IQALUIT, Nunavut -- Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is in Iqaluit today in support of candidate Hunter Tootoo.

A tough three-way race is playing out in the far-reaching federal riding, which encompasses the entire territory.

Tootoo is taking on New Democrat Jack Anawak -- a former Liberal MP in the government of Jean Chretien -- and Conservative incumbent Leona Aglukkaq.

Some of the key issues in Nunavut include the high cost of living and price of food.

Nutrition North -- the Harper government's $60-million annual federal food subsidy designed to bring healthy food to isolated communities -- has been criticized as ineffective.

Infrastructure is also lacking in Nunavut, with a lack of docking facilities.

Modern basics such as access to low-cost Internet are needed and the territory continues to pine for projects such as a road between Rankin Inlet and Winnipeg.

Just before the campaign began, the Conservatives committed up to $64-million to finance a deepwater port, which has been at the top of Nunavut's wish list for years.

Aglukkkaq is considered popular among land claim organizations and government but she has been criticized by some for representing Ottawa to the Inuit instead of doing the opposite.

Electoral success in the territory also depends on support from regions including Baffin Island, the central region along Hudson Bay and communities such as Cambridge Bay.

Trudeau is expected to attend a community feast today, where food such as caribou, Arctic char and seal gathered from across Nunavut is on the menu.