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Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North.
But here in Canada, are we missing out on the potential in our western Arctic region?
A new report thinks we are.
“At the moment we’re far behind where we should be in respect of charting of the Arctic ocean, search-and-rescue, aids to navigation and other areas,” says John Higginbotham, an author of the report and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, an independent Canadian think-tank.
John Higginbotham, senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, an independent Canadian think-tank, and at Carleton University. (Courtesy John Higginbotham)
But a few policy adjustments could make the difference, he says.
To find out more, Eye on the Arctic’s Eilís Quinn reached John Higginbotham in Ottawa.
ListenRelated stories from around the Arctic:
Canada: Arctic Council to take on business focus under Canada, The Canadian Press
Finland: The need for business cooperation in the Arctic, Eye on the Arctic
Greenland: Analysis: Implications of Greenland’s decision to allow uranium mining, Blog by Mia Bennett
Norway: Sustainable future for Arctic people?, from Deutsche Welle’s Iceblogger
Russia: Russia’s economic dip could pose risk for Finland says minister, Yle News
Sweden: Hundreds demonstrate against mining in Arctic Sweden, Radio Sweden
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