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polak · 09-02-2014, 10:09 AM

lol arctic sovereignty. We have zero claim to most of the arctic. Sorry, I have more friends on Facebook than there are Canadians living in the disputed parts of arctic.

You want to fend of Russia, The US and other countries that are disputing our claims then we need to increase our infrastructure and civilian presence there, not our military presence. We have zero shot of defending the arctic by military means.

Take that 1% increase and apply it to subsidies on corporate investment in the arctic. Maybe establish one reason for the world to consider "Canadian" other than the fact that someone drew a line around it a hundred or so years ago when nothing up there mattered.

09-02-2014, 10:09 AM	#53
polak In the Sin Bin Join Date: Aug 2012 Exp:	lol arctic sovereignty. We have zero claim to most of the arctic. Sorry, I have more friends on Facebook than there are Canadians living in the disputed parts of arctic. You want to fend of Russia, The US and other countries that are disputing our claims then we need to increase our infrastructure and civilian presence there, not our military presence. We have zero shot of defending the arctic by military means. Take that 1% increase and apply it to subsidies on corporate investment in the arctic. Maybe establish one reason for the world to consider "Canadian" other than the fact that someone drew a line around it a hundred or so years ago when nothing up there mattered.