Episode 273: Border Dispute with Canada

I go over a brief history of US-Canadian Border disputes. The most recent one flaring up from 1992-1997 when fishermen of both nations would be arrested from crossing into the other nations waters to fish for Salmon.

This came to a head in 1997 when Canadian Fishermen blocked off a ferry heading back to Alaska, blocking those passengers and any travel to and from the port for 6 days.

Read more about the incident here: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20191215-the-little-known-us-canada-border-war

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