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  • @TrevanHaskell
    @TrevanHaskell7 жыл бұрын

    I think I'm on Canada's side here, but only because the panama and suez canals are internally managed. This waterway doesnt help out any otherwise landlocked countries.

  • @SHOMEEEEEE

    @SHOMEEEEEE

    7 жыл бұрын

    theres no 'im on canadas side' or im on this guys side. this is global international causes boi there are no teams here

  • @ChiccinTendies

    @ChiccinTendies

    7 жыл бұрын

    I don't want to let Canada and only Canada decide to embargo a country just because they don't like them. It doesn't seem right.

  • @LiterallyWho1917

    @LiterallyWho1917

    7 жыл бұрын

    Canal's are man made and require maintenance by that nation. Natural waterways don't..

  • @Menno_3

    @Menno_3

    7 жыл бұрын

    +CarpeDiem. Offical Except for making sure no-one sinks, dumps chemicals in there or any other things Wendover literally said in this video.

  • @Lars_automatic

    @Lars_automatic

    7 жыл бұрын

    Joe, Egypt controls the Suez canal. And there is noone telling them they cant. Same goes for the Panama canal which is owned and regulated by Panama. There is also one trough Turky aswell.

  • @0ld_Scratch
    @0ld_Scratch7 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if you will, canadian pirates...

  • @joebob3959

    @joebob3959

    7 жыл бұрын

    -you attack first -no, you attack first, I insist. - please, before you -no, you go first

  • @sophie9419

    @sophie9419

    7 жыл бұрын

    There's a song about that. ...it's set in Saskatchewan.

  • @jesusfingers8961

    @jesusfingers8961

    7 жыл бұрын

    Would they take over your ship while simultaneously saying "Sorry" and giving the crew maple syrup?

  • @billymitchell7142

    @billymitchell7142

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mayday, mayday! We have been boarded by pirates with hockey sticks, MAYDAY....MAYDAY!!!!

  • @joebob3959

    @joebob3959

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dang, I replied to one of the top comments again, didn't I?

  • @jdanon203
    @jdanon2034 жыл бұрын

    This is a tough one. On the one hand international maritime law is international maritime law, but on the other hand I see the Canadians point of view. All of the other declared short cuts are literally that - SHORT cuts - except for maybe the Danube River one mentioned in the video. In the case of NWP you're talking about saying one country has to allow everyone else to travel hundreds or maybe even a thousand miles through it. This is a bit of a unique situation. I side with Canada's claim. If Canada wants to control the passage and limit the type and origin of ships that can pass through, then that should be their choice. If Canada wants to ban ships like an Exxon Valdez that could severely damage the environment, that should be their choice. If they want to ban military vessels, that should be their choice. What if Russia or Chinese air craft carriers want to transit the passage? Then they could effectively launch a surprise attack on Canada from the heart of their own country. Yeah I'm with Canada all the way on this the more that I think about it.

  • @soldatheero

    @soldatheero

    4 жыл бұрын

    my thoughts exactly, it is a security issue

  • @mato8225

    @mato8225

    3 жыл бұрын

    >On the one hand international maritime law is international maritime law, but on the other hand I see the Canadians point of view. Except they're both the same since the Canadian argument is based on international maritime law, given this is literally Canada's territorial waters we're talking about here. Should American land also be "international land" for Canadians to have land access to Mexico? It is precisely international maritime law which gives Canada the sovereignty over its Arctic passage.

  • @egemensentin

    @egemensentin

    3 жыл бұрын

    Turkish guy living in Canada chiming in. The situation is not at all different from one of the examples given in this video that I am familiar with, the Turkish Straits. They are not man-made shortcuts and they are considered international waters, even though there's literally an inland sea between the Dardanelles and the Bosporus. Turkey cannot charge transit fees but provides paid optional maritime pilotage services. However, Turkey can close the Straits to marine traffic during adverse weather or armed conflict. Countries along the coast of the Black Sea have a wider berth when it comes to military ships, but other countries are severely limited in terms of tonnage, armament and duration of passage. The document that gives Turkey these powers and responsibilities is not the Law of the Sea as delineated at UNCLOS (which Turkey is not a party to) but the Montreux Convention of 1936. Canada needs to seek a similar arrangement, as: 1) It is obvious that these are definitely not territorial waters, 2) The passage is surrounded by Canadian territory in its entirety, so Canada's concerns about security are totally justified. Just enough to show how flawed and/or incomplete the UNCLOS is.

  • @mato8225

    @mato8225

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@egemensentin it's completely the opposite of the Turkish Straits situation. The connection between the Black Sea and the subsequent Mediterranean Sea are access points to the ocean for several Black Sea countries, and given international maritime law, Turkey cannot charge any country nor close them off from the ocean access they would require. There are agreements in place to ensure such access. The Canadian situation in the Arctic passage is the opposite. It's more in the ballpark of the Suez canal. No country needs to pass through Canada's territorial waters up there, but if they do they'd be crossing through Canadian territorial waters, and they should do so according to Canadian laws, regulations and permission. Canada is under no obligation to provide free passage across its own waters whatsoever under any current international agreements.

  • @egemensentin

    @egemensentin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mato8225 I, in my boundless laziness, assumed that the Northwest Passage was wider than 24 nautical miles (12 nm territorial waters limit on both sides) in its entirety. If any portion of the passage is narrower than that, Canada can and should do as she pleases. If not, there is little that Canada can do under the current UNCLOS regime, and this (the necessity of a Convention like Montreux that will keep the Passage open *and* address Canada's concerns) was the similarity I was pointing to. Otherwise you're absolutely right - the two situations couldn't be more different.

  • @CSGray-nf2hx
    @CSGray-nf2hx3 жыл бұрын

    I coloured those islands at least once a month for almost 7 years, you can’t tell me that’s not Canada up there!

  • @rolfkrajewski4975

    @rolfkrajewski4975

    2 жыл бұрын

    The struggle was real😅

  • @sjappiyah4071

    @sjappiyah4071

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOOOL relatable Canadian childhood struggles

  • @SirBeaumerdier

    @SirBeaumerdier

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket it doesn't mean it is international waters. It means the US does not care. Internal canadian waters are 12 nautical miles from low tide coastline. If a country can find a passage that isn't covered by the internal waters that isn'Mt frozen it is fair game. Otherwise, it's just a redifinition of the laws in place by opportunistic politicians.

  • @_Trixie
    @_Trixie5 жыл бұрын

    if russia charges for the syberian air corridor, canada should charge for sailing on the northwest passage as well.

  • @siddharth6076

    @siddharth6076

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @james-p

    @james-p

    5 жыл бұрын

    They should at least charge the Russians then lol

  • @remyfagerstrom6780

    @remyfagerstrom6780

    4 жыл бұрын

    There’s a difference between aviation laws and seafaring laws

  • @SuperParatech

    @SuperParatech

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@fraserhenderson7839 you are a total door knob! Transit charges are made by many countries. US airspace extends out over the Pacific to near Philippines and the US charges for that. Is that more palatable for your delicate snowflake sensibilities!

  • @HolbergEM

    @HolbergEM

    4 жыл бұрын

    the problem of the North passage (North-West for Canada)is not solved in terms of solid national borders of adjacent countries. When its done, then - sure: all bordering countries should charge for their part of the passage. But it is obvious, that Russia will have the largest chunk))

  • @NoNameAtAll2
    @NoNameAtAll27 жыл бұрын

    Can anyone explain why Canada is being forced to set their passage "international", while Panama and Suez straits are still making traffic pay?

  • @NoNameAtAll2

    @NoNameAtAll2

    7 жыл бұрын

    Why Canada "should not have an ability to let Vienamese goods go through and Chinese not", while Panama and Egypt have that?

  • @AGiantPie

    @AGiantPie

    7 жыл бұрын

    The only relevant difference is that the Suez and Panama canals are man-made waterways and probably require maintenance to stay open. The countries that own the canals might have an incentive to just close the canal entirely if they cannot benefit from the shipping passing through. Similarly, the Kiel Canal, which cuts through the bottom of Jutland in Denmark, is not considered international waters.

  • @Eldred15

    @Eldred15

    7 жыл бұрын

    AGiantPie The northwest passage is man made through global warming :)

  • @AGiantPie

    @AGiantPie

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lol true.

  • @happylego9141

    @happylego9141

    7 жыл бұрын

    AGiantPie the costs of that ocean would be fairly expensive too. We would have to provide a lot of rescue vehicles in relatively uninhabited land (aside from a few settlements dotted here and there), which would make maintenance insanely expensive since we would have to ship in workers and resources. For example, if you need a part for repairs you couldn't just stop at a nearby hardware store and buy it. It would have to be brought in from the south. All that money has to come from somewhere. I personally think we should own it & keep it open but just put tariffs on it.

  • @nochatter7134
    @nochatter71344 жыл бұрын

    USA owns most of the Pacific airspace & charges countries like NZ & australia.....Canada can surely own it’s water ways.

  • @lzh4950

    @lzh4950

    3 жыл бұрын

    Singapore: Cries having to rent airspace from neighbouring Indonesia? (Because Singapore is tiny & the Indonesian island of Batam is just 20km away, so planes landing/stacking at Singapore's Changi Airport sometimes have to go through Indonesian airspace, depending on wind conditions)

  • @dbclass4075

    @dbclass4075

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Joseph Hentschel How is an airforce related to a civilian passage?

  • @semiretired6033

    @semiretired6033

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Joseph Hentschel spoken like a true American....with the IQ of a pencil eraser.

  • @semiretired6033

    @semiretired6033

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Joseph Hentschel you should keep you need it cause comments like the one you posted could of only come out of your ass. I'm usually not a rude person and respect others opinions. But for you I made an exception.

  • @semiretired6033

    @semiretired6033

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Joseph Hentschel we can also see that not much thought went into your comment. And my response was in direct relation to that lack of reflection on your part. Canada is a sovereign country and this important waterway flows within and around islands in Canadian territory. How do you justify your FUCK CANADA answer. Only am ignorant American can spew garbage like that .

