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  Canada's Sovereignty in Jeopardy: the Militarization of North America
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Last Editedkal  Aug 19, 2007 04:01pm
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News DateSunday, August 19, 2007 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionCanadian jurisdiction over its Northern territories was redefined, following an April 2002 military agreement between Ottawa and Washington. This agreement allows for the deployment of US troops anywhere in Canada, as well as the stationing of US warships in Canada's territorial waters.

Following the creation of US Northern Command in April 2002, Washington announced unilaterally that NORTHCOM's territorial jurisdiction (land, sea, air) extended from the Caribbean basin to the Canadian arctic territories.

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