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Re:Facing sky-high connection fees, rural Ontarians go off t... by ipaddr on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @07:50PM (#29007939)
Those towns are filled with indigenous people and Canada pays many to be part of a para military force in case of invasion or just to provide ground level information . Hans island is in dispute between Greenland and Canada and both countries visit every year to plant a flag. Having a settlement if possible year round would make the claim stronger.

The northwest passage is seeing Russian / US subs crossing without permission. Having a population creates a stronger claim for situations like this.

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Re:Facing sky-high connection fees, rural Ontarians go off t... by Dylan16807 on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:24AM (#29009843)
> Those towns are filled with indigenous people and Canada pays many to be part of a para military force in case of invasion or just to provide ground level information .

Okay but that's not about claiming the territory.

> Hans island is in dispute between Greenland and Canada and both countries visit every year to plant a flag. Having a settlement if possible year round would make the claim stronger.

Okay, that's a tiny island. Far over 99% of the land is not in dispute, and doesn't need towns to stop it from being in dispute. And even there, they don't bother to have anyone live on it! I feel like this island supports the idea that these populations are disconnected from land claims.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nares_strait_border_(Kenn...

Also wow it super does not matter who owns this island when the strait is already split right down the middle.

> The northwest passage is seeing Russian / US subs crossing without permission. Having a population creates a stronger claim for situations like this.

How so? I could see how an active port could physically get in the way of sneaking through, but I don't see at all how a town gives canada a better claim for keeping those subs away.

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