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Interesting.

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Prime Minister Harper Announces Government of Canada Will Extend Jurisdiction over Arctic Waters
Canadian Environment and Shipping Jurisdiction to be Enforced an Additional 100 Nautical Miles Offshore
27 August 2008
Tuktoyaktuk, NT

The Government of Canada will extend its jurisdiction in the Arctic by doubling the range at which Canadian environmental laws and shipping regulations will be enforced, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today.

“Whether it is the thawing of the Northwest Passage or the suspected resource riches under the Arctic seabed, more and more countries are taking an interest in the waterways of the Canadian Arctic,” said the Prime Minister. “We will be sending a clear message to the world that our environmental standards and sovereignty are not up for debate -- if you are in Canada’s Arctic you will be playing by Canada’s rules.”

The Prime Minister announced that his government will be introducing changes to the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act as part of its fall legislative agenda. Currently the Act allows the Canadian Government to regulate all shipping in zones up to 100 nautical miles from the nearest Canadian land in order to guard against pollution of the region’s marine and coastal environments. Under the proposed new law, this jurisdiction will be extended to 200 nautical miles.

In addition the Prime Minister announced that his government will establish new regulations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 that will require mandatory reporting from all ships destined for Arctic waters within the same 200 nautical mile limit.

“As an environmental matter, as a security matter and as an economic matter we are making it perfectly clear that not only do we claim jurisdiction over the Canadian Arctic, we are also going to put the full resources of the Government of Canada behind enforcing that jurisdiction,” said the Prime Minister. “We are acting today to protect our environment, improve the security of our waterways and ensure that all Northern residents – and, in particular, the Inuit – have a strong say in the future of our Arctic for generations to come.”

http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&id=2248
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*snort* Yeah, Stevie, and if Russia or the US don't acknowledge our claim of sovereignty, whatchagonnadoaboutit? What a ridiculous fat kid …
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Dr. Medulla wrote:*snort* Yeah, Stevie, and if Russia or the US don't acknowledge our claim of sovereignty, whatchagonnadoaboutit?
put the full resources of the Government of Canada behind enforcing that jurisdiction... :meh:
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dpwolf wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:*snort* Yeah, Stevie, and if Russia or the US don't acknowledge our claim of sovereignty, whatchagonnadoaboutit?
put the full resources of the Government of Canada behind enforcing that jurisdiction... :meh:
I repeat: *snort*
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Yeah, the entire implementation of that legislature will be to post a hermit who thinks he's Inuit in a shack with a shotgun and a husky somewhere on an ice floe.

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threecoffins wrote:Yeah, the entire implementation of that legislature will be to post a hermit who thinks he's Inuit in a shack with a shotgun and a husky somewhere on an ice floe.
What is this "ice … floe" of which you speak?
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
threecoffins wrote:Yeah, the entire implementation of that legislature will be to post a hermit who thinks he's Inuit in a shack with a shotgun and a husky somewhere on an ice floe.
What is this "ice … floe" of which you speak?
Wiki wrote:An ice floe is a floating chunk of sea ice that is less than 10 kilometers (six miles) in its greatest dimension.

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threecoffins wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
threecoffins wrote:Yeah, the entire implementation of that legislature will be to post a hermit who thinks he's Inuit in a shack with a shotgun and a husky somewhere on an ice floe.
What is this "ice … floe" of which you speak?
Wiki wrote:An ice floe is a floating chunk of sea ice that is less than 10 kilometers (six miles) in its greatest dimension.
My drier than dry attempt at humour was an oblique reference to the dwindling ice in Arctic Circle. The massive reduction of ice has made ship travel more feasible now, which, coming full circle, is why Steve us putting on his big boy pants and trying to be a world player.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
threecoffins wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
threecoffins wrote:Yeah, the entire implementation of that legislature will be to post a hermit who thinks he's Inuit in a shack with a shotgun and a husky somewhere on an ice floe.
What is this "ice … floe" of which you speak?
Wiki wrote:An ice floe is a floating chunk of sea ice that is less than 10 kilometers (six miles) in its greatest dimension.
My drier than dry attempt at humour was an oblique reference to the dwindling ice in Arctic Circle. The massive reduction of ice has made ship travel more feasible now, which, coming full circle, is why Steve us putting on his big boy pants and trying to be a world player.
Sorry man, I Brigg'd out. :disshame:

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threecoffins wrote:Sorry man, I Brigg'd out. :disshame:
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threecoffins wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
threecoffins wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
threecoffins wrote:Yeah, the entire implementation of that legislature will be to post a hermit who thinks he's Inuit in a shack with a shotgun and a husky somewhere on an ice floe.
What is this "ice … floe" of which you speak?
Wiki wrote:An ice floe is a floating chunk of sea ice that is less than 10 kilometers (six miles) in its greatest dimension.
My drier than dry attempt at humour was an oblique reference to the dwindling ice in Arctic Circle. The massive reduction of ice has made ship travel more feasible now, which, coming full circle, is why Steve us putting on his big boy pants and trying to be a world player.
Sorry man, I Brigg'd out. :disshame:
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