Circumpolar matters
Canada sending Aglukkaq to Arctic Council meet 
(CBC News, 9 May 2011) -- Re-elected federal cabinet minister Leona Aglukkaq will represent Canada at a high-level meeting of Arctic nations later this week. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has asked Aglukkaq, who was most recently health minister, to attend the Arctic Council's ministerial meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, federal officials confirmed to CBC News on Monday. will be joined by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and foreign affairs ministers from Russia, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Denmark.
Posted 9 May 2011; 7:18:49 PM. Permalink
Tagged: Canada, Circumpolar cooperation, Circumpolar News, International, May11
Who Owns the Arctic? A Resource Guide
(Canadian Studies Center, University of Washington) -- The Center co-sponsored the February educator workshop, Who Owns the Arctic?, with the World Affairs Council (WAC). WAC produced a tremendous resource guide downloadable here with extensive resources on Arctic studies.
Posted 9 May 2011; 6:32:02 PM. the_arctic_2-16-11.pdf Permalink
Tagged: Books and publications, Circumpolar cooperation, Circumpolar News, Education and Civil Society, International, Internet Resources, May11
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