Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North by Ken S. Coates, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, William R. Morrion, Greg Poelzer
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Overview: Arctic Front arises out of our collective frustration. Recently, debate about Arctic sovereignty has filled the nation’s newspapers. It’s an old, old story, dating back many decades. This time around, the challenge of global warming, the retreat of the polar ice cap, and the race for Arctic oil and gas have given the discussion a twenty-first-century twist. But the underlying issue—does and can Canada exercise effective control over its High Arctic islands and the Northwest Passage—has changed little since the nineteenth century.
Canada has had this debate before, notably during the Klondike gold rush, the Second World War, the Cold War, and the voyage of the Manhattan. Our motivation in joining it was a desire to change the national debate on Arctic sovereignty. Questions about Canadian control of the Arctic—and national responsibilities in the Far North—have bedevilled this country since the 1880s. Canadians have yet to get it right, and, equally important, our nation continues to forget the history of early episodes when Canadian sovereignty in the North came into question. We see the issue as a classic example of the truism that those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. Arctic Front is our attempt to explain the origins of the contemporary debate and to challenge long-standing Canadian assumptions about its northern role and commitments.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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