Michael Chong at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

October 7th, 2025 / 11:55 a.m.

Conservative

Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills North, ON

Thank you.

I have a question on our Arctic archipelago waters. Canada has long claimed these waters as internal waters of Canada and not international waters. Many maritime states, if not more maritime states, including the United States, see these as international waters.

Can you tell me which maritime states see our claim as internal waters as the case?

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