Our Arctic Waterway

Published: June 28, 2007, 5:51 pm

Tags: canada, arctic waterways, denmark, climate change, sovereignty, ships, prime minister stephen harper

Thank goodness we are sending military ships to do an arctic exercise soon. I am shocked to find a few countries consider the top of us fair game for them. With this in mind I looked around a bit to see the situation. If we are in for a real battle here to keep other countries from coming in over the top of us, it concerns me greatly. How did the UN get in on all this as they define authority somehow. Apparently the big attraction is oil and gas. Twas ever thus I say.Our Northern Definition since the late 1890'sThose already living in the artic waterways are concerned about quite a few aspects, one being this Stopping Canadian Sovereignty from melting away.Lots to read, here is one written in 2001 Canadian Arctic Sovereignty. There is some interesting reading here lead up articles from 1994--then this of interest--The Legal Basis of Canada's Claim to Sovereignty over the Waters of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. We have discussed this with America beforeCanada's Arctic Pact.And we

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