01-27-2006, 10:18 AM
"It is the Canadian people we get our mandate from, not the ambassador of the United States," Mr. Harper said. "The United States defends its sovereignty, and the Canadian government will defend our sovereignty."
The United States for decades has opposed Canada's claims to Arctic passageways near the North Pole, as have the European Union and other countries. Canadian military scholars say that the United States, Russia, Britain and France sent submarines under the Arctic ice in waters claimed by Canada during the cold war without Canada's permission, and may still be doing so.
Quoted New York Times
Fighting talk from the new Canadian PM. He'd better watch out or Bush will send in the marines. If there oil in the Artic he'll annex Canada
The United States for decades has opposed Canada's claims to Arctic passageways near the North Pole, as have the European Union and other countries. Canadian military scholars say that the United States, Russia, Britain and France sent submarines under the Arctic ice in waters claimed by Canada during the cold war without Canada's permission, and may still be doing so.
Quoted New York Times
Fighting talk from the new Canadian PM. He'd better watch out or Bush will send in the marines. If there oil in the Artic he'll annex Canada