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Senator calls on Ottawa to reinforce Canadas claim to island off New Brunswick

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Bold Coast Charter Company offers puffin trips and other coastal sightseeing excursions on the downeast coast of Maine.

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Machias Seal Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary

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Canadian senator presses Ottawa on only land disputed between the US and Canada

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Will the U.S. annex any part of Canada before June 3, 2072?

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"America is not Canada, and Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form."

"Canada will never be the 51st [US] state."

"There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States."

"Barring a military blitzkrieg to seize Ottawa, the chances of Canada becoming the 51st state are approximately zero."

"We are not going to be annexed [by the US]."

"Canada is not for sale and will never be the 51st [US] state."

"I think that the Canadian people, many of them, would love to join the United States with no tariffs, with lower taxes."

"The artificial line of separation [between Canada and the US] drawn many years ago will finally disappear."

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Machias Seal Island, a small island measuring approximately 550 meters long and 250 meters wide in the Bay of Fundy, remains the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Canada and the United States, with both nations claiming the territory.

Machias Seal Island, a small island measuring approximately 550 meters long and 250 meters wide in the Bay of Fundy, remains the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Canada and the United States, with both nations claiming the territory.

The United States asserts sovereignty over Machias Seal Island based on the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which recognized U.S. sovereignty over islands within 20 leagues of its coastline, while Canada maintains a lighthouse on the island staffed by Canadian Coast Guard personnel.

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The United States asserts sovereignty over Machias Seal Island based on the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which recognized U.S. sovereignty over islands within 20 leagues of its coastline, while Canada maintains a lighthouse on the island staffed by Canadian Coast Guard personnel.

Senator Jim Quinn from New Brunswick expressed anger over Bold Coast Charter Company, a U.S. tour operator, describing Machias Seal Island as part of the Maine coast and called for the company's permit to be revoked unless it acknowledges the island as Canadian territory.

Senator Jim Quinn from New Brunswick expressed anger over Bold Coast Charter Company, a U.S. tour operator, describing Machias Seal Island as part of the Maine coast and called for the company's permit to be revoked unless it acknowledges the island as Canadian territory.

Machias Seal Island serves as a migratory bird sanctuary administered by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hosting over 1000 pairs of Atlantic puffins and other seabird species, with access limited to two licensed tour operators during certain months.

Machias Seal Island serves as a migratory bird sanctuary administered by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hosting over 1000 pairs of Atlantic puffins and other seabird species, with access limited to two licensed tour operators during certain months.

Bold Coast Charter Company advertises tours to Machias Seal Island as visiting the largest puffin colony on the Maine coast and states that U.S. tourists do not need passports, while the Canadian government website lists this American company as a permitted operator.

Bold Coast Charter Company advertises tours to Machias Seal Island as visiting the largest puffin colony on the Maine coast and states that U.S. tourists do not need passports, while the Canadian government website lists this American company as a permitted operator.

Quinn questioned why Canada permits an American company to operate tours while describing the island as part of Maine, particularly amid recent U.S. rhetoric about Canada becoming the 51st state, and called for tighter border controls at this location.

Quinn questioned why Canada permits an American company to operate tours while describing the island as part of Maine, particularly amid recent U.S. rhetoric about Canada becoming the 51st state, and called for tighter border controls at this location.

Canada-US Dispute Over Machias Seal Island Escalates

Canada-US Dispute Over Machias Seal Island Escalates

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Canada-US Dispute Over Machias Seal Island Escalates

Canada-US Dispute Over Machias Seal Island Escalates

The Controversies

Carney

Poilievre

Trudeau

Boot

Joly

Ford

Waltz

Trump

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