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Old 01-16-2013, 12:14 PM   #556
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Originally Posted by Zulu29 View Post
Very true for the majority of those communities I would assume, however the Canadian government does require a population in small communities typically in the far north to strengthen future claims about sovereignty and land control in the arctic. Also, you can't just take someone from Resolute Nunavut and place them in Calgary. They just won't know how to adjust. I'm no expert but I would assume it would take generations before they were able to fully integrate fully into "southern Canadian" society
The arctic is different because it part of another political agenda which would be funded differently.

As for the adjustment argument, they don't have to move to Downtown Calgary. There are plenty of communities that they could choose that are economically viable. Even other FN lands.
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