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OTTAWA, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Canada's prime minister-elect, expected to be more U.S.-friendly, has rejected the U.S. claim that the Northwest Passage is an international waterway.
Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party, told reporters Thursday, at his first news conference since the election, that Canada "will defend its sovereignty," the Toronto Globe and Mail reported.
Harper was responding to a statement from U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins that the waterway threading Canada's Arctic islands is not Canadian.
"It is the Canadian people we get our mandate from -- not the ambassador of the United States," Harper said.
The Conservatives won the largest number of parliamentary seats in Monday's election but fell short of a majority in a four-way race against the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois. Harper is expected to begin announcing his Cabinet next week.
The Northwest Passage is of limited importance to shipping now but could become a major waterway if the melting of sea ice in the Arctic continues.
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