  • @ViaDiva
    @ViaDiva4 жыл бұрын

    this got from "Canada being unfriendly" horror story to "Canada being very reasonable" to "Canada can play with your economy" very fast

  • @gerardvinet8448

    @gerardvinet8448

    4 жыл бұрын

    It would make your economics prosper , especially if U can get to Quebec's St-Laurence river much quicker, and greet a handsome Canadian like me , Daria ?

  • @RF-et2kv

    @RF-et2kv

    4 жыл бұрын

    Canada is friendly country not as corrupt and natural killer as American agressor.

  • @TSemasFl

    @TSemasFl

    4 жыл бұрын

    How bout we kick Canadas ass and call it a day?

  • @WW-pw2mz

    @WW-pw2mz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TSemasFl The last time the US tried to invade the north the white house had a little fire. How that work out for you?

  • @TSemasFl

    @TSemasFl

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WW-pw2mz Raeally? The best you got? Not sure what you're getting at? Well when that happened, the fire didn't come from Canadians. And the people who started the fire would be begging for help 100 years later.

  • @erwinlommer197
    @erwinlommer1977 жыл бұрын

    I wish you would have used spherical maps instead of the flat one you chose. The area around the north pole is so stretched that it totally skews the perspective of how much shorter those routes are.

  • @TheGdp

    @TheGdp

    7 жыл бұрын

    He showed the flat map at first, but then decided to show the other one. I wonder why

  • @raiderfox7229

    @raiderfox7229

    6 жыл бұрын

    +George Oh please fuck off, don't you have a forum to talk to other crazy people?

  • @Mr30friends

    @Mr30friends

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jack W Yeap it's truly impossible to show any kind of sphere in a 2d screen. "Facepalm"

  • @Mr30friends

    @Mr30friends

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jack W Or just simply show a 3d earth model on screen ?

  • @Mr30friends

    @Mr30friends

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jack W Nope. Because in map projections each route gets distorted differently depending on the center of the map. But if he was using a moveable 3d earth model the distortion of each route would be the same so it would not matter to the viewer that tries to compare them.

  • @jingyasun6292
    @jingyasun62927 жыл бұрын

    Reasons for Canada: 1. Historical: I've had to suffer through 9 years of Canadian history, and what I can tell you is that all the traders and explorers who went on to create settlements in what will be later known as Canada were looking for the NWP. 2. Financial: Who do you think is going to be responsible for maintaining the safety of the NWP? Who do you think is going to have to pay for the infrastructure that will no doubt develop with the passage? Who do you think is going to be stuck cleaning up any spills and messes? If Canada is going to have to maintain the passage it needs to get a financial compensation. 3. Security: No sane country is going to give anyone unrestricted access to a 9000+ km passage that runs straight through their country. Its a f***ing national security risk. To force a country to compromise their national security is an infringement of national sovereignty. 4. No one cared before: Before global warming Canada's claim to its Arctic regions and waters remained uncontested since their founding. The only reason other countries are *now* claiming it as international waters is because it's now in *their* national interest to. 5. I can agree that the NWP and the canals are different cases. However, just like the canals Canada would have to *specifically* develop infrastructure in the north to support the shipping industry. This infrastructure would be significantly more expensive than any of the canals because: A)the passage is 9000+ km long B)the Arctic is very expensive to build in because it lacks infrastructure and manpower and the cold weather and permafrost are an engineering nightmare.

  • @TheSliderBy

    @TheSliderBy

    7 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree man. I think Canada really needs to start realizing that we are going to start having a more major role in the world scene and thus we need to not let other countries walk all over us.

  • @MindBlurry

    @MindBlurry

    7 жыл бұрын

    You mean to tell me you don't want random people just meandering to the middle of your country?

  • @QuantumLeclerc

    @QuantumLeclerc

    7 жыл бұрын

    Not to get all political but in my eyes Trudeau seems like the kind of person who doesn't say no when he should

  • @jingyasun6292

    @jingyasun6292

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dominant Reverse Yeah, he kinda does seem like a pushover... but here's to hoping he isn't and actually does some good for Canada.

  • @jacquesdeburgo2878

    @jacquesdeburgo2878

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jingya Sun I mean the Russians are basically the only ones with a significant number of icebreakers. it'll be hard for us to claim we're helping maintain the passage, so it's really pressing to build infrastructure up there to strengthen our claim

  • @samclarke899
    @samclarke8995 жыл бұрын

    The northwest passage is Canadian sovereign land

  • @absolutetrash5244

    @absolutetrash5244

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know about you but it seems like water to me. Canadian sovereign water, of course.

  • @Xingmey

    @Xingmey

    4 жыл бұрын

    No it's not. There is a thing called 12 mile zone... and only at 1 point there is an island in between the more than 40 mile wide area called NWP. maybe we should just send some danes out there to kick over the canadian flag and leave a bottle of schnapps there...

  • @nicjoe5116

    @nicjoe5116

    4 жыл бұрын

    @THE ORIGINAL PROFESSOR CHAOS Not a country ? What king of stupid flat earth mind are you ? If Canada is not a country, so US and many others !

  • @nicjoe5116

    @nicjoe5116

    4 жыл бұрын

    @lock n load I live in Canada for 34 years now ... and I don't see muslims more than 1 or 2 time a week ... so ... don't panic and don't listen too much mass media ... it's destroying your brain clearly

  • @nicjoe5116

    @nicjoe5116

    4 жыл бұрын

    @lock n load There is less that 3% muslims in Canada ... take a breath ! It's like if you were telling me that sweden will be black because there 3% black people in your conuntry. But I hear you, and it's a fact that we have more muslims here than before, mostly because many speak french and it's what our government in Quebec wants ...

  • @TheGreatSeraphim
    @TheGreatSeraphim4 жыл бұрын

    I dont see how it can be considered international waters. All examples that were listed were examples of a country being blocked access completely to the oceans and it was the sole path to a location. NW passage is not a sole route to the pacific or Atlantic

  • @MagnumCrackoff
    @MagnumCrackoff7 жыл бұрын

    I live in Saguenay, yeah! No one knows my city apparently.

  • 7 жыл бұрын

    Magnum Crackoff I know the name from Age of Empires III :D it's one of the maps.

  • @TheGeneralThings

    @TheGeneralThings

    7 жыл бұрын

    I've lived in Montreal my whole life and I have no idea why I've never been to Saguenay yet, but I've always wanted to go :)

  • @MagnumCrackoff

    @MagnumCrackoff

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jakob Lisch You must have landed in the La Baie sector of Saguenay, I'm in Chicoutimi actually. Glad you've enjoyed your trip on the fjord.

  • @jmatt98

    @jmatt98

    7 жыл бұрын

    Get the name changed to Segway. Then I will remember it.

  • @KartoffelHundin

    @KartoffelHundin

    7 жыл бұрын

    I studied French at UQAC! :)

  • @jamesshearwood3795
    @jamesshearwood37955 жыл бұрын

    There’s no way it’s an international waterway, it’s not providing countries ocean access, it’s a shortcut. If this is made an international waterway, then so should the Panama and Suez Canal

  • @tspillaney

    @tspillaney

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ikr, ice float away, boats win yay... rest of video advertisment

  • @chiranjeevsingh980

    @chiranjeevsingh980

    5 жыл бұрын

    exJames Shearwood exactly

  • @thomasallisonstabler3478

    @thomasallisonstabler3478

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you that the Suez Canal should be international but not necessarily the Panama Canal since there is an inherent cost with operating the locks.

  • @NoLifeGamer1080

    @NoLifeGamer1080

    5 жыл бұрын

    Considering the fact that the Panama and Suez Canal were man made and the ice melting isn't, nether the Panama or Suez Canal should be made international waterways. If there was a cost to building/running the shortcut then I would agree. As it is, when the ice melts Canada can say "oh no you lost a ship, that sucks. To bad you didn't want to pay us to keep cost guard in the area and make sure it's safe." From a purely economic standpoint, it would cost less to pay Canada to keep the water safe for passage then it would to prepare/accompany every single ship that goes through there with security.

  • @dasaggropop1244

    @dasaggropop1244

    5 жыл бұрын

    i don't know about the panama canal, but the suezkanal is considered an international waterway. even warfaring countries may use it and egypt can't just close it at will. although they operate the administration and operation (which is necessary) they get to keep the fees charged for every passage. it's not only rescue missions. if there is significant traffic you need regulations, officials, workers, maintenance and supplies for support and repairs and upkeep, a whole infrastructure. you can't just have a bunch of captains go in and out as they please, once it becomes a busy shipping route. so the suez canal authority has a annual revenue of some 5 billion $, they operate a whole fleet of all the ships you need, they provide housing for 10-20k employees...some industry, some streets, hospitals, tunnels, shipyards.....and so on. now the story of the suezcanal is actually a precedent case to this here model of a new and highly profitable waterway: the english and the french used to own it, because they built it when they had africa. now in the 50ies nasser said: nope, arabian nationalism, colonial bs, i seize it for the egyptian people. then there was war, which is considered one of the last attempts of europes colonial powers to just do what they want and send some troops. but the un was actually in place after ww2, they sent troops...yadayadayada: it belongs to egypt now. just saying: he is right when he says there might be trouble. and of course the ice melting is man made.

  • @hanspladeau
    @hanspladeau3 жыл бұрын

    “Saguenay: a town so small you probably never heard of it” I live in Saguenay!! And its considered one of the top 5 biggest cities of the province!! Fyi

  • @admiralmudkip9836

    @admiralmudkip9836

    3 жыл бұрын

    Theres only two cities in Canada, Toronto and Vancouver all the others don't exist

  • @shritan0

    @shritan0

    3 жыл бұрын

    Admiral Mudkip LOL

  • @simonlynchsae

    @simonlynchsae

    3 жыл бұрын

    7th as of july 2016. ;) 150k people out of 8.5M.

