For fifty years, Canada claimed the High Arctic on paper while ignoring it in practice. Then the Americans and Norwegians arrived, and Ottawa had to pay up.
I did not know about this brilliant and exciting ploy that secured our Arctic domain. I feel like I’ve just had ice cream for breakfast.
An excellent telling of this bit of history. Does anyone know if this in the curriculum of any Canadian history class, currently?
Thank goodness the Colonial Office left Canada a blank cheque! It certainly was a refreshing change after the disastrous Alaska Boundary Dispute.
And importantly, Canada is investing and adding to our Arctic TFSA to assert our sovereignty. The more deposits, the better!
I did not know about this brilliant and exciting ploy that secured our Arctic domain. I feel like I’ve just had ice cream for breakfast.
An excellent telling of this bit of history. Does anyone know if this in the curriculum of any Canadian history class, currently?
Thank goodness the Colonial Office left Canada a blank cheque! It certainly was a refreshing change after the disastrous Alaska Boundary Dispute.
And importantly, Canada is investing and adding to our Arctic TFSA to assert our sovereignty. The more deposits, the better!