Canada, Denmark duke it out
p2pnet.net News- In English, it`s Hans and in Danish, Tartupaluk and it`s a, small uninhabited barren knoll measuring 1.3 km², located at approximately 80°49′ N 66°28′ W in the centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait – the strait that separates Ellesmere Island from Northern Greenland and connects Baffin Bay with the Lincoln Sea, says Wikipedia.
It doesn`t look like much. But it has Canada and Denmark at each other`s throats. And now their fight has moved online.
Canada and Denmark have taken their diplomatic tussle over a lump of Arctic rocks to the Internet with competing Google ads claiming sovereignty over Hans Island, says the Associated Press, going on:
Some Canadians have called for a boycott of Danish pastries the way Americans disdained french fries when Paris declined to join the coalition forces in Iraq.
Canada says it owns Hans Island but Denmark makes the same claim and it all came to a head when Canadian defense minister Bill Graham dropped by there last week.
Toronto’s Rick Broadhead did some Googling and, “found an ad that touted Hans Island as Danish. ‘Does Hans sound Canadian? Danish name, Danish island’,” says AP, going on:
“Internet users clicking on the ad were directed to the Danish Foreign Ministry’s Web site. So Broadhead paid for his own Google ad and created a Web site to promote Ottawa’s sovereignty. His Google ad leads users to a fluttering Maple Leaf flag and plays the national anthem.
“Broadhead’s Web site outlines Canada’s argument that Hans Island belonged to the British and became Canada’s in 1867. The Danes say it is closer to Greenland than Canada and is therefore Danish soil.”
What’s it all about?
Kate ezxplains it all on Small Dead ANimals.
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Canada may be pulling back from overseas military commitments, but is planning to “flex its muscles” with an exercise on home soil by sending a warship, a squadron of helicopters and 200 troops to the high Arctic this summer.
Hans Island is like the Falklands…
The operation, code-named Narwhal, is the first time the military will have a joint naval, air and land force operating so far north
without the sheep…
Colonel Norris Pettis, commander of the Canadian Forces northern area, told The National Post that the operation is about “sending a message that this land is important to us…that we can put troops, and aircraft and ships, on the ground to respond to whatever we might be called upon to deal with.”
or the people…
Both countries claim ownership of the barren and uninhabited island.
it’s about the size of a Home Depot parking lot.
A Danish warship sailed past Hans Island in 2002 and a group of soldiers disembarked and reportedly hoisted the Danish flag, an act Canada claimed was a violation of its sovereignty.
The bastards!
Canada has launched a five-year plan to increase its military presence throughout the Arctic, including satellite surveillance and far-reaching patrols of soldiers on snowmobiles.
A sleeping giant awakes.
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Associated Press – Canada, Denmark clash in Google ads, July 29, 2005
July 29th, 2005 at 8:41 pm
All that over a small uninhabited island. It goes to show how governments’ lust for power is overbearing.
July 30th, 2005 at 3:01 am
Arguing over uninhabitant land the size of a parking lot! Why are these people running countries? More importantly, why are we allowing them to run countries?!
July 30th, 2005 at 5:32 am
This is not about a mere island.
This is about national sovereignty and Canada needs to show its can claim its rights over its Arctic territories and waters. Hans island was discovered by the Brits and thus Canada has rights over the land. Besides, if Canada gives in now the Americans and others who claim Canada’s Arctic regions are “international” waters will walk all over us. We Canadians need to stop being so polite and assert our rights over our own land before this Danish/American imperialism continues.
July 30th, 2005 at 4:20 pm
If Canada wanted to exert her national sovereignty there are far more useful ways to do it. Rejecting the policy laundered 1995 Lehman report which constitutes the majority of Bill C-60 would have a far greater effect on sovereignty than concern about some “mere island”.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/doc/ipnii/
http://KillBillC60.ca
July 31st, 2005 at 11:04 am
Ya…Why don’t you just invade them and hoist your superior (I’m assuming American) right thinking on them….Sure the argument over such a small island is stupid…but….Implying that America should just randomly start taking over countries to help them with minor foreign policies doesn’t seem as far off as it could be….Not a fun thing to joke about. The United States of America, you may be surprised to find out, is a country itself, not the moral crusader for the civilized world.
