Arctic: Putin vs. Harper
This is why Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper rocks:
Sure, we dispute it, but what else does Canada have going for it? Hockey, Molson, and Rush. Why not add total arctic domination?
Related: Book Review: Stephen Harper & The Future of Canada
TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- Canada's prime minister has begun a three-day trip to the
Arctic in an effort to assert sovereignty over the region a week after Russia symbolically staked a claim to the North Pole by sending submarines.
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"The Russians sent a submarine to drop a small flag at the bottom of the ocean. We're sending our prime minister to reassert Canadian sovereignty," a senior government official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because his language was undiplomatic.
Sure, we dispute it, but what else does Canada have going for it? Hockey, Molson, and Rush. Why not add total arctic domination?
Related: Book Review: Stephen Harper & The Future of Canada
Labels: Canada, Harper, Putin, Russia
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