  • @ShawnGuertin

    @ShawnGuertin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@admiralmudkip9836 : Toronto, Ontario - 6.2 million Montréal, Québec - 4.2 million Vancouver, British Columbia - 2.6 million

  • @dudelitz6420
    @dudelitz64204 жыл бұрын

    Panama Canal:-"Hey Guys Forgot About me!?!?!?" Canada:-"Stole your job,huh?"

  • @Generalissimo1991
    @Generalissimo19917 жыл бұрын

    I don't think the US has a solid legal claim here, for a reason not really addressed in the video. The Bosporus, for example, is the *only* direct Sea Access for a country like Ukraine or Bulgaria. But that can't be said of the Northwest Passage. There are no countries that need to go through Canadian water to have access to the wider ocean. Consider that the US, China, Vietnam, Russia, Japan etc. would all still have their coastlines. Just because an open Northwest Passage would make it *cheaper* doesn't make it *necessary*. That's quite a loose definition.

  • @danielkorladis7869

    @danielkorladis7869

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Without being able to go through the Danish Straits, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and Finland would have no access to the open ocean. That isn't the case for the Northwest Passage. A ship can still go from Japan or China or wherever to Europe. It will just take longer.

  • @masonkiefer1222

    @masonkiefer1222

    5 жыл бұрын

    Generalissimo1991 Well as stated in the video this gives Canada the power to ruin countries economies and to maintain the balance of power this is something that just can’t happen.

  • @danielkorladis7869

    @danielkorladis7869

    5 жыл бұрын

    Except everyone has done just fine without the NW passage for hundreds of years. They can always use the canal or just go around.

  • @masonkiefer1222

    @masonkiefer1222

    5 жыл бұрын

    Daniel Brownson It’s cheaper to go through the NW passage and as stated in the video if Canada hypothetically allows one East Asian country like Vietnam to ship goods cheaply through that pass and not China that could decimate the Chinese economy as Vietnam now able to charge less because of cheaper shipping can now out compete China and steal the revenue and because Chinese economy is so heavily reliant on trade one upset like that could cause havoc.

  • @Hammelj

    @Hammelj

    5 жыл бұрын

    Panama and egypt both have the same ability though

  • @herpsenderpsen
    @herpsenderpsen7 жыл бұрын

    When wendover Productions mentions your small arctic hometown neat

  • @TheFPSTech

    @TheFPSTech

    7 жыл бұрын

    longyearbyen?

  • @Slenderman63323

    @Slenderman63323

    7 жыл бұрын

    herpsenderpsen That moment when you live in a Wendover video (Northwest Territories)

  • @CrapeCraft

    @CrapeCraft

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tromsø?

  • @tommygobeil222

    @tommygobeil222

    7 жыл бұрын

    or when you go wild because you just heard saguenay

  • @boborson5536

    @boborson5536

    7 жыл бұрын

    I was very close to living in Whitehorse. Would had been fun times shitting myself in cold.

  • @edwardslavov2935
    @edwardslavov29354 жыл бұрын

    Lol, the US complaining about shortage of ocean access.

  • @calcrappie8507

    @calcrappie8507

    3 жыл бұрын

    USA not really complaining. They are consistent with international access. Did you not just watch the video? Canada has virtually no leg to stand on in the international courts. CCP China building giant ice breakers now. Their oil/gas exploration, fishing fleet vessels etc. will follow. And since Canada has nothing militarily that concerns CCP China, they will have free reign over these waters. Weakness has a price.

  • @xavierfortin1101

    @xavierfortin1101

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@calcrappie8507 have you not seen the new frigate Canada is getting. They'll probably be one of the best ship on sea if not the best.

  • @calcrappie8507

    @calcrappie8507

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@xavierfortin1101 I believe Canada is going with the new UK design? Should be real good. USA didn't have time to wait since we are building more small aircraft carriers for Marine F-35 detachments and need them as soon as possible. Italy had good boats in the water with lots of extra power generation.

  • @xavierfortin1101

    @xavierfortin1101

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@calcrappie8507 no you guys built the zumwalt which was an absolute joke. And even the F-35 is a disappointement. But its too late to come back. So they're commiting now.

  • @calcrappie8507

    @calcrappie8507

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@xavierfortin1101 The ONLY customers who aren't clamoring for more F-35's is Canada. Just sold 50 more to UAE a few days ago. Greece, Switzerland, Finland are next. You guys will come around, but you'll be in the back of the line with your hand-me-down CF-18's. Nothing out there even close to what F-35's can do. Selling like hotcakes!

  • @AdityaSingh-lp5rp
    @AdityaSingh-lp5rp3 жыл бұрын

    Remember, the only time a Canadian drops the smile and takes off the gloves is in hockey and war

  • @ruipldias
    @ruipldias7 жыл бұрын

    I have to be on Canada's side for this one: The NWP is not an access to an ocean, is a shortcut.

  • @busterbeagle2167

    @busterbeagle2167

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rui Dias a “short cut” thru THE OCEAN LOL

  • @boredphysicist

    @boredphysicist

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@busterbeagle2167 He means that international waterways are only to allow landlicked countries/sea countries ocean acces and this does not do that

  • @tonyh8166

    @tonyh8166

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup. The Dardanelles is an international waterway because its the only way to get out of the Black Sea. The Denmark Straights are because its the only way out of the Baltic Sea. That river is because its the only way to get to the sea. It wasnt mentioned in the video but I imagine Straits of Gibraltar are too, or should be. The Suez and Panama canals are not because you can go around them. By that reasoning you can go around the Northwest Passage too. The only fly in that ointment are the straights of Malacca, which you can also go around but are apparently an international waterway anyway.

  • @dauf69

    @dauf69

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well the only reason why the straits of Malacca is an international waterway is that there's not a single country occupying both sides of the strait. Indonesia controls the Sumatra side, while Malaysia and Singapore controls the eastern (Malay Peninsula) side.

  • @3506Dodge

    @3506Dodge

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have to be on the world's side for this one. The NWP is international waters.

  • @lukaswenig3268
    @lukaswenig32687 жыл бұрын

    If the panama canal and other canals have the right to be privatised, Canada should have the same right, they are not denying any other country access to the ocean.

  • @aceman8156

    @aceman8156

    7 жыл бұрын

    it still passes through their sovereign waters

  • @MJBOGAN

    @MJBOGAN

    7 жыл бұрын

    Bit of a difference when you consider the other waterways were excavated in massive infrastructure projects that were funded by governments. Its not like Canada went to the frozen north and put together anything at all, not even a port of call available and Im sure the freight companies are charged for the Naval escort. They just ignored the passage till it was potentially worth a few dollars and then held out their hand.

  • @sergiomartinez8356

    @sergiomartinez8356

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lukas Wenig i know right

  • @entropy22

    @entropy22

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lukas Wenig panama and suez are man build.

  • @dantebruni9401
    @dantebruni94014 жыл бұрын

    I came down here to see if anyone thinks it should be considered international waterways. Thank god everyone is sane and thinks it should be Canadian waters🇨🇦

  • @justinbrah627

    @justinbrah627

    3 жыл бұрын

    The US still won't care and continue to use it like we did with our coast guard ship.

  • @Islamisthecultofsin

    @Islamisthecultofsin

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's an international waterway once ships start using it.

  • @semiretired6033

    @semiretired6033

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@justinbrah627 no they won't

  • @MohitKumar-jf8lz

    @MohitKumar-jf8lz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Then we will bring monarchy to usa.

  • @randomassname445

    @randomassname445

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@justinbrah627 No you wont. You havent been able to ascend a ship through the Nlrth west passage since the 70s. And when you have, you had to ask Canada for permission. Canada will continue to own the North west passage. U.S. will be denied entry but we will let other countries through. You will come crawling to Canada for entry and we will accept your pleas and charge you the standard fee for using it.

  • @MotoHikes
    @MotoHikes3 жыл бұрын

    "Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea Tracing one warm line Through a land so wild and savage And make a Northwest Passage to the sea" --Stan Rogers

  • @Baseshocks
    @Baseshocks6 жыл бұрын

    Canada maintains the water way and charges a fee, what you get is coast guard and navel ships patrolling the passage and gives you quick search and rescue response. A port is being build half way across the passage where you can dock and repair your ship. anyone caught dumping garbage or fuel will be banned from using the passage, any accidental leakage will be met with heavy fines. Those new icebreaker patrol ships for the navy along with the new CCG ships will do the job.

  • @mikemotorbikeca

    @mikemotorbikeca

    5 жыл бұрын

    NFLD has the equivalent of many Exxon Valdez on the ocean floor because of illegal purging of bilges. I think Canadia should charge a fee.

  • @saxopio6280

    @saxopio6280

    5 жыл бұрын

    Canada doesn't have the capacity to do all that up there in that large waterway. It ain't the Panama Canal or the Suez Canal.

  • @germanpalomares2512

    @germanpalomares2512

    5 жыл бұрын

    Baseshocks no. It should be free for anyone

  • @randomassname445

    @randomassname445

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@saxopio6280 Oh yes we do.

  • @nathanbrown492
    @nathanbrown4925 жыл бұрын

    "should one country decide who can go from the Atlantic to the Pacific faster" Well, if Panama could do it, and Egypt could do it (charge fees), it only makes sense that Canada can.

  • @heck2993

    @heck2993

    5 жыл бұрын

    they spent billions building their canals, Canada houses a waterway (natural)

  • @saxopio6280

    @saxopio6280

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@heck2993 Exactly.

  • @JeffScott-1978

    @JeffScott-1978

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Rain_Beau Yes. You're right. Canada is another of our charity cases. $32M in aide every year. So whatever money we give them is our own fault.

  • @blu3_enjoy

    @blu3_enjoy

    4 жыл бұрын

    the question you typed out with your own fingers asks "should" not "can"... come on man

  • @JeffScott-1978

    @JeffScott-1978

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Newell Orban Two things. 1)it's not wrong that we give Canada $32M per year. 2) I never said we don't have any military hardware in Canada.

