What hurts me even worse is that this man had been drunk for a couple of days with alcohol that had been obtained from a bootlegger. There have been too many suicides by people under the influence of alcohol. I wish I knew who this bootlegger was. I support that there should be a full inquest into a suicide when alcohol is involved. I think anyone who provides alcohol illegally, causing death, should be dealt with to the full extent of the law.
Suicide prevention is everyone's business.
At the same time I thank all those who have cared enough to reach out to their community and make a difference in suicide prevention. If this is the case, then Nunatsiaq News bears a great responsibility upon its shoulders, as through your paper the message of Nunavut is communicated to the rest of the world. By pursuing this practice, you simply belittle all residents of Nunavut and ultimately call into question the legitimacy of the new territory, a message we can not afford to communicate at this critical point in our evolution. Please, please, start taking your responsibilities to the people of Nunavut more seriously, and immediately discontinue this juvenile practice of publishing unsigned letters. We take the position that without the ability to express their views anonymously, many readers cannot safely exercise their right to free expression.