Canada’s recent consulate in Greenland is officially open.
The consulate has been operating quietly for several weeks but Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand are in Greenland’s capital Nuuk for the ceremonial opening today.
Anand raised a Canadian flag on the consulate and other people gathered spontaneously sang O Canada, while they waved each Canadian and Greenland flags.
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Ottawa first pledged to launch the brand new diplomatic mission in December 2024, well before U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats to annex the Danish territory.
Anand says the importance of the brand new consulate shows Canada standing along with Greenland and Denmark on defence, security, economic resilience and climate change.
Greenland is an autonomous island territory of Denmark and Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly said any decisions about Greenland’s future are as much as the people of Greenland and Denmark.
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