[news] Liberals pushing Arctic agenda

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The Globe and Mail | October 4, 2004 Ottawa --- Prime Minister Paul Martin's government will propose in tomorrow's Speech from the Throne a new Northern strategy aimed at protecting sovereignty over the Canadian Arctic through sustainable development initiatives coupled with efforts to build "circumpolar" co-operation with other northern nations, sources say. The Throne Speech, to be read by Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson, will tout this development program for the North as a key facet of a more vigorous federal government presence at home and abroad, including steps to build on the Smart Border initiative negotiated with the Bush administration after the 9/11 attacks. That 30-point plan was aimed at facilitating cross-border commerce in tandem with both countries' stepped-up efforts to combat the threat of terrorism.

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