  • @aidanpayan6919
    @aidanpayan69194 жыл бұрын

    4:44 Anchorage Alaska is completely hospitable. It’s winters are more mild than anywhere in the Midwest averaging 25 Fahrenheit or -3 degrees Celsius. It’s summers are 60 Fahrenheit or 15.5 degrees Celsius. An inhospitable city that only survives due to job availability would be Fairbanks Alaska. Fairbanks average winter weather is -15 degrees Fahrenheit or -26 Celsius. It’s significantly colder in Fairbanks than Anchorage. Fairbanks is also 162 road miles closer to the arctic circle than it is to Anchorage.

  • @Groudon22759
    @Groudon227595 жыл бұрын

    It’s Canada’s territory so it can do what it wants with it

  • @BlueBaron3339

    @BlueBaron3339

    4 жыл бұрын

    You would say that, Teddy. 😂 🤣 Miss ya, bud....really could use ya about now.

  • @neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms9326

    @neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms9326

    3 жыл бұрын

    BlueBaron3339 Teddy?

  • @couldbeanybody2508

    @couldbeanybody2508

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know go away USA

  • @winston.sullivan
    @winston.sullivan7 жыл бұрын

    The North-West passage is Canadian just as the Panama Canal is Panamanian because it is a shipping shortcut, not a necessary route as the Turkish and Danish straits are necessary. If others don't like it, then they should start working on reversing global warming.

  • @eliass7177

    @eliass7177

    6 жыл бұрын

    Winston Sullivan but the Panama Canal is an international waterway

  • @beerthug

    @beerthug

    6 жыл бұрын

    eliassss. The Panama Canal is not free.

  • @danielkorladis7869

    @danielkorladis7869

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nope. You have to pay a fee to transit the Panama Canal. Same with Suez.

  • @masonkiefer1222

    @masonkiefer1222

    5 жыл бұрын

    Winston Sullivan The Panama Canal is more American than Panamanian. It was built by Americans and then after about a hundred years of ownership given to the Panamanians. Not really relevant just thought I’d share.

  • @jackpost760
    @jackpost7607 жыл бұрын

    YAY A WENDOVER VIDEO!

  • @SpicyMorale

    @SpicyMorale

    7 жыл бұрын

    He mentioned my hometown twice, Anchorage, AK!

  • @ChillingPickle

    @ChillingPickle

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jack Postich I

  • @Starbat88
    @Starbat883 жыл бұрын

    As a Canadian, I believe Canada should charge dues for passage through these waters. :3

  • @rafterrafter1227
    @rafterrafter12274 жыл бұрын

    My neighbor had his SUV vandalize and a busted back window; He said to me" I'm glad that there's no more back window, now i can fit my lawn mower without tht glass interfering with the mower's handle!!!

  • @ramondiaz2261
    @ramondiaz22617 жыл бұрын

    As an American I agree with Canada those rivers that are international waters are to help those nations that are land locked, were as that new route is more like a short cut

  • @happylego9141

    @happylego9141

    7 жыл бұрын

    it's not like we're denying anyone access either. As mentioned in the video, ships usually even get an escort. It seems as though people like to get worked up over every little thing.

  • @thepezfeo

    @thepezfeo

    7 жыл бұрын

    Also look at how pissy China gets when the US navy sends a ship or plane through the South China sea, and there are several countries that have territory in the South China sea. The NW passage is through Canada only.

  • @CD3MC
    @CD3MC7 жыл бұрын

    the passage is clearly under Canadian sovernty, as all the other emples listed are the only access to that region. those going through the NW passage have 2 other options, and thus the passage should be Canadian. it's the exact same case as the souez and Panama canals. they are simply shortcuts.

  • @spacetime269

    @spacetime269

    7 жыл бұрын

    if you consider why its being opened, then it is, but it would then be the property of the highest polluting nation

  • @r3wturb0x51

    @r3wturb0x51

    7 жыл бұрын

    CD3MC yes canada owns the passage. but please share it for benefit the world. eh?

  • @MrMath-gm4yk

    @MrMath-gm4yk

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Taylor Latch china is the highest polluting country

  • @MrMath-gm4yk

    @MrMath-gm4yk

    7 жыл бұрын

    if Canada owns the passage and it's not free and open to all then Turkey and Denmark should own the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits and the danish straits are fully sovereign waterways to Turkey and Denmark and could tax and stop passing ships.

  • @Boalmighty

    @Boalmighty

    7 жыл бұрын

    those waterways are essential for otherwise landlocked nations that require sea access. That is the distinction. The NW Passage is not essential for any landlocked nations

  • @HunterB777
    @HunterB7774 жыл бұрын

    100% Canadian territory....this is coming from an American....

  • @Xingmey

    @Xingmey

    4 жыл бұрын

    not at all. there is only 1 island there that narrows the whole thing down so the 12 mile zone overlaps from 2 opposing shores... and that's only for about. That is not a must it's a 'possibility', a country can have less than a 12 mile zone. and guess what country did not sign that treaty... yes - it was the US. and since you don't like mr Trump and the whole congress and whoever makes funny laws in the US, your opinion does not matter ;) vote hte right president next time and force him to sign that UN treaty from december 10th 1982.

  • @thejupitergod5687

    @thejupitergod5687

    4 жыл бұрын

    Foxi! You do realize that does not grant a single country to the ocean right? It’s Canadian waters! So many straights if controlled, could cut off multiple countries from the ocean but, the Suez Canal meanwhile is a shortcut around Africa into the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean and DOES NOT deny any country from the ocean. You also disregarded his opinion just because he “doesn’t like Mr. Trump”. Shame shame shame...

  • @sandwitchchan1999

    @sandwitchchan1999

    4 жыл бұрын

    Are you the president? No so no one cares

  • @justintylerwashere

    @justintylerwashere

    4 жыл бұрын

    Canada: *Discovers a large amount of oil under the Arctic* USA: Howdy their partner! Y'all still honor the monarchy? Looks like y'all need some freedom!

  • @HolbergEM

    @HolbergEM

    4 жыл бұрын

    totally agree...this is coming from Russian.

  • @Monkey-or1ce
    @Monkey-or1ce4 жыл бұрын

    Hey I legit live in Saguenay LOL 4:20

  • @Monkey-or1ce

    @Monkey-or1ce

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Rich Vodka only

  • @TylLeJaloux

    @TylLeJaloux

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ben tabarnak !

  • @Monkey-or1ce

    @Monkey-or1ce

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TylLeJaloux Ben oui !

  • @RF-et2kv

    @RF-et2kv

    4 жыл бұрын

    hello how the weather there

  • @Monkey-or1ce

    @Monkey-or1ce

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@RF-et2kv Fuckin cold

  • @crazychipmunk3562
    @crazychipmunk35627 жыл бұрын

    i'm not Canadian but i'm on Canada's side

  • @leerman22

    @leerman22

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ships won't see any canadian rescue vessels unless they or their nations pay a toll.

  • @HusseinDoha

    @HusseinDoha

    6 жыл бұрын

    SORRY!! but it looks like the distance between Shanghai and London is shorter with the Panama Canal route than this wayward route .

  • @splashnskillz37

    @splashnskillz37

    6 жыл бұрын

    Crazychipmunk 356 same

  • @davecrupel2817

    @davecrupel2817

    5 жыл бұрын

    I am too.

  • @Red-Magic

    @Red-Magic

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same. Though I live in Alaska, so I might be a little biased. Fuck the 48.

  • @jonathankerr4859
    @jonathankerr48597 жыл бұрын

    Bet Americans wouldn't say its international water if they were in opposite locations

  • @theking8356

    @theking8356

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan Kerr No we wouldn't

  • @highdelta3561

    @highdelta3561

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @highdelta3561

    @highdelta3561

    6 жыл бұрын

    The water is clearly in the whole fucking middle of nunavut

  • @sp4nkzzz197

    @sp4nkzzz197

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan Kerr Im american and i believe that it is rightfully canadas waterways and they should do as they please.

  • @Mr.Ramirez95

    @Mr.Ramirez95

    5 жыл бұрын

    Who do you think built the Panama canal.

  • @zachjollimore4339
    @zachjollimore43394 жыл бұрын

    OOOOOOH FOR JUST ONE TIME, I WOULD TAAAAAAAAKE THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE AND FIND THE HAND OF FRANKLIN REACHING FOR BEAUFORT SEA!

  • @admiralmudkip9836

    @admiralmudkip9836

    3 жыл бұрын

    TRACING ONNNE WARRRM LINE, THROUGH A LAND SO WILD AND SAVAGE! AND MAAAAAKE A NORTHWEST PASSAGE TO THE SEA!

  • @michaelrichter119

    @michaelrichter119

    3 жыл бұрын

    that's literally the reason I watched this video

  • @ShaunCheah

    @ShaunCheah

    3 жыл бұрын

    WESTWARD FROM THE DAVIS STRAIT TIIIS THERE 'TWAS SAID TO LIEEE THE SEA ROUTE TO THEEE ORIENT FOR WHICH SO MANYYY DIED SEEKING GOLD AND GLORY LEAVING WEATHERED, BROOOKEN BONES AND A LONG-FORGOTTEN LONELY CAIRN OF STOOONES!

  • @gregboi183

    @gregboi183

    3 жыл бұрын

    Came here looking for this comment

  • @nickel_las

    @nickel_las

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ShaunCheah AHHHHHHHHH FOR JUST ONE TIME, I WOULD TAAAKE THE NORTH WEST PASSAAAAGEEEEEE, AND FIND THE HAND OF FRANK-KE-LIN REACHING FOOOOOOOORRRRRR THE BEAUFORT SEAAAAA!

  • @MarinelliBrosPodcast
    @MarinelliBrosPodcast3 жыл бұрын

    This passage is soul property of Canada. Edit: I said soul instead of sole because it is good for the soul of Canada.

  • @brucefrykman8295

    @brucefrykman8295

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is that like soul food? No, Russia has built the largest fleet of nuclear icebreakers in the world. I heard to going rate for freeing "scientists" frozen the ice is a million bucks a head

  • @peterembranch5797

    @peterembranch5797

    3 жыл бұрын

    "sole"

  • @brucefrykman8295

    @brucefrykman8295

    3 жыл бұрын

    Russia has Icebreakers, Canada doesn't. Looks like Russia will be selling all those passages.

