THE ARCTIC STRATEGY OF THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU: FEATURES AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT

The article is devoted to the analysis of the new Prime Minister of Canada (Justin Trudo) policies in the Arctic region. The Arctic has an important geopolitical and resource value, so that’s why Canada takes the leading role in the management of the Arctic territories in the sustainable development, in environmental protection and in cooperation with other states. The policy of the Conservative cabinet of Stephen Harper paid off in part in the relation to the North: he tried to solve the problems of the preservation of Canadian sovereignty and the development of resources of the continental shelf, the environmental safety and the welfare of the peoples of the North. However, the commitment to use force approach solving border disputes, mistrust of science in the exploration of resources, insufficient funding to northerners led to negative results. Now hope for the transformation of the Arctic into cooperation area but not enmity lies on the shoulders of the Liberal Justin Trudeau. The new Prime Minister can be successful in the Arctic policy. He is going to work closely with the Arctic Council in dealing with the environmental, political and social problems of the North. Canada is going to return status example in the field of ecology; the use of force against other States will be only in extreme cases; science is the future of the Canadian Arctic; Arctic issues need to be solved not only by the representatives of the Federal, but also by provincial, party and by indigenous peoples; Arctic should be a place for Canada, which will provide the country's prosperity, peace and stability. What exactly the Liberal politician Justin Trudeau will bring to the Arctic region is difficult to say but there is hope that the desire for peace and cooperation in the Arctic will lead to positive results.