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    WTL (wtl@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:01:57 JSTWTLWTL
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    • Steffen Christensen

    @EU_Commission @Wikisteff Now that Canada officially shares a land border with Denmark now that the Whiskey War has been settled (for those who don't know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_War), I believe it would be reasonable to start discussing the possibility of Canada joining the European Union.

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      Whisky War
      The Whisky War, also known as the Liquor Wars, was a bloodless war and border dispute between the Kingdom of Denmark and Canada over Hans Island. Between 1973 and 2022, the island was under dispute between the two nations, although never amounting to direct conflict or violence.Both countries agreed on a process in 2005 to resolve the issue, which was finally settled in 2022, resulting in the creation of a land border on the island between the two states. Background Hans Island (known as Tartupaluk in Greenlandic) is in the middle of the Kennedy Channel between Greenland and Ellesmere Island. Hans Island is approximately 1.3 km2 in size and is barren. Hans Island is not inhabited, although, through the 19th century, it was used by indigenous Inuit populations in the area. The Canadian claim to the island arose from the 1880 purchase of Hudson's Bay Company land to Canadian Government territory. The Danish argument was that Hans Island was vital to their indigenous populations for fishing, creating an integral part of the nearby Greenlandic area. ...
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