BBC:
Canadians feel so strongly about defending their claims to the Arctic that they support increasing troops numbers there, a major poll suggests.
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Fifty-eight percent of Canadians said they supported a strengthened military presence in the north to protect against international threats, the study's authors' said.
"While Canadians say they are open to working with other countries, at the same time a clear majority of Canadians...want to increase Canada's military presence in the Arctic," its authors said.
Certain parts of the Arctic have been under dispute for many years, including the Arctic sea region and parts of the Arctic seas.
Around three-quarters of the Canadian respondents believe the contested Northwest Passage is in Canadian waters, and half of them believe the Beaufort Sea should belong to Canada.
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I think they have a pretty good claim for much of the Northwest Passage which will be a primary beneficiary of global warming melting the sea ice so shipping can take a shorter route from the far East to the US East Coast and to Europe. I am with the Canadians on this one and I think the US should help them keep the passage open.
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