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PM Visits Operation NANOOK 10

August 25, 2010
Resolute Bay, Nunavut

Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Operation NANOOK 10 today, a major sovereignty exercise conducted by the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Coast Guard and other government departments and agencies in Canada's North.

"Our Government is committed to protecting and asserting Canada's presence throughout our Arctic," Prime Minister Harper said. "As the strategic importance of Canada's Arctic grows, the work undertaken by Operation NANOOK is more valuable now than ever before. With other countries becoming more interested in the Arctic and its rich resource potential, and with new trade routes opening up, we must continue to exercise our sovereignty while strengthening the safety and security of Canadians living in our High Arctic."

Following the success of previous operations, Operation NANOOK 10 is being conducted in Canada's Eastern and High Arctic from August 6 to 26. It features sovereignty and presence patrolling, military exercises and a whole-of-Government operation that focuses on containment and remediation of a simulated tanker leak in the Resolute Bay area.

This year's operation is unique in that it will be the northernmost operation of the NANOOK series — demonstrating Canada's capacity and confidence in operating in the High Arctic region.

The Prime Minister thanked the men and women of the Canadian Forces and participants in Operation NANOOK 10 for their selfless dedication, commitment and service to Canada, and for their work in our country's Arctic region.

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