WATCH ABOVE: Harper attends groundbreaking ceremony for a new high arctic research centre to study climate change.
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut – Prime Minister Harper took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a research station in Nunavut as he continued his annual northern tour.
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And he said he was looking forward to returning to Cambridge Bay in 2017 to take part in the scheduled opening of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station.
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That, however, would require Harper and his Conservatives to win next year`s election.
The station was first announced in 2007.
Next on the P-M’s schedule is to sail through part of the Northwest Passage.
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