July 31st, 2005 at 11:04 am
Ya…Why don’t you just invade them and hoist your superior (I’m assuming American) right thinking on them….Sure the argument over such a small island is stupid…but….Implying that America should just randomly start taking over countries to help them with minor foreign policies doesn’t seem as far off as it could be….Not a fun thing to joke about. The United States of America, you may be surprised to find out, is a country itself, not the moral crusader for the civilized world.
August 10th, 2005 at 6:46 pm
The Danish are being rediculous. It was an Island discovered by the British, and thus, Canada has inherited it. For the Danish to say it’s near Greenland so it’s ours, is idiotic. It’s the same as Argentina saying the Faulkland Islands are ours. And we all know where that went.
Its not just about a little island. It’s about Canada protecting itself against foriegn invaders and governments. What would have happened if Canada allowed those Spanish trollers to continue fishing off the coast of Nova Scotia in the 90’s? Well, they would still be there today damaging our fishing supply and enviroment. So with that in mind… we must defend our soverign rights!
Also… For the Danish to promote an add saying “Does Hans sound Canadian?” is just plain arogance. Canada sounds like everything! We are the most multi-cultural country in the world. I myself am English, Norwiegen, Swedish, Welsh and Irish with a French last name… so these foriegn powers need to keep that in mind when they try making rediculous arguments such as that.
August 10th, 2005 at 6:58 pm
[Found this and thought it was funny.]
There will never be a war between Canada and Denmark. Why? This will be the dialogue:
Canada: “Okay then, it’s war.”
Denmark: “Yes, it’s war.”
A very long pause.
Canada: “Well?”
Denmark: “Well what?”
Canada: “Aren’t you going to start shooting?”
Denmark: “No, we were waiting for you to start.”
Canada: “We couldn’t possibly go first, no, we insist, afer you.”
Denmark: “Oh no, please, you first.”
Another very long pause:
Canada: “Hello?”
Denmark: “Yes, here.”
Canada: “Have you started shooting yet?”
Denmark: “Did you hear any loud noises?”
Canada: “No.”
Denmark: “That would be because we haven’t started shooting yet.”
Another long pause:
Canada: “Would you like a Moosehead?”
Denmark” “That would be good, would you like a Tuborg?”
Ahhhhhh…..civilized countries
August 10th, 2005 at 7:00 pm
[Found this and thought it was funny.]
There will never be a war between Canada and Denmark. Why? This will be the dialogue:
Canada: “Okay then, it’s war.”
Denmark: “Yes, it’s war.”
A very long pause.
Canada: “Well?”
Denmark: “Well what?”
Canada: “Aren’t you going to start shooting?”
Denmark: “No, we were waiting for you to start.”
Canada: “We couldn’t possibly go first, no, we insist, afer you.”
Denmark: “Oh no, please, you first.”
Another very long pause:
Canada: “Hello?”
Denmark: “Yes, here.”
Canada: “Have you started shooting yet?”
Denmark: “Did you hear any loud noises?”
Canada: “No.”
Denmark: “That would be because we haven’t started shooting yet.”
Another long pause:
Canada: “Would you like a Moosehead?”
Denmark” “That would be good, would you like a Tuborg?”
Ahhhhhh…..civilized countries
August 10th, 2005 at 7:00 pm
[Found this and thought it was funny.]
There will never be a war between Canada and Denmark. Why? This will be the dialogue:
Canada: “Okay then, it’s war.”
Denmark: “Yes, it’s war.”
A very long pause.
Canada: “Well?”
Denmark: “Well what?”
Canada: “Aren’t you going to start shooting?”
Denmark: “No, we were waiting for you to start.”
Canada: “We couldn’t possibly go first, no, we insist, afer you.”
Denmark: “Oh no, please, you first.”
Another very long pause:
Canada: “Hello?”
Denmark: “Yes, here.”
Canada: “Have you started shooting yet?”
Denmark: “Did you hear any loud noises?”
Canada: “No.”
Denmark: “That would be because we haven’t started shooting yet.”
Another long pause:
Canada: “Would you like a Moosehead?”
Denmark” “That would be good, would you like a Tuborg?”
Ahhhhhh…..civilized countries