Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer at the National Defence Committee

On October 27th, 2022. See this statement in context.

October 27th, 2022 / 12:45 p.m.

Professor, Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North, Trent University, As an Individual

I'd say, first of all, when we're talking about extending continental shelves, this is not territory. We're talking about sovereign rights to resources on the seabed or below the seabed. I think it's problematic to talk about this as territory, because it sets out the wrong concept of what we're dealing with.

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