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Dan Carlson: Deputy Minister and Consensus-Style Government

dan carlson: Bad timing, said Carlson, according to National Observer. But he said Nunavut's plans to regulate distribution and consumption of cannabis are emerging and are likely to look a little different than anywhere else in the country. We do feel behind in our preparation, said Dan Carlson, Nunavut's deputy minister of finance. ; The territory had an election in the fall and, because of its consensus-style government, little could be done until new members met and laid out an agenda for the new legislature session a meeting that doesn't begin until Monday. Don't look for pot stores in Iqaluit any time soon, he said. We think that's the smart move for Nunavut. We are only proposing to offer online sales. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.