Moses Aupaluktuq

Moses Aupaluktuq
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Incumbent
Assumed office October 27, 2008
Preceded by	David Simailak
Constituency	Baker Lake
Personal details
Born	Churchill, Manitoba
Political party	non-partisan consensus government

Moses Aupaluktuq is a territorial politician from Nunavut, Canada. He currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut since being first elected to office in 2008.

Political career

Aupaluktuq ran for a seat to the Nunavut Legislature as a candidate in the Baker Lake in the 2008 territorial election. He defeated incumbent David Simailak in a hotly contested three way race taking just over 41% of the popular vote.^[1]

Criminal charges

Aupaluktuq has had a turbulent first term in office. Royal Canadian Mounted Police have charged him with liquor related offenses in two separate incidents. His first offense occurred on November 7, 2009 when police charged him with a drink driving offense after he was found unconscious in his vehicle while it was in a snow filled ditch in the community of Baker Lake, Nunavut.^[2]

Aupaluktuq refuted the impaired driving charge, stating that the traffic incident happened before he got drunk and the vehicle had already been in the ditch. His court appearance based on that charge is scheduled for November 2010. His second charge came on October 1, 2010 in which he was charged with unlawful possession of liquor. The police have not yet released more information regarding the case. If convicted of either charge he could lose his seat in the Assembly or face other sanctions.^[2]

References

1. ^ "2008 General Election results for Baker Lake". Elections Nunavut. http://www.elections.nu.ca/apps/Elections/dspResults.aspx?election=1&const=Baker%20Lake. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nunavut MLA charged with liquor possession". CBC News. October 26, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/10/26/baker-lake-mla-liquor-charges.html#socialcomments. 

External links

• Moses Aupaluktuq MLA for Baker Lake

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Name	Aupaluktuq, Moses
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Place of birth	Churchill, Manitoba
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