Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale – APTN News
Feb 13, 2025
Territorial premiers said it is a critical time for the Arctic amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s increasing rhetoric of American expansion and actions to disrupt global trade.
But they are very clear: the Arctic is not for sale.
“The people of the north are the ones asserting Canada’s sovereignty,” said Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson in Washington Thursday.
Simpson, along with Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, were scheduled to meet with representatives from Greenland, which Trump has also made noise about trying to acquire.
