Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads north on a tour of Canada's Arctic region. On August 17, Prime Minister Harper meets Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq and Premier Eva Aariak on arrival in Iqaluit, Nunavut. On August 18, Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with the Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Chuck Strahl before a tour of the Arctic Winter Games arena by John Hussey in Iqualuit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq are given a tour of the Arctic Winter Games arena by John Hussey in Iqualuit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes an economic and development announcement in Iqualuit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay after making an economic and development announcement in Iqualuit. Prime Minister Stephen pauses for a photo with some children in Iqualuit. Members of the Conservative Cabinet have a photo taken during a break in Priorities and Planning meetings in Iqualuit. Members of the Conservative Cabinet try some seal meat during a break in Priorities and Planning meetings. Prime Minister Stephen Harper shops for local art. On August 19, Prime Minister Stephen Harper waves from the doorway of a Sea King helicopter before touching down on the HMCS Toronto in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives on the deck of the HMCS Toronto in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut. Prime Minister Stephen Harper talks to the troops on board the HMCS Toronto. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Chief of Defence Staff General Walter Natynczyk and Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Peter MacKay as they make their way to the HMCS Corner Brook submarine in Frobisher Bay. Prime Minister Stephen Harper waves as he stands on the Canadian submarine HMCS Corner Brook with the submarine's captain, Lieutenant-Commander Alex Kooiman in Frobisher Bay. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Peter MacKay leave the HMCS Corner Brook submarine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives on the HMCS Toronto after a tour of the HMCS Corner Brook submarine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper waves from the doorway of a Sea King helicopter before touching down on the HMCS Toronto in Frobisher Bay. Prime Minister Stephen Harper talks to the troops on board the HMCS Toronto. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, centre, Defence Minister Peter MacKay, right, and Commander Alex Grant of the HMCS Toronto watch as CF-18 jets fly past with HMCS Corner Brook and Coast Guard ship Pierre Radisson in the background on Frobisher Bay. Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours the ARCG Op Wednesday north of Iqaluit. On August 20, Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with the crew before flying to Pangnirtung, Nunavut from Iqaluit. Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Chuck Strahl arrives in Pangnirtung. Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak, Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Chuck Strahl arrive in Pangnirtung. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Pangnirtung. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by an honour guard of Canadian Rangers. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by locals in Pangnirtung. Stephen Harper speaks with sisters Suzie, left, and Andre Dialla, right, after arriving in Pangnirtung. Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses with Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Chuck Strahl (left). Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak and Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq make a funding announcement for a new modern harbour in Pangnirtung. A girl plays in the dirt as Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a funding announcement for a new modern harbour. Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with residents. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits an arts and crafts store in Pangnirtung. Prime Minister Stephen Harper signs the fuselage of the aircraft that he flew in for his visit to Pangnirtung. Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Chuck Strahl chats with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the Airbus en route to Yellowknife following the northern tour. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says hello to people gathered at the Yellowknife airport. Prime Minister Stephen Harper signs labour market agreements with Canada's three northern territories. Signing the documents during an announcement in Yellowknife from left to right are: Prime Minister Harper, Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland, Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie and Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak. On August 21, Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in Mayo, Yukon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie chat with a local chief in Mayo. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is given a tour of the Wareham dam near Mayo. Yukon Development Corp CEO Dave Morrison, left, chats with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie about the Wareham dam near Mayo. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie with their helicopter pilot after touring the Wareham dam near Mayo. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie sign a contribution agreement for the Mayo B hydropower plant in Whitehorse, Yukon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets area residents in Whitehorse. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Lawrence Cannon, Chuck Strahl, Leona Aglukkaq, Eva Aariak, Marjory Lebreton, John Baird, Lisa Raitt, Jim Flaherty, Gordon O'Connor, Peter MacKay, Jason Kenney, Jim Prentice, Diane Finley, Christian Paradis, Floyd Roland, Dennis Fentie.
