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Where do you stand on "Whose Hans?" Tell us what you think about this international issue and Canada's involvement. Debate
your opinion on the latest news or turn in events, or help us fill in the historical
perspective. Share what you know about Hans Island or the border dispute.
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J.Buchholz
Submitted:
Thursday, November 06, 2008 |
Hans Island is clearly Canadian. There really
shouldn't be a tiff over this. But, if the Danes
really think it's theirs, then let them try to
take it, and see what happens. Our sovreignty
cannot be compromised by anyone, including the
Danes, who are supposed to be 'friends'. With
friends like this, we don't need enemies.... |
Jerimaih Was A Bulldog
Submitted:
Saturday, August 16, 2008 |
It's not Denmark vs. Canada, it's Denmark vs Britain and U.S.A. The company that controls that area is owned by the U.K. and U.S.A.. So good luck Denmark on your claim to Hans Island. |
Polar Bear
Submitted:
Friday, August 15, 2008 |
Denmark and Canada should share the rock. They
should make it a research outpost for saving polar
bears and other wildlife and studying global warming.
Oily interests and the US are behind the dispute
no doubt. Yes Canada should join the EU, good
suggestion. |
Sören
Submitted:
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
Just to set the record straight, Hans Island was discovered and named by an American, NOT a Brit.
Anyway, one of the reasons why both countries are contesting sovereignty over Hans Ö is the fact
that there are potentially valuable natural resources situated beneath the island, including possible deposits of oil. As the Greenlandic Inuit have used the island for centuries (while the Canadian Inuit never used it at all), and as Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark (confirmed by a ruling of the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1933), it seems to me that the Danes hold a stronger claim to the island than the Canadians. Sorry Canada, but you just can't win this one. Next time, eh?
HEJA DANMARK! |
BB
Submitted:
Friday, April 04, 2008 |
Thorold - Canadians don't know what cold is?
Temperatures in WInnipeg drop below 40C in
winter. Let's not generalise. As for Hans, this
is a tricky issue. It does seem that Canada is
holding on for the sake of image. It wouldn't
look good for the rest of its currently disputed
claims in the Arctic. At the same time, there
doesn't seem to be a clear indication that the
island was ever Danish either. Maybe they should
just split the rock down the middle and forget
about it. |
Laerke Hogh Petersen
Submitted:
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 |
Hans Island is neither canadian or danish... It
belongs to Greenland. Greenland just happen to be
a selfgovern danish provins, but that is beside
the point. It is traditionally inut's from Greenland that has made use of it, not inut's from Canada (although the inuts in Greenland
originated from Canada). Denmark is just
repressenting Greenland in this international
conflict, Greenlands population being only (about) 57.100 pepople, doesn't have much of an
army. Give Hans Island to Greenland, Canada has
no real justifications to their claimed ownership.
Hans Island is part of North Greenland, and the Americans gave that to Denmark in 1916. |
New Idea
Submitted:
Thursday, October 18, 2007 |
I think both sides have got it wrong!
It's British territory that never became part of Canada, and therefore the Danes have freedom of movement to go on our overseas territory, and we might let the Canadians on too, if they behave! |
Allan
Submitted:
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 |
Denmark has been patroling this area for a long time. How come the Canadians never complained about the danish navy protecting Denmarks sovereignty in the past? The Canadian Navy doesnt have ice-strengthened Ocean Patrol Vessels. How come Canada isnt capable of patroling this area you all of a sudden claim to be canadian? |
christopher
Submitted:
Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
hans island is most certainly canadian. native populations from canada have visited for thousands of years.
hans is canadian. |
Danny
Submitted:
Friday, August 10, 2007 |
Isn't Greenland itself in the American hemisphere? How can it be claimed by a European nation?
As an American, I tend to side with Canada (commonality of language and all). But let's face it, after France, Canada is the world's biggest wimp nation. I'm sure they'll let tiny little Denmark push them around. |
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