Russia already has a lot of oil already, so they don't need it, Canada has lots too, so they don't need it, Norway has lots too from the North Sea, so they don't need it, GreenLand (Denmark) have very little oil, give it them?Russia doesn't own my nations land. Canada owns it:
"Look, this isn't the 15th century," he said, according to the website of Canadian Television. "You can't go around the world and just plant flags and say 'We're claiming this territory."'
Canada's own claims to the Arctic, he said, were "well-established."
"The question of sovereignty of the Arctic is not a question," he said, speaking in French. "It's clear. It's our country. It's our property. It's our water ... The Arctic is Canadian."
Unless Russia changed international law they can't claim the arctic because they can't go past 200miles of their borders to the arctic.
Our Prime Minister commented:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was unsure what to make of the Russian action: "It shows once again that sovereignty over the North and sovereignty in our Arctic is going to be an important issue as we move into the future."
If Russia owns the north pole, according to this website:
http://www.lifelikepundits.com/index...ns_north_pole/
Bush should tell Russia he owns the Moon as his nations flag is on it.
Canada's Conservative government is vowing to assert sovereignty over its Arctic lands and waterways. Last month Ottawa said it would build up to eight patrol ships designed to operate in the frozen region, which is believed to hold huge untapped oil and gas reserves.
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (Reuters) - Canada on Thursday dismissed Russia's claim to a large chunk of the resource-rich Arctic, saying the tactic was more suited to the 15th century than the real world.
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