  • @peterembranch5797

    @peterembranch5797

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brucefrykman8295 Not a permanent condition though. How long do you think it takes to build some icebreakers?

  • @Jaws10214

    @Jaws10214

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brucefrykman8295 we have 21 Ice Breakers, and Russia has 40. We're also not broke asses, so if need be we can build many more.

  • @braxeld4551
    @braxeld45517 жыл бұрын

    Not Canadian but I do agree that this passage shouldn't be international, it's inside or almost inside Canada and it's in Canada's rights as a sovereign nation.

  • @carultch

    @carultch

    6 жыл бұрын

    What about the water between peninsula Malaysia and Borneo Island Malaysia? Should that belong to Malaysia, or be international waters?

  • @randomchannel50

    @randomchannel50

    6 жыл бұрын

    thats like hundreds of kilometers apart and other nations have islands in between anyways...the northern waterways used to be ice so it should be treated like land in the first place, plus there are no other countries in the region so i dont see how it shouldnt be canada's

  • @harsapratama1356

    @harsapratama1356

    6 жыл бұрын

    That part of the South China sea is currently belong to the Indonesian and Malaysian EEZ, so not an international water

  • @carultch

    @carultch

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for answering. I think you meant to say, "currently belongs to", rather than "is currently belong to". That sounds like that old meme from 20 years ago, where the game character's line was translated as "all your base are belong to us", instead of "all your bases are ours".

  • @harsapratama1356

    @harsapratama1356

    6 жыл бұрын

    carultch Thanks, English is not my main language

  • @kevinhong7189
    @kevinhong71897 жыл бұрын

    it's actually pronounced like "none of it" because that's how much of it is habitable

  • @jacorp7476

    @jacorp7476

    7 жыл бұрын

    Haha xD

  • @kevinhong7189

    @kevinhong7189

    7 жыл бұрын

    Haha whoops

  • @vachier6440

    @vachier6440

    7 жыл бұрын

    kevin Hong i see someone likes Gavin McGinnis

  • @kevinhong7189

    @kevinhong7189

    7 жыл бұрын

    jsebean tbh I completely forgot who said it, I just remembered it 😅

  • @trentlambert1118

    @trentlambert1118

    7 жыл бұрын

    Well I heard if they get a Walmart it'll be called someavut.....*crickets*

  • @barbatvs8959
    @barbatvs89594 жыл бұрын

    "This, is a Bend Over Production."

  • @RGE_Music
    @RGE_Music4 жыл бұрын

    The fact that we are considering the worlds biggest issue as a chance for companies says it all.

  • @noahway13

    @noahway13

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is for consumers to pay lower for goods and the environment benefits because of less fuel used. It is all in how you spin it.. .= )

  • @georgehowarth2388
    @georgehowarth23887 жыл бұрын

    Surely if the Suez and Panama canals aren't international waters, the Northwest Passage shouldn't be?

  • @rea-lb6bp

    @rea-lb6bp

    7 жыл бұрын

    The difference is, Suez and Panama are man-made. Strait of Bosphorus is naturally there.

  • @zagadka3147

    @zagadka3147

    7 жыл бұрын

    Actually, global warming is manmade, so… We Americans built two major canals now! :D

  • @vlisto3712

    @vlisto3712

    7 жыл бұрын

    George Howarth Yes, but it was artificially made that way. Our Arctic is supposed to be frozen.

  • @dinoman6123

    @dinoman6123

    7 жыл бұрын

    no china.

  • @speedy01247

    @speedy01247

    7 жыл бұрын

    yet the straits of turkey and Denmark are. Seems you're argument is invalid as canals are man made and need to be maintained by the nation who owns them, so as they are providing a service they should be allowed to get paid. With straits, they are not man made and require no maintenance on part of the owner, so what service is being provided by the owner. Perhaps I can see some reasoning as to why it should stay Canada's, but using that reasoning then the straits of Denmark and Turkey should also be controlled by Denmark and Turkey.

  • @avalen767
    @avalen7677 жыл бұрын

    Ahem, the Canadian north is significantly more inhospitable than the European north due to the Golf stream. Svalbard has a couple thousand inhabitants mostly for research and tourism.

  • @carultch

    @carultch

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the Gulf Stream is the main reason why much of Scandinavia is even livable at all.

  • @j2174

    @j2174

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ever heard of Alert, Canada?

  • @QuantumRift
    @QuantumRift5 жыл бұрын

    So the Northwest Passage opens up. and it can also freeze over. NO doubt sometime in the future, there'll be a video here that shows the LAST commercial ship traversing the NW Passage as the ice returns.

  • @Zomboinie
    @Zomboinie4 жыл бұрын

    Nah, Canadian waters. Regulation of the ships that go through needs to be ensured.

  • @justinbrah627

    @justinbrah627

    3 жыл бұрын

    not american. We can pass straight through if we want.

  • @jeiku5314
    @jeiku53146 жыл бұрын

    Aha! The Yukon, Northwest and Nunavut are territories, not provinces!

  • @jasonauger4065

    @jasonauger4065

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's exactly what I was thinking

  • @jordanrouthier8014

    @jordanrouthier8014

    6 жыл бұрын

    Electric Fan are you serious, did you not know that?

  • @kingchimp1942

    @kingchimp1942

    6 жыл бұрын

    Does it really matter what he calls it

  • @notdoppler8577

    @notdoppler8577

    6 жыл бұрын

    nice notice

  • @undressduress

    @undressduress

    6 жыл бұрын

    Karumu Ryushie yes lol what if someone said California is a country? Wouldn’t u correct them

  • @bootht99
    @bootht996 жыл бұрын

    One flaw regarding how money from increased shipping alone can permit development of Canada's arctic, is the fact that it has a tundra climate. Comparing the Canada's arctic to Anchorage, Longyearbyen, and Murmasnk is misleading since those places are moderated by the ocean, and are relatively warm places.

  • @mattnorris7124

    @mattnorris7124

    5 жыл бұрын

    I feel as though Canada should be allowed to tax for usage of those waters so they can cover the cost of the infrastructure to protect and monitor those stretches. They aren't in a current state where they're able to meet what most would consider suitable safety requirements for passage through this section of water and would need to set up stations, transport, utilities & housing for personnel to make this effective and they shouldn't have to foot the bill for it. This would of course also take a very long time. Even if they had a set agreement where for 30-50 years they were allowed to tax for usage of this waterway and then after that would subside back to regular International Waterway rules as per Denmark & Turkey. Or alternatively they could be allowed to tax (with no enforced cap) for x amount of time and then after said period has ended, would have a capped amount they're permitted to tax so they can maintain the infrastructure in those regions without essentially committing extortion. However, if this is the case initially and the Arctic Ocean clears itself of ice within the next 50 years, that route would become almost completely null and void (at least during the summers) which could end up turning into a similar situation that Anchorage had with the upgrade to the airport shortly before the USSR opened the Siberian Passage for flights which turned Anchorage Airport into a ghost town. Tough call either way I guess.

  • @ab41099

    @ab41099

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mattnorris7124 that's true and if you think about it, setting up infrastructure to make the passage safe would require Canadians to pay huge amounts in taxes to build it all up. If it's considered international waters, one single country shouldn't have to foot the huge bill so others can come through and use what we set up

  • @danielgloyd4529
    @danielgloyd45294 жыл бұрын

    Interesting science experiment for you. Put a bunch of ice inside a glass bowl or pitcher, anything really that you can see a water line on the outside. Mark the water line when filled with water and ice. And wait for the ice to melt and look at the water line again. It won't change. Same will apply to sea ice melting.

  • @thetraveller869

    @thetraveller869

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great point! If the ice came from the sea, when it melts the sea will simply return to the same state. Melting ice - no matter where it is - simply means that the temperature is above freezing. Great excitement about a 'heatwave' on the Greenland ice-cap a few months ago. Predictions of catastrophe ensued! Three days later it was all over and since then the temperature has dropped to around -9C. Response from the 'climate scientists'? Silence...

  • @GamingRailfanner
    @GamingRailfanner3 жыл бұрын

    “Alert” Canada Get it

  • @nasim_png
    @nasim_png7 жыл бұрын

    Those videos are so interesting! Dont stop doing theese!

  • @cybergoyle2667
    @cybergoyle26677 жыл бұрын

    This video brought up the fact that allowing ships passage would obligate Canada's resources at great expense, what they did not mention was the environmental cost if an oil tanker or other ship carrying material hazardous to the environment. There is also a big financial burden cleaning it up and it does not fully recover for years or decades and Canada would be the one that would have to live with it. If someone announced they had a right to drive through your back yard on a regular basis and required assistance at your expense when they got in trouble then trashed it, how would you feel?

  • @UNNAM3D82

    @UNNAM3D82

    6 жыл бұрын

    You mean the 120'000 people whole live up there, which is about 0.3% of canadas population, would have to live with it. Compare that to the Bosphorus, which is MUCH tighter and goes through a city of 14 million people. And is still an international waterway.

  • @pwnzus

    @pwnzus

    6 жыл бұрын

    Even if it's just 120,000 people Canada will still have the obligation to fix that mess that was made to the environment. If people were to go through the North-Western Passageway, then Canada is also obligated to put up search and rescue and maintain a military presence up there to protect THEIR border since the passage cuts straight through their country. All of this costs shit tons of money to place there and maintain. The infrastructure needed just to get supplies there needed to build outposts and bases to house the military and Search and rescue vehicles would just be too expensive. Also it should not be named an international waterway due to the fact that countries can still go use a different route to get where they want. If Canada decides to block it, why can't other nations just deal with the expensive fuel cost and go use some different route? Let's say if hypothetically it was cheaper to send goods aimed for the US through Philippine waters would the waters within the borders of the Philippines be called international waters then?

  • @ChrisPBacon-gn9jx

    @ChrisPBacon-gn9jx

    6 жыл бұрын

    120,000 people making barely any money won't be able to clean it, and it isn't just their responsibility, it's the whole country's. Why do people suddenly think it's ok to just declare another nations land as international? Our land, our rules. Take it or leave it.

