Thank you Stephen Harper
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Some of those in power don't want to embarrass queenie by junking her expensive gifts to the colony.
to date, Russia has followed all UN/International law requirements in it's legal pursuit of disputed continental shelf areas of the Arctic... as have all other countries involved in making territorial claims. What Russia has done is put forward significant scientific expeditions in support of its claims. What Russia has done is invest heavily in new ports and upgrades to existing ports in anticipation of the ice-free Northern Route along with major infrastructure development in roads/support to those ports.
since Harper is your guy, tell me, just what has Harper done in support of Canadian Arctic sovereignty... other than make a lot of promises along with his yearly photo-op trips?
Not nearly enough.
Now, you tell me, would you support a plan to build Canadian military bases in the arctic, and to buy the equipment necessary to enforce our sovereignty there?
bahahahahh coffee spit*
And scrapped the helicopter deal which cost us money to do so with nothing to show for it. Wasn't a fan of that move either
enforced sovereignty? International law dictates existing boundaries/claims... again, the only outstanding to be determined boundaries reflect upon "who owns" territorial rights to the depths of continental shelves. And, again, in that regard, all countries are following the established process bringing forward respective claims (and scientific support for those claims) to the UN... decisions will be made on these claims and they will, in turn, be reflected within international law.
what I would support is expenditure focused on ice-breakers, search and rescue, and drone surveilance... with whatever military base requirement flows from that. In terms of "enforced sovereignty", I would defer to international law as the mechanism to speak to enforcement in that regard. So long as Canada is a NATO member, and meets it's obligations to NATO, you'll need to describe a scenario to me that would dictate a "Canadian only" enforcement action of some breach to international law, one that would rise to the level of required military engagement. And..... uhhhh... I guess so long as its not the U.S. breaking international law concerning "Canadian sovereignty"... I guess there's always NORAD, right? :lol:
jeezaz Mercer! 2 minutes for piling on!
There is NO dispute. We own everything from a line 200 miles off Newfoundland to the North Pole in the East and a line up the Yukon/Alaska boarder in the west. What the UN or anyone else may think of that is totally irrelevant.
you should update Harper cause he's spending/spent a brazillion dollars in preparing Canada's submission before the UN... as have all other countries interested in asserting their sovereignty claims, particularly as relates to sea-bed claims on extended under-water shelves/ridges. Ultimately, the results of the UN decision-making process will reflect upon International Law.
as for the North Pole, as much as Harper regularly trots it out as an iconic symbol of "Canada's North"... it belongs to Denmark and this latest process will only reaffirm that: The North Pole is a distraction
Although Canada has rights over extensive areas of seabed elsewhere in the Arctic Ocean, it has no basis for a claim at the North Pole. This is because international law uses the “equidistance” principle to delimit maritime boundaries. According to this principle, boundaries between adjacent coastal states are drawn along a line, every point of which is an equal distance from the respective shores.
In 2012, Canada and Denmark used the equidistance principle to delimit a boundary 200 nautical miles into the Lincoln Sea, north of Canada’s Ellesmere Island and Denmark’s Greenland.
Although the boundary does not extend beyond 200 nautical miles, the principle of equidistance will serve as the basis for an eventual agreement separating rights beyond this point.
Like it or not, the North Pole falls on the Danish side of the equidistance line – it will never be Canadian.
In 2012, Canada and Denmark used the equidistance principle to delimit a boundary 200 nautical miles into the Lincoln Sea, north of Canada’s Ellesmere Island and Denmark’s Greenland.
Although the boundary does not extend beyond 200 nautical miles, the principle of equidistance will serve as the basis for an eventual agreement separating rights beyond this point.
Like it or not, the North Pole falls on the Danish side of the equidistance line – it will never be Canadian.
This is a thread to thank Harper for his wise and effective leadership.
... So just express your undying gratitude and move-onto another thread where you can proudly don your tin foil hat, m'kay
... So just express your undying gratitude and move-onto another thread where you can proudly don your tin foil hat, m'kay
protect the closet! Protect the closet! Women, the elderly and quadriplegic MPs to the front!
