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Originally Posted by polak
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.
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I agree. The "fight" over arctic sovereignty will be fought mainly by lawyers and politicians, not with military might. I am not sure if "being prepared" to defend it is a convincing argument if a country like Russia could still walk right over you. Having a military presence in the north is still a part of the picture, but in a court room, having a civilian presence probably goes a little further. Russia, the U.S. and other arctic nations are also prepared to defend it militarily, so we need to make a stronger case than that.