  • @dlwatib

    @dlwatib

    6 жыл бұрын

    Look up the legal concept of an easement. Yes, there are places where someone has the right to drive through somebody else's backyard to reach their property. No, there's nothing that obligates Canada to provide any services to an international waterway through its territory. Conversely, Canada cannot stop shipping or impose a tariff on it. For better or worse, international shipping is done at your own risk, and if you ask for help via a mayday call you can expect to be charged full expenses incurred, if anyone bothers to respond at all.

  • @bonedoc4556
    @bonedoc45564 жыл бұрын

    First it was ice free Arctic in 2013. Now its 2050. Probably the the moment Nibiru finally shows up, then doesn't and the can is kicked down the road once again.

  • @canam851
    @canam8514 жыл бұрын

    You had me till the very end.... But na that is Canada's waters and resources. I know Personally that Capt. Joseph E. Bernier, claimed it for the Canadian Gov in 1906.

  • @waguar
    @waguar7 жыл бұрын

    Making the NW passage an international waterway would mean that the Panama Canal and Suez Canal should be too, as they are in the same situations. EDIT SINCE PEOPLE DON'T READ REPLIES BEFORE REPLYING THEMSELVES: Of course I know that the canals are artificial waterways. My point is that the northwest passage is a shortcut just like them, unlike the danish straights for example that are the only way out of the baltic sea. Thus, no one "needs" the Northwest passage, just like no one "needs" the canals, they are just a more convenient route. Thus, Canada should not be forced to give up the NW passage for free.

  • @theonemoreblockgroup

    @theonemoreblockgroup

    7 жыл бұрын

    Waguar exactly. Why aren't these passages subject to the same examination as the northwest passage?

  • @keriezy

    @keriezy

    7 жыл бұрын

    Waguar Maybe they won't be free/open for use because they are structures that need people and maintenance. An open ocean is just that an open ocean.

  • @ReducedBiscuitonPC

    @ReducedBiscuitonPC

    7 жыл бұрын

    +kugen not sure as i havent looked it up but i feel like it would be as the panama and suez are man made and the nw is naturally occuring

  • @grimr34p

    @grimr34p

    7 жыл бұрын

    Waguar i agree they want to fuck over my country lets fuck over the others aswell

  • @zmudilago

    @zmudilago

    7 жыл бұрын

    Because they are man made. The NW passage is not.

  • @Minecraftster148790
    @Minecraftster1487907 жыл бұрын

    Of course Canada should own the waters, it cuts right through their territory, and if you can make some money, why not

  • @kelvinpang438

    @kelvinpang438

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gusti Firza Afrizal That doesnt make sense.Yes,its called "south china sea" but 90% of what china claims isnt in china's sea waters(200km from coast I believe) and I am pretty sure the northwest passage isnt called "canada north sea" so I dont get you

  • @kelvinpang438

    @kelvinpang438

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gusti Firza Afrizal That doesnt make sense.Yes,its called "south china sea" but 90% of what china claims isnt in china's sea waters(200km from coast I believe) and I am pretty sure the northwest passage isnt called "canada north sea" so I dont get you

  • @MrMath-gm4yk

    @MrMath-gm4yk

    7 жыл бұрын

    if Canada owns the passage and it's not free and open to all, then Turkey and Denmark should own the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits and the danish straits are fully sovereign waterways to Turkey and Denmark and could tax and stop passing ships.

  • @Boalmighty

    @Boalmighty

    7 жыл бұрын

    false equivalence. NW passage is not an essential waterway

  • @brandicunningham7243

    @brandicunningham7243

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tboe_plays :D Also we aren't owned by the EU so they can't dictate our sovereign territory

  • @mouthbreather280
    @mouthbreather2803 жыл бұрын

    Sovereign Canadian land. Canadian islands, Canadian shores, Canadian territory comprising the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Aggression and invasion without seeking permission in sovereign Canadian land should be dealt with by the Canadian military, just as other nations have the right to protect themselves. Canada also has National Parks in the Arctic. Panama, Egypt, and whoever can control their waterways, yet people want to use and abuse Canada for free, burdening their resources in the high arctic region. That's not moral. Treat Canada with some decency. They have Native populations, a Coast Guard, and servicemen and woman to support there. They have a say over their territory. Period. Greedy foreign politicians trying to undermine a country when its suits them to pocket some money at the expense and dignity of another nation and its people. I'm in full support of Canada defending themselves.

  • @jamesbonde4470
    @jamesbonde44704 жыл бұрын

    I live there,,, Oogluktatuk. They're building a billion dollar port in my town. Projections are, that the town will be a city of 500,000 in ten years. In fact, they are laying down beach sand at the shoreline in anticipation of a world class hotel. Also, they are heaping up enough dirt, about 1,000 feet high for a skiing complex. Keep in mind that though the North West Passage will be ice free in the summer, in the winter we will have lots of snow. It's just that sea water won't freeze. I'm taking courses on hotel management in Moosonee.

  • @anthonymarquez6493
    @anthonymarquez64937 жыл бұрын

    Canada should be able to have control of its own water way seeing as they own the land on both sides.

  • @wingracer1614

    @wingracer1614

    6 жыл бұрын

    So the USA should have complete control of all the water between San Diego, Alaska and Hawaii?

  • @ismazara

    @ismazara

    6 жыл бұрын

    wingracer 16 The USA owns the panama canal and charges ships and controls what ships can come through so why can't Canada do the same? Both are the in the same category since the NWP would need infrastructure with the amount of ice that would build up and safety regulations.

  • @wingracer1614

    @wingracer1614

    6 жыл бұрын

    Three points. 1. The US does not own the Panama Canal anymore, Panama does and has since 1999. 2. Canada does not have to provide any infrastructure at all. They can do absolutely nothing if they wish. That being said, if other countries wish to use it on a regular basis, infrastructure would be wanted and granting Canada control and toll rights through there would be needed to convince Canada to implement those improvements but it is not required. Ships occasionally go through there now despite the lack of infrastructure. 3. This is more towards the other guy. Looking at a map, it looks to me like it is possible to go through the NWP without ever coming within 12 miles of Canadian land except possibly for a couple uninhabited islands near Resolute. So again, should the US control half of the Pacific? Should India control the Indian ocean? Should Argentina control the south Atlantic and Chile the south Pacific? Don't get me wrong, I'm not really opposed to the idea of Canada being granted control and toll rights, just the argument that they should automatically simply because it passes through their land doesn't really fly when we are talking about a VAST sea through uninhabited land, not a tiny little canal or river straight through a densely populated area.

  • @crankyyankee7290

    @crankyyankee7290

    6 жыл бұрын

    1 and more point, the Panama canal is not a natural waterway,it was built, and so is considered owned, by Panama presently.

  • @animalia5554

    @animalia5554

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ever hear of the Straits Of Malacca? They are surrounded on both sides by Malaysia yet are vital to international traffic do to being a chokepoint between the Pacific and Indian oceans as such they are considered an International Strait. And that is an example that DOES not block other countries access to the seas but simply makes it harder to get from one ocean to the other.

  • @sonovahd2344
    @sonovahd23447 жыл бұрын

    Love the way you said "Tromsø"

  • @mrbloodhound009
    @mrbloodhound0095 жыл бұрын

    1:43 Roald: Alright crew we're going to head due west for 4,000km at 12 knots, then travel due south for 300km at 2500 knots, the- Crewman: I'm sorry did you say 2500 knots? Roald: Crewman: Everybody on board: Roald: then travel due west for another 4,000km at 12 knots, and we should expect to arrive in 3 years.

  • @jimgosden5471
    @jimgosden54713 жыл бұрын

    I don't really care who is right or wrong but I always love seeing someone sticking it to the Seppos. Go Canada!

  • @Zepherus
    @Zepherus7 жыл бұрын

    A lot of people got stuck in the ice and died before Amundsen managed to get through. Most of them are still up there :/ Great video, very interesting..!

  • @jonathantan2469

    @jonathantan2469

    7 жыл бұрын

    And because of the temperature & dryness, they still look almost the same as when they died.

  • @srdxxx

    @srdxxx

    7 жыл бұрын

    To my mind, Amundsen was the greatest of the explorers. His great strength was that he was a very careful planner. Toward the end of the Northwest Passage expedition, after literally years of travel, they were approaching their destination when they met a local ship (not attempting the passage, just operating in the area) that was low on supplies, and Amundsen gave them some of the extra from his stores. That is attention to logistics.

  • @fenzz5511

    @fenzz5511

    6 жыл бұрын

    You sir, are a ray of sunshine

  • @jeidun

    @jeidun

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zepherus Thank You Kanye, Very Cool!

  • @bipolatelly9806

    @bipolatelly9806

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zepherus Complete bullshit actually.

  • @cooldoggo3221
    @cooldoggo32215 жыл бұрын

    > When you wanna pass through *Canada* so you go through northern *Canada* but claim its not *Canada* because you don't want to pay *Canada* to go through *Canada* > *US: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

  • @admiralmudkip9836

    @admiralmudkip9836

    3 жыл бұрын

    Honestly we should just buy greenland already, and when the danish refuse again, claim they have an authoritarian government and invade.

  • @armahpruski5877

    @armahpruski5877

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@admiralmudkip9836 And risk the wrath of NATO at the same time.

  • @justinbrah627

    @justinbrah627

    3 жыл бұрын

    What's Canada going to do? America owns Canada in literally every way possible.

  • @armahpruski5877

    @armahpruski5877

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@justinbrah627 We'll just wait for the United States to pull itself apart with their new Government, the Democrats (Who are socialist and have a majority in the house) .

  • @justinbrah627

    @justinbrah627

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@armahpruski5877 :'( sad

  • @gwmkwan
    @gwmkwan4 жыл бұрын

    In 2019 Canada still needs ice breaker in order to travel across the Arctic

  • @EurasiaOnYT
    @EurasiaOnYT4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! You're a great inspiration for my new channel. Great video once again! 😊

  • @danielpate1534
    @danielpate15347 жыл бұрын

    As a British person, I support Canada's claim to the area.

