Canadian Musings

Okay, so Hans Island in the far north wasn't named after some guy named Hans.

But now that Canada is in a dispute with Denmark over its sovereignty, various folks have been contributing various suggested resolutions.

My own small contribution was to suggest that Mr. Gagliano be posted to the island on a full-time basis. After all, he was Canada's Ambassador to Denmark at the time this became an issue for the Danes, and he was said to be job-hunting a year or more later when it became an issue for Canadians.

There are even better suggestions over at the Canadian Expatriates blog.

Update: There's a further assessment over at Independent Sources, although I don't know about the comparison to the Falklands: it might not take as long to evacuate the local population as it did in that battle. That, and I don't know if the Canadian Navy has been allowed to purchase any ships which are arctic-capable.