[canada owns arctic]

One year of planning and $1 million later, the Canadian Rangers completed their 15 day patrol of the Canadian North. Apparently this patrol is set to become an annual operation due to the heightened interest in the Northwest Passage between Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea. I think it stems more more U.S. Amabassador David Wilkins saying that more other countries don't recognise Canada's claim to northern waters.
Interestingly, the creation of the Canadian Rangers also means job creation especially for the Inuit; the team of 31 people is primarily Inuit. Also amazing is that while cutting-edge technology was employed by the team (satellite communication, food drops, satellite imagery etc...) they still used "komatiks," (Inuit-designed wooden sleds). Some things were just made right eh? These sleds were able to traverse jagged sea ice up to 3 meters high! Go Operation Nunalivut (the land is ours).