OTTAWA - As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence.

“Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

“I’ve been inundated with people reaching out,” Main said after hanging up. “It’s a little bit surreal right now.”

On Thursday, Main was sworn in as Nunavut’s seventh premier, two days after his fellow MLAs selected him under Nunavut’s consensus government system.

The call from Ford — one of many courtesy calls he’s received this week — is emblematic of the relationship-building Main has vowed to pursue, particularly in Ottawa.

“You know, we're such a young territory, we have such a huge infrastructure gap that we need partners at the federa

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