Mr. Victor Santos-Pedro at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On March 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.

March 24th, 2009 / 4:20 p.m.

Director, Design, Equipment and Boating Safety, Department of Transport

The 100 miles was defined by the original enactment of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, which was in 1970. That's where the 100 miles comes in. It was quite forward-looking, in anticipation of the Law of the Sea, which eventually allowed for jurisdiction out to 200 miles. The borders were defined earlier than that.

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