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Northern Premiers Say More Military Needed To Protect Sovereignty

Posted on Wednesday, April 20 at 12:16 by sthompson
Nunavut premier Okalik says, up until now, the Canadian government has relied on Canadian Rangers and people in small northern communities to justify its claims of Arctic sovereignty.

He says that approach is no longer adequate.

"When you're talking about sovereignty, all you can do is use Inuit in Nunavut. There's no real federal presence that can show that we're a part of Canada," he says.

Full article:
Beef up northern military, premiers urge Ottawa
Also from April 18:
Premiers to push strategy before government falls

And recent articles on Vive:
Latest arctic sovereignty patrol mission a success despite bad weather
Northern sovereignty patrol tour extended

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  1. by RPW
    Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:47 am
    <blockquote>There's no real federal presence that can show that we're a part of Canada," he says.</blockquote> As they say in The Air Farce: "You got that right!"<p>---<br>RickW

  2. by Anonymous
    Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:42 am
    Besides welfare checks, no, there's no real federal presence. Canadians actually care very little about the territory of Canada, instead they favour the serious jingoism like telling ourselves we have 'free' health care and 'diversity'. Yippee.

  3. by Perturbed
    Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:28 am
    Not everyone is pacifist.....

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  4. by avatar nutter
    Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:03 pm
    All these 'sovereignty' patrol stories about the far north - seems to me a diversion - We could be on the verge of a huge diamond find announcement, for example

    Want to soften the suckers with touchy-feely mainstream media fluff. In this case a mobilization of people/resources, but while this is happening, something else is going on.


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  5. by Anonymous
    Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:51 pm
    We already know there are diamonds, what are you talking about?

  6. by Dave Ruston
    Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:16 pm
    No brainer here. The Territories are Canada. We must protect, or lose them!

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    Dave Ruston



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