  • @jacquesdeburgo2878

    @jacquesdeburgo2878

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dan Pate rule brittania

  • @j.bproductions5424

    @j.bproductions5424

    6 жыл бұрын

    OnlyOneDan - yeah. British people - da colonizers =D

  • @garret1930

    @garret1930

    6 жыл бұрын

    AlphaMaya Why?

  • @charlestaylor1540

    @charlestaylor1540

    6 жыл бұрын

    if we have to put money into the passage to make it safe for everyone, shouldn't everyone help pay for it can't we all just get along

  • @Rindiculousfun

    @Rindiculousfun

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yah, or we Canadians can just let the internationals drown cause they don't want to pay...or we could just sink any ships in the area since they are technically invading the sovereign nation.

  • @denversanche9313
    @denversanche93136 жыл бұрын

    As I Canadian I strongly support our ownership of the Northwest passage - if UN countries wanted it to be an international waterway they should have thought ahead of time to declare it such, seeing as it is just now showing the ability to allow safe passage though the arctic areas and Northern territories they chose to jump on it, which brings up thoughts of children fighting over toys in a sand box, and shows the inability of other major governments to behave maturely, on top of that, pressuring a country that is renowned for being friendly into publicizing something that could majorly benefit its citizens almost seems like a form of bulling, if they are going to tax passage ways such as the panama canal and the Suez canal, and then complain about taxing on the Northwest passage, it just seems hypocritical, something that should not appear in international politics, we should not allow other nations across the sea - or simply to the south of us to push us around.

  • @entropy22

    @entropy22

    5 жыл бұрын

    Skylights I am sorry, you are saying UN countries had to declare huge piece of ice as international waters 30-40 years ago in case it would start melting?? Ok then, I say Sahara dessert is mine because with climate change it will star raining heavily in 70 years creating new economy.

  • @aderinolamiju

    @aderinolamiju

    5 жыл бұрын

    entropy22 so if the ice was melted by Canada would it still be considered international?

  • @JeffScott-1978

    @JeffScott-1978

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Northwest passage is not a canal. The Panama canal, on the other hand, was a massive undertaking and one of the largest engineering projects in history. It also requires maintenance and operators. The Canadians are proposing levying a tax for emergency services that are already provided to them and everyone else all over the world when operating in waters within a certain distance of ones territory. I say fine. Let them charge the fee. Provided that every other country be able to assess the same fee on Canadian vessels operating within a certain distance of ones waters. In other words, fair and equal treatment. I'm American and I think we'll wind up getting more fees in such an arrangement.

  • @prateeksharma6706

    @prateeksharma6706

    Жыл бұрын

    It international waters not Canada u bimbos global warming will Harm all of the world u people don't have any right to cash in on other peoples agony If u don't comply we are going to invade ur leftish hellhole for good

  • @rimasmeleshyus6545
    @rimasmeleshyus65454 жыл бұрын

    Great video, many thanks

  • @ziggysanderson
    @ziggysanderson2 жыл бұрын

    Have heard a couple opinions on this; one is that the Northwest passage isnt that necessary for global trade because of the density of trade that occurs in lower latitude trade routes. Its not that the passage is of no benefit but its not a major play due to lack of population along the route.

  • @liammcqueen23
    @liammcqueen235 жыл бұрын

    Dear America The Northwest Passage is not an international zone. Sorry Eh. From Canada

  • @beuhbeuh9692

    @beuhbeuh9692

    4 жыл бұрын

    🇨🇦

  • @leroyhovatter7051

    @leroyhovatter7051

    4 жыл бұрын

    Liam McQueen if we want it we will take it

  • @knessing7681

    @knessing7681

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dear Canada *Hahahahaha!* From USA.

  • @paddyhunter9567

    @paddyhunter9567

    4 жыл бұрын

    Leroy Hovatter is USA attacks us all of Europe and even Russia will help us beat you yanks

  • @Gottenhimfella

    @Gottenhimfella

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@paddyhunter9567 absolutely, and the ANZACs to boot

  • @wesfs5274
    @wesfs52746 жыл бұрын

    I'm American and even I think it's Canada's waters. I mean, it literally goes RIGHT through their country. They have the choice of making the passage international, but refusing to allow trade ships through WOULD prevent an entire new economy from ever forming.

  • @saxopio6280

    @saxopio6280

    5 жыл бұрын

    Countries that have international waterways running through them don't get to decide if they want them to be international or not.

  • @therealcanadagaming

    @therealcanadagaming

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why Thank You

  • @therealcanadagaming

    @therealcanadagaming

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@saxopio6280 SHUT UP IM FROM CANADA AND THATS NOT TRUE

  • @saxopio6280

    @saxopio6280

    4 жыл бұрын

    CANADA GAMING - Whenever someone on social media says “I’m (so and so), and even I think...” Here’s a clue: They’re lying‼️ He’s no more American than you are. Keep hating the best got damn country on Earth. 🇺🇸. Suck it CANADA! 🖕🏽

  • @ElusiveTy

    @ElusiveTy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@saxopio6280 "Best god damn country on Earth" You poor overly patriotic fool. Anyone that genuinely thinks that ANY one country is "the best" across the board, is a complete and utter idiot. It's also so sad that you'd even dare to try and boast the US as "the best" when it's only declined in being such a great nation over the past few decades, not gotten better. Your excessive amount of patriotism blinds you.

  • @williamd7161
    @williamd71614 жыл бұрын

    Soon China will declare that the North West Passage belongs to them based on a newly found Chinese ancient map.

  • @cgmason7568

    @cgmason7568

    4 жыл бұрын

    Then the U.S. and Canada can be friends and say nah

  • @AgainstTheeWickedly
    @AgainstTheeWickedly4 жыл бұрын

    Gotta admit, until watching this video, I had never heard of Saguenay.

  • @coreymicallef365
    @coreymicallef3657 жыл бұрын

    The only reason Canada needs in its claim for the NWP being an internal waterway is that denying anyone passage through it doesn't restrict any nation's access to any other part of the ocean and any other maritime trade opportunities, therefore it's not an international waterway.

  • @thefrub
    @thefrub7 жыл бұрын

    "Surely that can't be worth it for some cheaper goods" You don't know how much I blow on Amazon

  • @weebdestroyer

    @weebdestroyer

    6 жыл бұрын

    wow you really are self centered

  • @leonardpearlman4017

    @leonardpearlman4017

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was a little shocked by the irrelevance of this line! What do you mean, "worth it"? This seems like a long report on the consequences of something that is happening even though some people say it is NOT happening? Oddly the people who say it's not happening look to be the ones hurt most by the new setup, as formerly small players become great because of changing conditions. One of the things I keep waiting for someone to mention is that if there is more and more traffic through the northern passage, more and more atomic icebreakers, portable atomic power plants, shipping in general.... Cities develop and create heat islands the way they do... that all this will throw a few thousands of megawatts of heat an hour into that ice water, and maybe melt it a little MORE, so maybe the more people do in the Arctic the more they CAN do, and Miami (I live in Miami!) slowly sinks. Oh, WELL. Our billionaires will be safe, that's the important thing. Everyone else will just migrate! Maybe the grandchildren of former FLoridians will live in the North, and have distant legends of how people used to wear shorts all the time!

  • @MadCapMag
    @MadCapMag3 жыл бұрын

    Never forget Sir John Franklin and his brave crew.

  • @johndalenino
    @johndalenino4 жыл бұрын

    Shipping companies: We should take the Arctic and push it somewhere else!

  • @whoeveriam0iam14222
    @whoeveriam0iam142227 жыл бұрын

    why would it be bad if Canada can decide who can get through but it isn't bad that panama has that same power now?

  • @OmnipotentNoodle

    @OmnipotentNoodle

    7 жыл бұрын

    Donald Trump Global warming is lolo git rekt environmint.

  • @Nosirt

    @Nosirt

    7 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't like that always. the US created the Panama canal (and I guess the whole country in a sense) but Carter decided to give it to Panama in the 70s so when it comes to the manmade passage, the power can change easily.

  • @deanbean2106

    @deanbean2106

    7 жыл бұрын

    Donal Trump oh its man made alright, we should be going into another ice age right about now and it ain't happening. But of course Canada cannot take all the credit on that one!

  • @calebwheeler3891

    @calebwheeler3891

    7 жыл бұрын

    Nizte Nitze That is wrong. When the U.S first created it, we signed an agreement to hand it over to the Panamanian government in 1999. Carter did not do anything with Panama

  • @Nosirt

    @Nosirt

    7 жыл бұрын

    The canal was built by the US as a pernment structure of the US. There was no formal negotiation before 70's in giving the canal away. "With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the Panama Canal to be built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977 an agreement was signed for the total transfer of the Canal from the United States to Panama by the end of the 20th century, which culminated on 31 December 1999." Carter was the one that made the "hand it over to the Panamanian government in 1999". "On September 7, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty and Neutrality Treaty promising to give control of the canal to the Panamanians by the year 2000."

  • @Billy-I-Am-Not
    @Billy-I-Am-Not6 жыл бұрын

    I think Canada can have it. It's running right through them. If it's not there's, it would be a security risk.

  • @redoxam

    @redoxam

    6 жыл бұрын

    your nightmare that’s true.

  • @BraindeadCRY

    @BraindeadCRY

    6 жыл бұрын

    If canada gets this waterway, then turkey and denmark should get the same control of their respective waterways. Those are no less of a security risk or source of potential income. The rules regarding international waterways are already in place and should equally and fairly apply to everyone. That means that while canada in the past was correct an the usefuless of this shortcut and lack of traffic meant it didn't apply, this now or in the near future no longer holds place and the same rules apply to them as to denmark and turkey.

  • @Mr.Oblivian

    @Mr.Oblivian

    6 жыл бұрын

    I disagree, as Denmark and Turkey are in positions where traffic can't exactly go around. Yet here, in Canada, going around is technically possible.

