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OTTAWA, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Canada wants to arm Coast Guard ships in Arctic waters with "deck weaponry capable of giving firm notice" Canada controls the territory, officials say.
The proposal is controversial because, while Canada considers the Northwest Passage part of its "internal waters," the Unites States, the European Union and others assert the sea route is an "international straight" beyond Canadian jurisdiction, Canwest News Service reported Monday.
The Canadian Senate committee making the proposal urges Canada's federal government to "proactively engage the United States in bilateral discussions" to resolve a long-running dispute on the status of the Northwest Passage, the news agency said.
"As the Arctic grows in strategic and economic importance, Canada needs to do more to ensure control of shipping in northern waters," said Liberal Sen. Bill Rompkey, chairman of the committee. "Full control over Arctic waters is a matter of sovereignty."
The committee called for new regulations requiring all ships, regardless of country of origin, would have to register their presence in northern Canadian waters, Canwest said.
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