northern Canada. Watt introduced the bill to make Nunavik (northern Quebec) a GST free zone. Although the bill did not make it to the House of Commons, it brought northerners to Ottawa to discuss their unique living situation and the high costs of goods and services. In December 2011, Watt introduced bill S207 An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act (non-derogation of aboriginal and treaty rights), the committee report was adopted in the Senate, but the bill was dropped from the order paper in June 2013. In his final year at the Senate of Canada, Watt created the Special Committee on the Arctic and he was the first Chair of the committee. Their work is continuing under the leadership of Senators Patterson and Bovey https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/arct/ Watt was educated at schools in: Kuujjuaq (Fort Chimo), Quebec; Yellowknife, NWT; Kingston, Ontario; Ottawa, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Brandon, Manitoba. In 1997, he was awarded the Aboriginal Achievement Award by Buffy Sainte Marie for his role in community development (now called the Indspire Award). He is married to Ida (Epoo), and is father to Donald, Robert, Lisa, Billy, and Charlene. Notes Citations References Inuit from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators Inuit politicians Canadian senators from Quebec 1944 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people People from Nunavik Officers of the National Order of Quebec Indspire Awards 21st-century Canadian politicians Indigenous Canadian senators