  • @generalkayoss7347

    @generalkayoss7347

    6 жыл бұрын

    Security risk? I don't think the country that imports terrorists is too worried about security.

  • @weebdestroyer

    @weebdestroyer

    6 жыл бұрын

    why hasnt there been a terrorist attack in canada yet but in america there was *cough* 911

  • @marcosaugustoferrarini2804
    @marcosaugustoferrarini28044 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video

  • @cjjames83
    @cjjames834 жыл бұрын

    love this channel

  • @jonathanvillalta3444
    @jonathanvillalta34445 жыл бұрын

    It cant be considered international because you have to literally go through solely Canada. There it belongs to Canada

  • @splizzex

    @splizzex

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah and it doesn't block any country any access to any ocean like the waterways in denmark do for the scandinavian countries.

  • @JOGANG-pi5ph
    @JOGANG-pi5ph5 жыл бұрын

    *northwest passage is discovered Panama and Suez Canal *cries in shipping routes

  • @sintasirait835

    @sintasirait835

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Paul Boccuti the russian northern sea route will do the job on finishing the suez

  • @jonay3699
    @jonay36994 жыл бұрын

    If the basis of the argument for international waters is based on usefulness, should the panama and suez canal be international? It should be international if it is the only way for county to access the sea, like the danish straights. The northwest passage is well in Canadas water claims, and is not the only way for a country to access the sea. I think a compromise would be Canada can charge ships passing through, but cant pick and choose which countries can pass through. Who agrees?

  • @yangkong7935

    @yangkong7935

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jonay I’m fine with that

  • @cs0345

    @cs0345

    3 жыл бұрын

    Canada shouldn't charge anyone because its not the same as a canal, there are no start up costs to a natural waterway like you have with a canal, and tolls suppress international trade and will be a point of contention.

  • @jonay3699

    @jonay3699

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cs0345 Canada will need to fund coast guard, protection and general infrastructure for the passage which is very expensive in the hash conditions of the Artic. Its not the same as most natural waterways because these waterways are in a remote location, and it will cost Canada billions of dollars to build the infrastructure needed for large ship traffic. So there are actual start up costs to this, huge in fact.

  • @randomassname445

    @randomassname445

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cs0345 Countries would be paying a fee that would directly go to Canadas start up in the region. Meaning we would be providing the necessary services such as ports, maintenance, security, rescue operations, safety guidelines, and more.

  • @11_jasonmaxmilana.95
    @11_jasonmaxmilana.953 жыл бұрын

    yeah, toll it like any other ocean passageways. that way, its good for both parties! the cargo ships can almost guarantee a safe and faster route, and the canadians can earn money for further industrialization or the development of that area.

  • @NineteenNinetyFork
    @NineteenNinetyFork7 жыл бұрын

    Quick Mistake Note: Northern Territories, not provinces!

  • @octaviondeminicolas1941

    @octaviondeminicolas1941

    7 жыл бұрын

    Are you a Russian named Angel?

  • @AlpineAddict
    @AlpineAddict7 жыл бұрын

    Melting Arctic sea ice actually contributes very little to global sea level rise due to displacement as its already floating on the water. Antarctic melt on the other hand, is where the big issue is.

  • @tamanassman

    @tamanassman

    6 жыл бұрын

    this isn't about sea level rise, it's about the Arctic Ocean being ice-free and year-round in a few decades and all that implies. Sure shorter shipping to/from Asia and northern Europe most of all for the benefit of global trade and its profit margins, but do we really want an endless stream of tankers and freighters running across the pole and spills and pollutants screwing up one of the last pristine oceans on the planet (the other being the Southern Ocean)?? And will we see Chinese and Korean fishing fleets strip-mine the Arctic Ocean like they have the Pacific? (btw the transpolar route will be a reality; but forget the Canada route, we'd never agree to it, not a chance, short of an armed conflict to take the region from us by force - and no the US wouldn't protect us, if it was the US seizing the Passage.....)

  • @deanseawa

    @deanseawa

    6 жыл бұрын

    Very good point.

  • @johnloose1522

    @johnloose1522

    6 жыл бұрын

    But is the ice really melting that fast

  • @M1984FA

    @M1984FA

    6 жыл бұрын

    explain that to the video maker.... clearly scientific understanding zero, but up to date on PC talking points

  • @bipolatelly9806

    @bipolatelly9806

    6 жыл бұрын

    AlpineAddict It isn't melting anymore... Hasn't been for years... This is all bullshit.

  • @aidanwotherspoon905
    @aidanwotherspoon9053 жыл бұрын

    Westward from the Davis Strait ‘tis there ‘twas said to lie, a sea-route to the orient for which so many died...

  • @smeagolplaysgames4517

    @smeagolplaysgames4517

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seeking gold and glory, leaving weathered, broken bones, and a long forgotten lonely cairn of stones...

  • @hubblelord999
    @hubblelord9994 жыл бұрын

    7:30 "northern provinces" they're territories not provinces

  • @BaccaLover

    @BaccaLover

    4 жыл бұрын

    Noah Lear lol

  • @nmarbletoe8210

    @nmarbletoe8210

    4 жыл бұрын

    there are two territories and two or three provinces that ships would go near.

  • @arky799

    @arky799

    4 жыл бұрын

    REEE

  • @igelbeatz
    @igelbeatz7 жыл бұрын

    I'm Canadian and I haven't even heard of Saguenay lmao

  • @Justin87878

    @Justin87878

    7 жыл бұрын

    Saguenay is just 2 hours drive north from Québec City... I'm not even Canadian... but I know

  • @sunahuang3286

    @sunahuang3286

    6 жыл бұрын

    im canadian and i live in Ontario

  • @MegaDemonblade

    @MegaDemonblade

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're probably another Liberal who doesn't know the geography of Canada. Don't worry, you can't be as bad as the PM who missed out an entire province in his 150th speech.

  • @raphaeldoucet5370

    @raphaeldoucet5370

    6 жыл бұрын

    packcrew1 hey! Je suis pas tout seul à écouter la vidéo ce soir !

  • @papaben5427

    @papaben5427

    6 жыл бұрын

    packcrew1. Saguenay est une ville ou on parle seulement français là là.

  • @AbudBakri
    @AbudBakri7 жыл бұрын

    *Make Canada Great Again*

  • @Slashplite

    @Slashplite

    7 жыл бұрын

    Make Canada Great Britain Again

  • @AbudBakri

    @AbudBakri

    7 жыл бұрын

    Slashplite isn't the queen still on the currency?

  • @haloharry97

    @haloharry97

    7 жыл бұрын

    make america great britain again

  • @KrebsLovesFiesh

    @KrebsLovesFiesh

    7 жыл бұрын

    *Wut?*

  • @AdeptPaladin

    @AdeptPaladin

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dr.StickFigure We're already good enough. Who wants to be "great"? That arrogance is fully Americanized.

  • @vzgsxr
    @vzgsxr4 жыл бұрын

    The map at 3:29 showing the route from China, looks longer than using the Panama canal? I guess the cost of using the canal is a factor also.

  • @Yakuson1196

    @Yakuson1196

    4 жыл бұрын

    You have to realize that flat maps are planar representations of a globe. The closer you go to the poles, the lateral distance you need to circle the world decreases.

  • @petermain4795
    @petermain47953 жыл бұрын

    A correction: The date predicted (in 2006) for an ice free Arctic Ocean was 2013.

  • @jimsmith8383

    @jimsmith8383

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't quite seem we've melted it all away, even 8 years after the prediction.

  • @attalan8732
    @attalan87327 жыл бұрын

    It's Canada's waters plain and simple. 1. The Panama Canal and Suez Canal are national waters and there is also the maintenance issue. (If it were to be declared international waters Canada should not under any circumstances provide SAR services. Screw the ships that go through there.) 2. On a philosophical note, I am a globalist, I admit. However, it is a gross violation of a country's sovereign right to regulate waters within their EEZ. The international community cannot simply 'declare' territory to be international. It is unfair and could equate to other nations deciding the fate of weaker countries. Completely immoral and again, unfair.

  • @dlwatib

    @dlwatib

    6 жыл бұрын

    Of course they can declare territory to be international. That's exactly how it is done. This is no different from the Dardanelles being international waters despite Turkey owning both shores.

  • @tamanassman

    @tamanassman

    6 жыл бұрын

    the history of the Dardanelles and Bosporus is far more complex as to how it became an international route; the whole British involvement in the Ottoman Empire had to do with trying to close the Straits to the Russian fleet and Russian shipping. The geopolitical history behind the Straits took a lot of wars to resolve....and has little in common with the thousands of miles of empty, environmentally fragile waterway that is the Northwest Passage

  • @wakaphwap
    @wakaphwap5 жыл бұрын

    You failed to bring up how environmentally friendly ships are to the environment around them....

  • @RF-et2kv

    @RF-et2kv

    4 жыл бұрын

    well in these days modern ships don't run on used oil anymore, most of them have a gas turbine.

  • @spectrfox7661

    @spectrfox7661

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RF-et2kv But that doesn't remove the fact that we're deciding to either declare Canada responsible for deciding to risk that from damaging their land(Because even if it is international waters the rest of the land and general area around is Canada's) or just let these ships go around, sure if you can ensure ALL ships going aren't to be of any concern, then I'm completely fine with any arguments made with that point, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

  • @scottmccambley764
    @scottmccambley7644 жыл бұрын

    Well maybe those 6 new 7000t Arctic Patrol ships for the Canadian Navy will be useful after all. I hear they are even building a couple especially for the coast guard too. Just to keep the shipwrights busy before they start constructing the 15 type 26 frigates. With three newly purchased heavy icebreakers and a class 8 icebreaker waiting on a free shipyard

  • @scottmccambley764

    @scottmccambley764

    4 жыл бұрын

    to build it I'd say the Canadians have a significant lead on the Americans in NWP prep. Can't match the Russians but they are more worried about their own arctic passage.

  • @henryviii3264
    @henryviii32643 жыл бұрын

    Canada's new military and coast guard icebreaker fleet is bound to come in handy then

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