Use it or lose it - Defending Arctic soverignty

Another approach. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/arctic-security-means-more-than-arctic-sovereignty/article1882672/ Another suggestion to promoting Canadian sovereignty in the arctic is to invest in social programs (education, health, social assistance) in arctic communities of the territories rather than just increasing military presence. The idea is that we need to populate the north with Canadians because that will reinforce that region as ours. I am thinking something along these lines, maybe someone can help rework this.

"The Canadian government should increase regional funding in arctic communities to help increase the population and establish our sovereignty rather than to the military for border defence to protect existing claims." 1. strongly agree , 2. agree, etc. . . .