, where the premier is the leader of the majority party. No one has officially declared their candidacy for the top job, but one MLA says it will likely come down to a contest between a political neophyte and a veteran politician: • Paul Okalik's first campaign was a success and his popularity has risen since he recently became only the second Inuk to earn a law degree. • Jack Anawak served two terms as a member of parliament and was Nunavut's interim commissioner. The premier and the rest of the government will officially be sworn in during the Nunavut celebrations April 1.

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