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Canada Needs to Substantially Strengthen Its Presence in the Arctic

Sovereignty over Canada’s Arctic is now up for grabs, with China among the contenders 
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Canada Needs to Substantially Strengthen Its Presence in the Arctic
A Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker sits in the waters of Lancaster Sound at the eastern gates of the Northwest Passage, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Bob Weber
Patricia Adams
Lawrence Solomon
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Almost two decades ago, Canada recognized that it needed to greatly bolster its defence capabilities in the Arctic.

Patricia Adams is an economist and president of the Energy Probe Research Foundation and Probe International, an independent think tank in Canada and around the world. She is the publisher of internet news services Three Gorges Probe and Odious Debts Online and the author or editor of numerous books. Her books and articles have been translated into Chinese, Spanish, Bengali, Japanese, and Bahasa Indonesia. She can be reached at [email protected]
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