'As far as 90 north': Joseph Elzéar Bernier's 1907 and 1909 sovereignty claims

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Cavell, J. (Janice)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Peary; Polar Record
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/15610; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247409990556

Joseph Elzéar Bernier's well known sector claim of 1 July 1909 was predated by a similar, but until now unknown, proclamation in 1907. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, although eager to assert Canadian sovereignty, was unwilling to countenance the first claim because he did not think that th...