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I agree with you that countries shouldn't be walked over like this. However, our territorial claims will be ignored if we don't boost funding in a navy fleet,
by otoburb 13y ago
I agree with you that countries shouldn't be walked over like this.
However, our territorial claims will be ignored if we don't boost funding in a navy fleet, coast guard fleet and/or ports to assist with patrolling. Unfortunately, it's easier said than done given our lack of appetite for even higher taxes which would probably come in the form of a GST hike.
It seems our options are:
1) Raise funds to patrol or enforce our territory;
2) Partner with other countries and attempt to negotiate minerals, resources or access in exchange for adherence and continued international recognition of Canada's territorial claims; or
3) Do nothing.
- jacquesm 13y agoCanada is simply too big. Infrastructure and defence are a function of the GDP divided by the area. Too small a GDP or too large an area and you can't properly wire, put roads in or defend a country. Even so, we have these borders that were agreed upon in the past, a change of the weather shouldn't cause such a border to be redrawn.
- VladRussian2 13y ago>a change of the weather shouldn't cause such a border to be redrawn. look at climate changes during last 2-3 thousand years and how whole empires/civilizations got appeared and disappeared as a result. On the [kind of] positive side [for high-tech industry i mean] Canada will become a big customer for air-, ground-, navy- and submarine drones :)
- toomuchtodo 13y agoDoes this count as a protection racket if the US military provides support? :)
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- goodcanadian 13y agoThe US is the prime opponent in this battle. They are the ones claiming the right to use the Northwest Passage as an international shipping lane. In my opinion, their position is weak as there is no historical tradition of the passage being used as such. Of course, I am Canadian, so I may be biased.
- tsotha 13y agoAt the close of WW II Canada had the world's second most powerful navy. It may not be able to take on Russia or the US, but there's no reason for the modern Canadian navy to be this weak.
- vacri 13y agoYou don't need to patrol the entire length of the passage, just the egress points.