About 50,000 scientists from around the world will focus on climate change as they participate in International Polar Year, which kicked off Thursday.
At a ceremony in Paris, Prince Albert of Monaco called climate change the most important challenge of the century.
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=93d3791b-35d2-47de-9b09-f17cce7beb9b
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No mention of money for the Canadian ships that can't do their jobs due to age, repairs and break downs the same ships used for research.
I find it hard to think of any other reason for such commitment from PM Harper then it being a U.S. Government program.
Well, someone has to pay for it.
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