OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Canada needs to find a way to continue cross\u002Dpolar collaboration while holding Russia accountable for its invasion of…
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That is until last year, when both Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO, with Canada being the first country to vote in support of both joining the group.Last October, the Finnish government tweaked the Arctic strategy it had released a year prior, saying that the Ukraine invasion meant a new Cold War was underway.
“Something that’s important in each of the countries is to figure out how you can continue working together when a terrible war is going on contradictory to the rules-based international order,” she said.“For Canada, we take our responsibility very seriously to defend our, northern sovereignty. And we will definitely continue to protect Canadian interests at home and abroad,” she said.
Simon noted that the Far North has generally avoided geopolitical conflicts through the decades, but is facing increasing attention as a venue for resource extraction and shipping routes. But all members except Russia have pulled out of the body, and started side projects involving things like fisheries without any input from Moscow.“The sea level rising is having a direct impact,” she said of the region.While in Helsinki, Simon met with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö to discuss security and climate change.
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