Greenland is just twenty-two kilometers from Ellsmere Island, Canadian territory inhabited by the close relatives of Greenland's indigenous Innuit people.
But Greenlanders are said to be interested in joining the United States, a land with which they have no ethnic or cultural connection, and at its nearest point -- the town of Pohenegahook, Maine -- one hundred times more distant than the closest Canadian territory.
Well if Greenlanders were to choose union with the US of A, then good luck to them. But you'd think they'd give the Canadian option consideration. Canada, in the meantime, might make them a serious offer.
Sure Canada wouldn't flood the place with money to the extent that the Americans could. But it is also the most unlikely that Canada would turn the place into a military base, and hence a prime target in war -- something the US of A could hardly refrain from doing.
While militarization would bring investment to the island, it would also, in the event of a global conflict, bring the risk of anihilation. A remote Canadian island of no military significance, on the other hand, would have an excellent chance of surviving untouched in the tragic event of a world conflagration.
Canada's enfeebled Liberal Government should focus for a minute on Greenland and consider making the islanders a friendly invite.
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